Cliff Edwards
American recording artist; musician, singer, actor and voice actor (1895-1971)
Also known as Clifton A. Edwards · Ukelele Ike · Clifton Avon Edwards · Ukulele Ike
- Born
- June 14, 1895
- , January 14, 1895
1
- , June 13, 1895
1
- Died
- July 17, 1971
- , July 21, 1971
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Q18912790Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- , July 18, 1971
3
Sources- 1.Stated in Q19938912Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q31181Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q99563800oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095742930Retrieved 2022-08-10
- +1 more
- Birthplace
- Place of death
- Q34006
5
Sources- 1.Stated in Q19938912Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q42800691Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q31181Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 4.Stated in Q4835523Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 5.Stated in Q9684“Cliff Edwards, 76, ‘Ukulele Ike’ Of Stage and Film, Dies on Coast”nytimes.com/1971/07/22/archives/cliff-edwards-76-ukulele-ike-of-stage-and-film-dies-on-coast.htmlRetrieved 2022-08-10
- , Q65
6
Sources- 1.Stated in Q1373513Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q31964Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q37312Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 4.Stated in Q99563800oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095742930Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 5.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 6.Stated in Q78790313Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q34006
- Citizenship
- Occupation
- Q33999
3
Sources- 1.Stated in Q19938912Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q42800691Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- , Q55960555
- , Q855091
- +6 more
- Q33999
- Spouse
- Q324797(1932–1936)
3
Sources- 1.Stated in Q37312imdb.com/name/nm0249893/bioRetrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q31964Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q1373513Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q324797(1932–1936)
- Languages spoken, written or signed
Overview
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Positions, education, employers and awards over time
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176 statements · 36% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Place of burial
- Q4007954 burial plot reference: Block G, Section 6414
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SourcesView statement on Wikidata ↗
- Q4007954 burial plot reference: Block G, Section 6414
- Given name
- Q16542378 nickname: Cliff
3
Sources- 1.Stated in Q423048Retrieved 2017-05-03
- 2.Stated in Q42800691Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q7997133Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q72916218
2
SourcesView statement on Wikidata ↗
- Q16542378 nickname: Cliff
- Instrument
- Q61285
4
Sources- 1.Stated in Q19938912Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q42800691Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q39871790Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 4.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q17172850
- Q61285
- Awards
- Q81180(2002) for work: Q72762801
2
Sources- 1.“WHEN YOU WISH UPON A STAR”grammy.com/awards/hall-of-fame#wRetrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q16154874acclaimedmusic.net/song/S2676.htmRetrieved 2022-08-10
- Q1150306(2000)
- Q81180(2002) for work: Q72762801
- Sex or gender
- male
4
Sources- 1.Stated in Q19938912Retrieved 2015-10-10
- 2.Stated in Q31964Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q1373513Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 4.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-06
- male
- Pseudonym
- Ukelele Ike(since 1920) script: Q8229
10
Sources- 1.Stated in Q19938912Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q423048Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.Stated in Q37312imdb.com/name/nm0249893/bioRetrieved 2022-08-10
- 4.Stated in Q42800691Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 5.Stated in Q31181Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 6.Stated in Q183718Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Ukelele Ike(since 1920) script: Q8229
- Birth name
- Clifton Avon Edwards
2
SourcesView statement on Wikidata ↗
- Clifton Avon Edwards
- Start of work period
- 1915
1
Sources- 1.“Bicentennial Bios - Cliff Edwards”khqa.com/news/local/bicentennial-bios-cliff-edwardsRetrieved 2022-08-10
- 1918
- 1915
- Genre
- Q8341
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Q31181Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q186286
3
Sources- 1.“Inductees: 2000-2001: Cliff Edwards”ukulele.org/?Inductees:2000-2001:Cliff_EdwardsRetrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 3.“Cliff Edwards – ‘Ukulele Ike’ -A Popular Vaudeville Star”vaudevisuals.com/ukulele-ike/Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q8341
- Work location
- Q38022 valid in period: Q131774, Q36585
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.“Bicentennial Bios - Cliff Edwards”khqa.com/news/local/bicentennial-bios-cliff-edwardsRetrieved 2022-08-10
- Q60 valid in period: Q35736
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Q30532476oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195314281.001.0001/acref-9780195314281-e-2546Retrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.“Bicentennial Bios - Cliff Edwards”khqa.com/news/local/bicentennial-bios-cliff-edwardsRetrieved 2022-08-10
- Q34006(since 1920) refine date: Q40719766
2
Sources- 1.Stated in Q9684“Cliff Edwards, 76, ‘Ukulele Ike’ Of Stage and Film, Dies on Coast”nytimes.com/1971/07/22/archives/cliff-edwards-76-ukulele-ike-of-stage-and-film-dies-on-coast.htmlRetrieved 2022-08-10
- 2.“Bicentennial Bios - Cliff Edwards”khqa.com/news/local/bicentennial-bios-cliff-edwardsRetrieved 2022-08-10
- Q38022 valid in period: Q131774, Q36585
- Has works in the collection
- Q461
1
Sources- 1.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Cliff+Edwards%22Retrieved 2022-08-10
- Q461
- Number of viewers/listeners
- 5,498,625(December 6, 2025) youtube channel id: UCSJmrZp6eENd497apBDtymg
1
- 5,498,625(December 6, 2025) youtube channel id: UCSJmrZp6eENd497apBDtymg
On other databases
115 identifiers linking Cliff Edwards across the web's reference databases
- Allcinema person ID47640
- AllMovie person IDp21226
- AllMusic artist IDmn0000153869
- AlloCiné person ID67992
- Amazon author IDB000APXDMC
- Amazon Music artist IDB000RHS8N2
- American Film Institute person ID33125
- Apple Music artist ID274976319
- BabelNet ID02000671n
- BBC Things IDab1edcd7-3c1e-4ccc-a949-2a62a2ad2c72
- Behind The Voice Actors person IDCliff-Edwards
- BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)4ce2ba26decc2
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID138935974
- BIBSYS ID4042429
- Billboard artist IDcliff-edwards
- Bing entity ID7974f379-c916-f5fe-37b3-dbdca6c0c4c7
- CINE21 person ID30252
- CINEFOX person ID21394
- CineMagia person ID39621
- Cinémathèque québécoise person ID11099
- CiNii Research ID1140563741536637312
- CONOR.SI ID310072163
- ČSFD person ID233513
- DAHR artist ID105385
- Danish National Filmography person ID195396
- Deezer artist ID273540
- Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID132153572
- Deutsche Synchronkartei actor ID24772
- Deutsche Synchronkartei person IDaBtInNOfb
- Discogs artist ID192206
- Disney A to Z IDedwards-cliff
- Douban movie celebrity ID1080436
- Douban personage ID27286195
- Eiga.com person ID28588
- Elonet person ID233769
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDbiography/Cliff-Edwards
- Europeana entityagent/base/62748
- FamilySearch person ID9QRK-QV2
- FamousFix topic IDcliff-edwards
- Fandango person ID187026
- Fandom article IDdisney:Cliff_Edwards
- FAST ID189145
- FES digital collections entity ID439463
- Film.ru person IDkliff-edvards
- Filmarks IDpeople/54226
- Filmweb.pl person ID68814
- Find a Grave memorial ID1742
- Freebase ID/m/01mgdm3
- Genius artist IDCliff-edwards
- Genius artist numeric ID165148
- George Eastman Museum people ID100987
- GND ID132153572
- Golden ID (archived)Cliff_Edwards
- Google News topics IDCAAqJAgKIh5DQkFTRUFvS0wyMHZNREZ0WjJSdE14SUNaVzRvQUFQAQ
- Grove Music Online IDA2240777
- HAND IDFE91-486B-48CA-5A80-2B89
- Hoopla artist ID10330426
- IHeart artist ID54066
- IMDb IDnm0249893
- Internet Broadway Database person ID39273
- ISNI0000000449431899
- Ivi person IDkliff-edvards
- J9U entity ID987009748229005171
- Jango artist IDCliff+Edwards
- Jaxsta profile IDbe61e832-b4ee-4fe4-be6d-5c7ac7f6e14d
- Kinobox person ID71876
- Kinopoisk person ID180602
- Last.fm IDCliff+Edwards
- LdiF person ID112819
- Library of Congress Authorities IDn86116866
- Movie Walker Press person ID30
- MUBI person numeric ID24457
- MuseScore artist ID158575
- MusicBrainz artist ID13c554b5-e1c1-4de9-8432-f4c66f7949f1
- Muziekweb performer IDM00000291321
- MYmovies person ID10021
- NACSIS-CAT author IDDA17279605
- National Discography of Italian Song artist/group ID13861
- National Library of Latvia ID000070003
- National Library of Lithuania IDLNB:CGG/;=vN
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN IDXX5135721
- NNDB people ID710/000161227
- NTS Radio artist ID12626
- Open Library subject IDperson:cliff_edwards_(1895-1971)
- OpenMLOL author ID268563
- Oxford Reference overview ID20110803095742930
- Pandora artist IDARZ5Xcb4rZgtXj9
- Playbill person IDcliff-edwards-vault-0000035885
- PORT person ID147148
- Rate Your Music artist IDcliff-edwards
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