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Birth name Marion Tunstall IjamesNationality USABirth 15 may 1894 at Louisville (
USA)
Death 25 january 1963 (at 68 years) at New York City (
USA)
Marion Sunshine (May 15, 1894 – January 25, 1963) 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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