Dickie Jones

Richard Percy Jones (February 25, 1927 – July 7, 2014), known as Dick Jones or Dickie Jones, was an American actor and singer who achieved success as a child performer and as a young adult, especially in B-Westerns. In 1938, he played Artimer "Artie" Peters, nephew of Buck Peters, in the Hopalong Cassidy film The Frontiersman. He may be best known as the voice of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's film of the same name.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 25th, 1927 (Scurry County), Died July 7th, 2014 (Northridge)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

Notes: Singing voice of Pinocchio in film Pinocchio. Western actor.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor PBS-042395 10-in. 1/22/1940 Give a little whistle Jiminy Cricket ; Pinocchio [fictional character] Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Victor PBS-042396 10-in. 1/22/1940 Hi diddle dee dee J. Worthington Foulfellow ; Pinocchio [fictional character] Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with orchestra vocalist  
Victor PBS-042397 10-in. 1/22/1940 I've got no strings Marionettes ; Pinocchio [fictional character] Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal solo, with female vocal ensemble and orchestra vocalist  
Victor PBS-042398 10-in. 1/22/1940 Finale (Turn on the old music box & When you wish upon a star) Jiminy Cricket ; Pinocchio [fictional character] Dubbed recording from film: Male vocal duet, with vocal ensemble and orchestra vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jones, Dickie," accessed January 27, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303.

Jones, Dickie. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303.

"Jones, Dickie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 27 January 2023.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112303

External Sources

Wikipedia: Dick Jones (actor)

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Jones, Dickie, 1927-2014 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004020517

Wikidata: Dick Jones (actor) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2707376

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/46467732

MusicBrainz: Jones, Dickie, 1927-2014 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0ab68052-47aa-431c-b506-1f893ec94364

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