Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864).

Born July 4th, 1826 in Lawrenceville.

Died January 13th, 1864 at 37 years old in Manhattan.

Occupations
chansonnier, composer, lyricist, musician, poet, singer, singer-songwriter, songwriter, writer
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker