1915 - 1984
C.L. Franklin American Religion
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C.L. Franklin was previously married to Barbara Siggers Franklin (1936 - 1952).
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American Religious Leader C.L. Franklin was born Clarence LaVaughn Walker on 22nd January, 1915 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA and passed away on 27th Jul 1984 New Light Nursing Home, Detroit, Michigan, USA aged 69. He is most remembered for New Bethel Baptist Church minister, Father of Aretha Franklin. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.
C.L. Franklin is a member of the following lists: People from Detroit, 1915 births and Baptists from the United States.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
15 years, 9 months
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15 years, 9 months
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Details
| First Name |
C.L.
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| Last Name |
Franklin
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| Full Name at Birth |
Clarence LaVaughn Walker
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| Alternative Name |
C. L. Franklin, Clarence LaVaughn Walker, Clarence LaVaughn Franklin
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| Birthday |
22nd January, 1915
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| Birthplace |
Sunflower County, Mississippi, USA
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| Died |
27th July, 1984
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| Place of Death |
New Light Nursing Home, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Complications of gunshot wounds
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| Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Minister, Civil Rights Activist
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| Occupation |
Religion
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| Claim to Fame |
New Bethel Baptist Church minister, Father of Aretha Franklin
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| Year(s) Active |
1931–1979
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Clarence LaVaughn Franklin (né Walker; January 22, 1915 – July 27, 1984) was an American Baptist minister and civil rights activist. Known as the man with the "Million-Dollar Voice", Franklin served as the pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit from 1946 until 1979, when in a suspected robbery attempt he was shot twice and spent his remaining five years in a coma. Franklin was the father of the American singer and songwriter Aretha Franklin. He was also the father of five other children, including Vaughn Franklin, Erma Franklin, Cecil Franklin, Carolyn Franklin and Carol Ellan.
