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Sanders was born in [[Henryville, Indiana]]. His father died when he was five years old, and since his mother worked, he was required to cook for his family. He dropped out of school in seventh grade. During his teen years, Sanders worked many jobs, including [[firefighter]], [[steamboat]] driver, insurance salesman, railroad worker, farmer, and enlisted in the Army as a private in [[1907]] in [[Cuba]]. Also was a member of the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] international fraternity.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} |
Sanders was born in [[Henryville, Indiana]]. His father died when he was five years old, and since his mother worked, he was required to cook for his family. He dropped out of school in seventh grade. During his teen years, Sanders worked many jobs, including [[firefighter]], [[steamboat]] driver, insurance salesman, railroad worker, farmer, and enlisted in the Army as a private in [[1907]] in [[Cuba]]. Also was a member of the [[Pi Kappa Alpha]] international fraternity.{{Fact|date=September 2007}}His real name is Colonel Chicken...says lee stokes |
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[[Image:Col Sanders Restaurant.png|left|thumb|200px|The restaurant in Corbin, KY where Colonel Sanders developed Kentucky Fried Chicken]] |
[[Image:Col Sanders Restaurant.png|left|thumb|200px|The restaurant in Corbin, KY where Colonel Sanders developed Kentucky Fried Chicken]] |
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Harland Sanders | |
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| Born | September 9, 1890 |
| Died | December 16, 1980 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | restaurateur |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine King (divorced) Claudia Ellen[1] |
| Children | Harlan David Sanders, Jr. Mildred Sanders[2] |
| Parent(s) | Wilbur David Sanders Margaret Ann Sanders (née Dunlevy)[3] |
Harland David Sanders, better known as Colonel Sanders (September 9, 1890 – December 16, 1980) was the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). His image is omnipresent in the chain's advertising and packaging.
Early life and career
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Sanders was born in Henryville, Indiana. His father died when he was five years old, and since his mother worked, he was required to cook for his family. He dropped out of school in seventh grade. During his teen years, Sanders worked many jobs, including firefighter, steamboat driver, insurance salesman, railroad worker, farmer, and enlisted in the Army as a private in 1907 in Cuba. Also was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha international fraternity.[citation needed]His real name is Colonel Chicken...says lee stokes
At the age of 40, Sanders cooked chicken dishes for people who stopped at his service station in Corbin, Kentucky. Since he did not have a restaurant, he served customers in his living quarters in the service station. Eventually, his local popularity grew, and Sanders moved to a motel and restaurant that seated 142 people and worked as the chef. Over the next nine years, he perfected his method of cooking chicken that used the same eleven herbs and spices that are used today at KFC[citation needed]. Furthermore, he made use of a pressure fryer that allowed the chicken to be cooked much faster than pan-frying. He was given the honorary title "Kentucky Colonel" in 1935 by Governor Ruby Laffoon. Unusually, Sanders chose to call himself "Colonel" and to dress in a stereotypical "southern gentleman" costume as a way of self-promotion. Sanders sold his franchise in 1964, although he remained their corporate spokesman until his death.
Death and legacy
Sanders passed away at the age of 90, on December 16, 1980, of leukemia. He was buried in his characteristic white suit and black bow tie in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky, after lying in state in the rotunda of the Kentucky State Capitol. A later cartoon version of Colonel Sanders (voiced by actor Randy Quaid) has appeared in more recent KFC commercials. He also has an almost-identical impersonator, Thomas Rost (to the considerable consternation of many in the Sanders family).[citation needed]
To this day, the Colonel's secret flavor recipe of 11 herbs and spices remains one of the best-kept trade secrets in business. According to a profile of KFC done by the Food Network television show Unwrapped, portions of the secret spice mix are made at different locations in the United States, and the only copy of the recipe is kept in a vault in corporate headquarters.
Books
- Currell, Billy. 2006. KeFried Tender. ASIN B000JWMI9U.
- Pearce, John, The Colonel (1982) ISBN 0-385-18122-1
- Kleber, John J.; et al. (1992). The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky Press. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
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References
- ^ Colonel Sanders. www.nndb.com
- ^ Colonel Sanders. www.nndb.com
- ^ "Harlan Sander's Family Tree". www.geneology.com.