Mabel Wayne(1904-1978)
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
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. Few native New
Yorkers can boast such a catalog of Latin-influenced songs, which began in
1926 with "In A Little Spanish Town" followed by "Ramona," "Chiquita,"
"Little Spanish Dancer," "In A Little Town Across The Border," and
"Valparaiso," in addition to songs of a different style, such as "Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day." She composed songs ("It Happened In Monterey") for the 1930 Universal
Technicolor film King of Jazz (1930) and wrote for British films, including Dance Band (1935) and Hi-De-Hi (1942).