# C. L. Franklin

> Clarence LaVaughn Franklin 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.

*American Baptist minister and civil rights activist (1915–1984)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/c-l-franklin

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1915-01-22
- **Died:** 1984-07-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 52.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 5.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0291382/ (@nm0291382)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/591394)
- [س. إل. فرانكلين](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3._%D8%A5%D9%84._%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [C. L. Franklin](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Franklin)
- [C. L. Franklin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._L._Franklin)
- [Clarence LeVaughn Franklin](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_LeVaughn_Franklin)
- [Clarence LaVaughn Franklin](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_LaVaughn_Franklin)
- [C・L・フランクリン](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%E3%83%BBL%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a8c6bfd6-0a3d-459c-b787-10f1cde10180)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1095466)
- [C.L. Franklin](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2287347)

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