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| Born | Stephen Collins Foster, July 4, 1826, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1864, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Monuments | Stephen Foster Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Athens Academy, Towanda, Pennsylvania Athens Academy |
| Occupation | Composer, lyricist, poet |
| Years active | 1844–1864 |
| Agent | Various sheet music publishers and brother, Morrison Foster |
| Known for | First fully professional U.S. songwriter |
| Notable work | "Angelina Baker", "Beautiful Dreamer", "Camptown Races", "Gentle Annie", "The Glendy Burk", "Hard Times Come Again No More", "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair", "My Old Kentucky Home", "Oh! Susanna", "Old Black Joe", "Old Folks at Home" ("Swanee River"), "Open Thy Lattice Love" |
| Style | Period music, minstrels |
| Spouse(s) | Jane McDowell Foster Wiley (1829–1903) (other sources use Jane Denny Foster Wiley) |
| Children | Marion Foster Welch (1851–1935) |
| Parent(s) | William Barclay Foster (1779–1855), Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster (1788–1855) |
| Relatives | Evelyn Foster Morneweck (niece and biographer), James Foster (grandfather), Siblings:Charlotte Susanna Foster (1809–1829), Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan (1812–1891), Henry Baldwin Foster (1816–1870), Henrietta Angelica Foster Thornton (1819–1879), Dunning McNair Foster (1821–1856), Morrison Foster (1823–1904) |
About Stephen Foster
Folk Singer Stephen Foster was born on July 4, 1826 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (He dies at the age of 37, on January 13, 1864).
Oh! Among his compositions are"Susanna,""Beautiful Dreamer,""My Old Kentucky Home", and other standards. He was dubbed the"Father of American Music".
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Stephen Foster before becoming famous
Stephen Foster was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1826 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).
He used to work as a bookkeeper for a steamship company.
Achievement of Stephen Foster
He was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Stephen Foster's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship
With an older brother called William, he attended private academies in Allegheny, Athens, and Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Stephen Foster on Social Media
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His song"Nelly Bly" inspired journalist Nellie Bly's pen name.
Stephen Foster Income & Net worth
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