One of the most important and yet forgotten acts in vaudeville was the comedy team of Butterbeans and Susie, who were really Jodie Edwards (July 19, 1893 – October 28, 1967) and Susie Edwards (born Susie Hawthorne, December, 1894 – died December 5th, 1963). The couple began with independent careers, he as a singer and…Continue Reading Butterbeans and Susie: Racy Comedy Trendsetters by David Soren
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Cliff Edwards: The Voice of Disney’s Jiminy Cricket by David Soren
If Cliff Edwards (Hannibal, Missouri, June 14, 1895 – Hollywood, July 17, 1971) is remembered at all today it is for two reasons. First is his nickname during his career of Ukulele Ike and the second is his voice-over of the role of Jiminy Cricket in the Walt Disney cartoon Pinocchio of 1940 in which…Continue Reading Cliff Edwards: The Voice of Disney’s Jiminy Cricket by David Soren