Cliff Edwards Musical artist

Clifton Avon Edwards (June 14, 1895 – July 17, 1971) — known as "Ukelele Ike" — was an American singer and voice actor who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early '30s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes. He had a number-one hit with "Singin' In The Rain" in 1929. He also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career, and is best known as the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940). His personal life was troubled; he divorced three times, filed bankruptcy three times, was careless with money, and was addicted to drugs and alcohol. By the time of his death in 1971, Edwards was a penniless welfare patient at a California nursing home.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Ukelele Ike
Birth date	June 14, 1895
Birth place	Hannibal Missouri , United States
Date of death	July 17, 1971
Place of death	Hollywood , United States