Mabel Wayne

US songwriter, born on July 16th, 1890 in Brooklyn, New York and died on June 19th, 1978 at Glen Cove, Long Island (age: 87).

She is an inductee of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, where she is credited as being the first woman composer to publish a hit song. She studied piano in Switzerland and then at the New York School of Music. In 1925, she co-wrote the music to the hit song "[i]Don’t Wake Me Up, Let Me Dream[/i]", with lyrics provided by [a=Wolfe Gilbert]. She also wrote the hit songs "[i]Ramona[/i]", "[i]In a Little Spanish Town[/i]", "[i]It Happened in Monterey[/i]" and "[i]I Understand[/i]". She was particularly noted for her Latin-tinged songs.

Wayne collaborated with several lyricists including L. Wolfe Gilbert, Kim Gannon, Billy Rose, Mitchell Parish, Al Lewis, [a634988] and [a593439].