DON CORNELIUS

Updated 05-May-2020.

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Factbox: Key facts about Don Cornelius and “Soul Train”: Don Cornelius, creator of the iconic television music show “Soul Train,” died on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his Los Angeles home. He was 75.

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Don Cornelius – IMDb: Don Cornelius, Soundtrack: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Don Cornelius was born on September 27, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, USA as Donald Cortez Cornelius. He was a writer and producer, known for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Soul Train (1971) and Jackie’s Back! (1999). He was married to Viktoria Chapman and Delores Harrison. He died on February 1, 2012 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California,…

Don Cornelius Autopsy Report — ‘I Don’t Know How Long I Can Take This’: Don Cornelius was in an extreme amount of pain in the days before his death … and minutes before he shot himself, Don phoned his son and told him, “I don’t know how long I can take this” … this according to the autopsy report obtained by TMZ.

Don Cornelius: Peace, love, soul — and civil rights: Don Cornelius, 75, was found dead Wednesday at his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home. He apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police say. There was no sign of foul play, but the Los Angeles Police Department was investigating.

Why Don Cornelius Matters: The host and creator of the long-running TV show Soul Train died Wednesday morning. His show proved a truism about America and race that so few people, even today, understand: Black culture, expressed in undiluted form and unapologetically, will by virtue become accepted by the American mainstream.

Soul Train creator Don Cornelius made an impact far beyond black America

Don Cornelius, ‘Soul Train’ Creator, Is Dead at 75: Mr. Cornelius was the smooth-voiced television host who brought black music and culture into America’s living rooms when he created the dance show “Soul Train.”

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Donald Cortez Cornelius (September 27, 1936 – February 1, 2012) was an american television show host and producer . he was best known as the creator of the nationally syndicated dance and music show Soul Train . Cornelius hosted a news program called A Black’s View of the News . in 1970, he launched Soul Train on WCIU-TV as a daily local show . cornelius was a journalist and inspired by the civil rights movement . he created a program that showed African Americans in a new light, creating a Black is Beautiful Campaign . before Soul Train, African Americans were only Soul Train showcased African American culture, and brought African American musicians and dancers to television . the show’s appeal to white audiences steadily grew and earned a huge following . cornelius last appeared on the episode of the TV series Unsung featuring Full Force . he was charged with spousal abuse and dissuading a witness from filing a police report . his cornelius changed his plea to no contest and was placed on 36 months probation . he was pronounced dead by the los angeles county assistant chief coroner . according to former Soul Train host shemar Moore, his “Factbox: Key facts about Don Cornelius and ‘Soul Train,'” Reuters, Wednesday, February 1, 2012.