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Cliff Edwards

1895 - 1971

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Clifton Avon "Cliff" Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971), nicknamed "Ukulele Ike", was an American pop singer, musician and actor. He enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes, including a number one hit with "Singin' in the Rain" in 1929. Later in his career, he appeared in films and did voices for animated cartoons, and is well-remembered as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) (introducing the standard "When You Wish Upon a Star") and Fun and Fancy Free (1947), and Dandy Crow in Walt Disney's Dumbo (1941). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cliff Edwards is the 1,876th most popular musician (down from 1,627th in 2019), the 9,955th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,145th in 2019) and the 728th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cliff Edwards ranks 1,876 out of 3,175. Before him are David Vincent, Scott Ian, Lucky Thompson, Butch Vig, Takanori Nishikawa, and Bukka White. After him are Zbigniew Namysłowski, Randy Edelman, Chad Channing, Ed O'Brien, Larry Adler, and Hal Blaine.

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Among people born in 1895, Cliff Edwards ranks 284. Before him are Antoni Słonimski, Malcolm Sargent, Yakima Canutt, Anita Stewart, Dudley Nichols, and Evripidis Bakirtzis. After him are Aileen Pringle, Mikuláš Galanda, Zoltan Korda, Alice Lake, Milton Margai, and Adam Papée. Among people deceased in 1971, Cliff Edwards ranks 219. Before him are Lil Hardin Armstrong, Jadwiga Smosarska, Maude Fealy, Clare Dennis, Hugo Black, and Usmar Ismail. After him are Thawi Bunyaket, Nikolay Rubtsov, Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford, Glenda Farrell, Dorothy Comingore, and Elemér Szathmáry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cliff Edwards ranks 9,957 out of 20,380. Before him are Lorenzo Snow (1814), Gabrielle Union (1972), Edward Kienholz (1927), Owen Roizman (1936), Gail Goodrich (1943), and Kevin Tighe (1944). After him are John Oliver Creighton (1943), Susan Glaspell (1876), Ezra Miller (1992), Randy Edelman (1947), Aileen Pringle (1895), and Judee Sill (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Cliff Edwards ranks 728. Before him are Daniel Johnston (1961), David Vincent (1965), Scott Ian (1963), Lucky Thompson (1924), Butch Vig (1955), and Bukka White (1906). After him are Randy Edelman (1947), Chad Channing (1967), Larry Adler (1914), Hal Blaine (1929), Jackie McLean (1931), and Joe Lovano (1952).

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