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  2. Colonel Sanders - Wikipedia

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    Colonel [a] Harland David Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was an American businessman and founder of fast food chicken restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (also known as KFC).

  3. History of KFC - Wikipedia

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    Sanders died in 1980 from pneumonia at the age of 90, having continued to travel 200,000–250,000 miles a year up to this time, largely by car, promoting his product. [23] [65] By branding himself as "Colonel Sanders", Harland became a prominent figure of American cultural history, and his image remains widely used in KFC advertising. [28]

  4. Claudia Sanders Dinner House - Wikipedia

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    In 1968, Colonel Sanders and his wife, Claudia, started the restaurant, originally named "Claudia Sanders, The Colonel's Lady Dinner House". [1] [4] [3] [5] After Kentucky Fried Chicken was bought by Heublein in 1971, Heublein was unhappy that Sanders was using his image for the competing restaurant (Sanders was a large face of Kentucky Fried ...

  5. The real story behind KFC's Colonel Sanders

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    The real Colonel -- Harland David Sanders -- was born on a farm on September 9, 1890 in Henryville, Indiana. He worked a variety of odd jobs as a conductor, a blacksmith, a salesman and a boat ...

  6. Being the Brand: The Pros and Cons of CEOs as Corporate Icons

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    Colonel Sanders has been dead for 30 years, and some fans of Kentucky Fried Chicken may not know he was a real person. Here's the truth: Harland Sanders was indeed the founder of the fast food ...

  7. KFC Founder Colonel Sanders Didn't Achieve His Remarkable ...

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    The real Col. Sanders was an entrepreneur who didn't become a professional chef until he was 40, didn't franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken until he was 62, and didn't become an icon until after he ...

  8. KFC - Wikipedia

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    Colonel Sanders was a key component of KFC advertising until his death in 1980. Despite his death, Sanders remains a key icon of the company as an "international symbol of hospitality". [116] Early official slogans for the company included "North America's Hospitality Dish" (from 1956) and "We fix Sunday dinner seven nights a week".

  9. The spirits of Southern food: An interview with Col. Sanders ...

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    You might know (and love) KFC chicken and boxed cake mix. Now meet the men who portray their famous ambassadors, in a unique sit-down with an acclaimed South Carolina food writer.