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Don Cornelius
Donald Cortez Cornelius is an American producer and TV presenter who is best known as the creator of the national music and dance show Soul Train, which he has hosted since 1971. to 1993. Cornelius sold the show to MadVision Entertainment in 2008
BornDonald Cortez Cornelius, September 27, 1936, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 1, 2012, Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by gunshot
EducationDuSable High School
OccupationTelevision host, producer
Years active1966–2012
Spouse(s)Delores Harrison, (m. 1956, div?), Viktoria Chapman, (m. 2001, div. 2009)
Children2

About Don Cornelius

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Don Cornelius

TV Show Host Don Cornelius was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States on September 27, 1936. He dies at the age of 75, on February 1, 2012.

Soul Train, a syndicated music program that broadcast for almost three decades, was created and hosted by him. In 1970, he launched the show on Chicago's WCIU-TV station.

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Don Cornelius before becoming famous

Don Cornelius was born in the Zodiac sign Libra (The Scales), and 1936 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rat (鼠).

During the mid-1950s, he served in the United States Marine Corps.

Achievement of Don Cornelius

He covered articles on the Civil Rights Movement as a journalist.

Don Cornelius's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

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Don Cornelius

Anthony and Raymond were his kids from his first marriage to Delores Harrison.

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He paved the way for Soul Singer James Brown, the funk king.

Don Cornelius Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Don Cornelius updated on March 12 2023.