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Mabel Wayne (born Mabel Wimpfheimer, July 16, 1890 – June 19, 1978) was an American musician, composer, and screenwriter. She is noted for being one of the first female composers to write successful hit songs. Her music career spanned from the 1920s until her death in 1978.
Composer Mabel Wayne was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 16, 1890. She studied voice and piano in Switzerland and then attended the New York School of Music. In her early career, she performed as a pianist and concert singer as well as a dancer in vaudeville acts.
Jul 16, 2019 · As a composer Mabel Wayne (Mabel Wimpfheimer, 1890-1978) made good in a field dominated almost entirely by men. Brooklyn born and educated at the New York School of Music, she sang, danced and played piano in vaudeville and in concert settings.
Mabel Wayne (1904-1978) Music Department. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Mabel Wayne was described by a newspaper as a "...red-haired lass from Brooklyn who wrote Spanish songs." Like many other composers, she spent some time in vaudeville before becoming a writer.
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Despite her date of birth appearing almost everywhere online as 1904, Mabel was actually born in 1899, and made her debut on Rythmodik rolls in 1914, specialising in ragtime and popular vaudeville pieces.
Little-known composer who wrote several important songs between the mid-1920s and the mid-'50s. Read Full Biography.
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Mabel Wayne was born in Brooklyn (New York) on July 16, 1890 and passed away on June 19, 1978 at Glen Gove, Long Island (New York).
