Samuel Countee

1909–1959 (age 50)

Painter

About Samuel Countee

Samuel Countee (1909–1959) lived to age 50. They were a painter. Born in Marshall, they died in Nassau University Medical Center. They are buried at Long Island National Cemetery in New York.

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