Composer
Mabel Wayne
American songwriter
d. 1978
6 works and musical collections
- Died
- 1978
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Glen Cove
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
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. Her songs included "In a Little Spanish Town" (1926), "Ramona" (1928), and "It Happened in Monterey" (1930).
Many of her songs were widely covered by various musicians.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; songwriter; pianist; musician
- Notable works
- It Happened in Monterey
- Awards
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Birth name
- Mabel Wimpfheimer
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 5351098
- ISNI
- 0000000115888637
- GND ID
- 135381339
- Library of Congress ID
- no2002028638
- MusicBrainz ID
- bbfa3928-633f-4447-ad11-6aa408f71f9f
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- Jazz, pop, Classical, Country, Rock
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Dreamer's Holiday | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| It Happened In Monterey | See work details |
1 more instruments
| View sheet music |
| Ramona | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This) | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dreamer's Holiday, A | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| In A Little Spanish Town | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 5351098. Portrait: Apeda (Photography Studio), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.