Stephen Foster
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About
Known for composing the songs "Oh! Susanna," "Beautiful Dreamer," "My Old Kentucky Home," and other standards. He was considered to be the father of American music.
Before Fame
He used to be a bookkeeper with a steamship company.
Trivia
He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Family Life
He grew up with an older brother named William and attended private academies in Allegheny, Athens, and Towanda, Pennsylvania.
Associated With
His song "Nelly Bly" inspired journalist Nellie Bly's pseudonym.
