Harland Sanders was born on September 9, 1890 in Henryville, Indiana, USA as Harland David Sanders. He was an actor, known for Blast-Off Girls (1967), The Phynx (1970) and The David Frost Show (1969). He was married to Claudia Ledington and Josephine King. He died on December 16, 1980 in Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA.
December 16, 1980, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Place Of Birth
Henryville, Indiana, USA
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Profession
Actor
Education
La Salle Extension University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Claudia Price, Josephine King
Children
Mildred Sanders Ruggles, Harland Sanders, Jr., Margaret Sanders
Parents
Margaret Ann Sanders, Wilbur David Sanders
Siblings
Clarence Sanders, Catherine Sanders
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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String bow tie
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Black Rimmed Glasses
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White suit
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Goatee
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Quote
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You got to like your work. You have got to like what you are doing, you have got to be doing something worthwhile so you can like it -- because it is worthwhile, that it makes a difference, don't you see?
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Don't be against things so much as for things.
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I made a resolve then that I was going to amount to something if I could. And no hours, nor amount of labor, nor amount of money would deter me from giving the best that there was in me. And I have done that ever since, and I win by it. I know.
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There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.
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Fact
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At the time of his death, K.F.C had annual sales of two billion dollars.
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Made money from Franchise royalties and personal appearances after selling the KFC company.
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Was known for his generous philanthropic activities and gave away much of the money he made.
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His company, Kentucky Fried Chicken, has an estimated net worth of 15 billion dollars, as of 2013.
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Opened his first KFC franchise at the age of 64.
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Died with an estimated net worth of 3.5 million dollars.
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Dropped out of school at age 12.
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He did not achieve full success as a businessman until the age of 74 when he sold KFC and became a millionaire.
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Funded the first KFC with money from his welfare check.
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Lied about his age and joined the army at 16. He got sick and was discharged long before reaching the rank of Colonel.
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His likeness often appeared in tattoo parlors featured in issues of Skin & Ink Magazine.
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Sanders' first KFC in Canada opened in Calgary, Alberta, circa 1953.
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Of all the owners that have done KFC commercials since his death, one of the most memorable was Russel Beeler of "Lake Edna, KY" who still used the "We do chicken right!" slogan from 1995-1998.
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Mentioned specifically in the lyrics of "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1996 song "Everything You Know is Wrong", "Bad Hair Day" album.
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Franchise in Canada, esp. Quebec known as Poulet Frit Kentucky (PFK).
Due to Sanders' "Kentucky Colonel" style of dress being associated southern plantations and therefore slavery, an urban legend cropped up that Sanders willed 10% of his company's profits to the Ku Klux Klan. This rumor has been debunked due to the information that he had given over control of the company to investors in 1964 but remained as spokesman.
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The voice of the animated "Col. Sanders" in the new KFC commercials is provided by Randy Quaid.
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Was once spoofed by Dave Thomas the actor on SCTV (1976), in the skit "Give 'Em Hell, Harlan!", which was a sendup of the film Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975).
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On an airplane flight to a gig, drummer Greg Dewey (of Country Joe and the Fish) found himself seated next to "The Colonel". He asked Sanders how he felt about the hippies. The Colonel reflected for a moment and replied, "They eat fried chicken, don't they"?.
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Despite the fact that he has long since died, his image is still being used to sell fried chicken at KFC, albeit as an animated mascot.
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Appeared in several B-movies, mostly walk-on appearances as himself, in exchange for free fried chicken to the film crew.
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One of his district managers was Dave Thomas, who later left Kentucky Fried Chicken and founded Wendy's. When Sanders died, Thomas ordered that flags in front of all Wendy's restaurants be flown at half-staff.
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His "secret recipe" included what he described as 11 commonly available herbs and spices, but the main facet of the cooking process was a modified pressure cooker in which the chicken was fried.
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Before he started his restaurant chain, he drove across the country offering his fried chicken recipe to restaurants, in exchange for royalites for each dish sold. He had over 3,000 rejections before his first sale.
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Founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken (now "KFC") restaurant chain.
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