 His fame was extended by his appearance as the minstrel Alan-a-Dale in the 1952 Walt Disney film "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men", in which he was afforded a musical number, "Whistle, my Love".Long afterwards his own "Robin Hood Ballads" were used in another Disney feature; "Enchanted".His recording of the Victor Hely-Hutchinson setting of Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat" also achieved enduring popularity.