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11 unusual facts about Stephen Foster


Amanda of Honeymoon Hill

Organist Ann Leaf supplied the program's background music, and the opening theme was Stephen Foster's 1854 tune, "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair."

Derry Mathews

Mathews shot to notice in October 2006 when he defeated Stephen Foster to win the WBU Featherweight title which announced Mathews onto the domestic scene.

Eddy Arnold Time

Arnold portrayed, among others, a lumberjack, a traveling salesman, a cowboy, a pet shop owner, himself, and even Stephen Foster.

Fran Striker

In 1929, he moved to WTAM in Cleveland, Ohio, where he served as announcer and continuity writer and wrote his first radio drama script, a biography of Stephen Foster.

Gary Thornhill

Thornhill fought 5 world champions during his career such as: Justin Juuko-WBO World title holder, Michael Gomez-WBU World title holder, Scott Harrison-WBO & WBC World title holder, Nicky Cook-WBA World title holder Stephen Foster-WBU World title holder.

Joseph H. Thompson

Entitled "Joe Thompson" it was sung to the tune of the American folk song "Old Black Joe" by Stephen Foster.

Joseph Santley

His other notable directorial efforts include 1935's Harmony Lane, a biographical musical on the life of composer Stephen Foster.

Mormon folk music

Like many folk songs, the Du Dah Mormon Song is set to a recognizable tune: Stephen Foster's Camptown Races.

Mt. Pisgah State Park

Stephen Foster Lake, named for the famed composer and former resident of Tioga County was formed by damming Mill Creek in 1977.

Mummer's Day

From the canon of Minstrel songs within the current practice it can be seen that they owe their origins to late 19th and early 20th century Jazz and the blacked up minstrel craze which ultimately created huge stars such as Al Jolson, in particular the works of American song writer Stephen Foster feature.

Princes Risborough

The Stations of the Cross are timber reliefs (1990/1) by Stephen Foster, which Pevsner & Williamson considered of high quality.


1853 in the United States

January – Stephen Foster's "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night", which is later adopted as the state song of Kentucky under the name "My Old Kentucky Home", is published by Firth, Pond, & Company.

Andrea Leeds

She continued to play the romantic female lead in an adventure film set in the 1906 Philippines, The Real Glory, opposite Gary Cooper and David Niven, and opposite Don Ameche in the first Technicolor biography of Stephen Foster, Swanee River (1939).

Elizabeth Greenfield

Best known for her performances of the music of George Frideric Handel, Vincenzo Bellini, and Gaetano Donizetti, she also performed sentimental American songs such as Henry Bishop's 1852 setting of John Howard Payne's "Home! Sweet Home!" and Stephen Foster's "Old Folks at Home".

John Harvey Gahan

While playing a classical piece, Harvey glanced up into the owner’s box, and upon seeing Josephine, began to play “Beautiful Dreamer”, the last known song of Stephen Foster.

Pee Dee River

The Pee Dee River was the original river for Stephen Foster's song "Old Folks at Home" (commonly known by its first line, "Way down upon the Swanee River").

Squareheads of the Round Table

The Stooges save the day by causing a diversion by dancing in armor to Stephen Foster’s "Old Folks at Home", thus allowing Elaine to free Cedric.