Marion Sunshine (born Mary Tunstall Ijames,[1]} May 15, 1894 – January 25, 1963) was an American actress and songwriter.
[2] In 1922, while working in the Ziegfeld Follies, she became romantically involved with Cuban businessman Eusebio Azpiazú, known in the Latin music scene as Don Antobal.
The 1930 rendition of "The Peanut Vendor" recorded by his Havana Casino Orchestra featuring Antonio Machín on vocals became the first million-selling single in the history of Latin music.
In December 1930, she married Don Antobal, and continued her involvement in the rhumba scene, which earned her the nickname "The Rumba Lady".
[3] Besides, she wrote several jazz standards such as "When I Get Low, I Get High," recorded by Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb in 1936.