Marion Sunshine
Actor, Musical Artist
1894 – 1963
Who was Marion Sunshine?
Marion Sunshine was an American actress. She appeared on Broadway in musicals such as Going Up. She appeared in 26 films between 1908 and 1916.
She was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States and died in New York, New York.
She was involved in Vaudeville, and also wrote the English lyrics to the jazz standard "The Peanut Vendor", "When I Get Low, I Get High" and "Mango Mengue".
Her brother-in-law was Cuban band leader Don Azpiazú. Don, Marion and her husband Eusebio toured the U.S. together when "The Peanut Vendor" became a breakthrough Latin hit and Sunshine became known as the "The Rumba Lady".
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- Born
- May 15, 1894
Louisville - Also known as
- Marion Tunstall Ijames
- The Rumba Lady
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Eusebio Santiago Azpiazu
(1930/12/05 - 1963/01/25)
- Eusebio Santiago Azpiazu
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 25, 1963
New York City
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on July 23, 2013
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