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  2. Colonel Sanders - Wikipedia

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    Before his death, Sanders used his stock holdings to create the Colonel Harland Sanders Charitable Organization, a registered Canadian charity. [93] The wing of Mississauga Hospital for women's and children's care is named The Colonel Harland Sanders Family Care Centre in honor of his substantial donation. [94]

  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. Pete Harman - Wikipedia

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    Leon Weston "Pete" Harman (January 16, 1919 – November 19, 2014) was an American businessman best known for having struck a deal with Colonel Harland Sanders to open the first KFC franchise. Located in Salt Lake County, Utah, Harman's location opened for business in August 1952.

  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. KFC just cast its first black Colonel Sanders in history

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    KFC is doubling down on Colonel Sanders, for the first time casting a black man to play the chicken chain's founder. Comedian David Alan Grier announced on Twitter that he has been cast as the ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Colonel Sanders' wife had a fried chicken recipe, too. I ...

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    The Settle family, who purchased the property in the ’70s, are close friends of the Sanders family and one of the only two owners since 1959. The Settles are ready to retire and see the property ...

  9. 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".