Cliff Edwards
actor, soundtrack
- Born:
- 1895-06-14, Hannibal, Missouri, USA
- Died:
- 1971-07-17, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Professions:
- actor, soundtrack
Biography
Becoming popular playing the ukulele, his unique singing and supplying the voice of animated movies, Cliff Edwards was one of the most popular singers in America. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Edwards left school at the age of 14, moved to St. Louis, and started to work as a singer in saloons. He then taught himself to play the ukulele. He got his nickname, "Ukelele Ike", from a club owner who couldn't remember his name. Entering the vaudeville circuit, he finally made it big. After going into movies, one of his first movies he made was his most noticeable: The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929). Eleven years later, he was immortalized in Disney's Pinocchio (1940).
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