C. L. Franklin

Summary

C. L. Franklin is a human^[1]. He was born in Sunflower County^[2]. He was born on January 22, 1915^[3]. He passed away in Detroit^[4]. He died on July 27, 1984^[5]. He worked as a preacher^[6] and civil rights advocate^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,197 views/month, #6,179 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• C. L. Franklin was born in Sunflower County^[2].
• C. L. Franklin died in Detroit^[4].
• C. L. Franklin was born on January 22, 1915^[3].
• C. L. Franklin died on July 27, 1984^[5].
• Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery^[9].
• C. L. Franklin was married to Barbara Siggers Franklin^[10].
• A child of C. L. Franklin was Erma Franklin^[11].
• A child of C. L. Franklin was Carolyn Franklin^[12].
• A child of C. L. Franklin was Aretha Franklin^[13].
• C. L. Franklin held citizenship in United States^[14].
• C. L. Franklin worked as a preacher^[6].
• C. L. Franklin worked as a civil rights advocate^[7].
• C. L. Franklin's religion is recorded as Baptists^[15].
• C. L. Franklin is recorded as male^[16].
• C. L. Franklin's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• C. L. Franklin's record label is recorded as Chess Records^[18].
• C. L. Franklin's Commons category is recorded as C. L. Franklin^[19].
• C. L. Franklin's honorific prefix is recorded as Reverend^[20].
• C. L. Franklin's family name is recorded as Franklin^[21].
• C. L. Franklin's given name is recorded as Clarence^[22].
• C. L. Franklin's given name is recorded as C.^[23].
• C. L. Franklin's given name is recorded as Q19803509^[24].
• C. L. Franklin's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Clarence LaVaughn Walker'}^[25].
• C. L. Franklin's start of work period is recorded as 1931^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: US^[28]

• Began / founded: 1915-01-22^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 1984-07-27^[30]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: a8c6bfd6-0a3d-459c-b787-10f1cde10180^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Sunflower County^[2], C. L. Franklin… he was born on January 22, 1915^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include preacher^[6] and civil rights advocate^[7].

Personal Life

Among C. L. Franklin's spouses was Barbara Siggers Franklin^[10]. Children include Erma Franklin^[11], a singer^[33], 1938–2002^[34], of United States^[35]; Carolyn Franklin^[12], a singer^[36], 1944–1988^[37], of United States^[38]; and Aretha Franklin^[13], a singer^[39], 1942–2018^[40], of United States^[41], awarded the National Medal of Arts^[42], specialised in music composing^[43]. His religion is recorded as Baptists^[15].

Death and Burial

C. L. Franklin died on July 27, 1984^[5]. He passed away in Detroit^[4]. Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery^[9].

Why It Matters

C. L. Franklin ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,197 views/month, #6,179 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was C. L. Franklin born?

Born in Sunflower County^[2], C. L. Franklin…

Where did C. L. Franklin die?

C. L. Franklin died in Detroit^[4].

Who was C. L. Franklin married to?

C. L. Franklin's spouses include Barbara Siggers Franklin^[10].

What did C. L. Franklin do for work?

C. L. Franklin worked as preacher^[6] and civil rights advocate^[7].