George E. Johnson

CTL-E-2388 · Person · businessperson · 1927-2026

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Chicago cosmetics entrepreneur (1927-2026) who co-founded Johnson Products Company in 1954 with his wife Joan; creator of Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen; exclusive sponsor behind Soul Train's national rise.

The record

Also known as: George Ellis Johnson

Notes

RELP57 supporting entity (2026-10-06): created to ground founded_by/affiliated_with edges for CTL-E-1297. Provisional pending primary (family/company) source.

Relationships

79th Street commercial corridor (Chatham / Greater Grand Crossing) — associated with
George E. Johnson co-founded Independence Bank, the institution that anchored the 79th Street corridor; he is the corridor's signature Black business figure.
Johnson Products Company (Afro Sheen / Ultra Sheen) — affiliated with
George E. Johnson founded and led Johnson Products, creator of Afro Sheen and Ultra Sheen.

Referenced by

Johnson Products Company (Afro Sheen / Ultra Sheen) — founded by → this record

Sources

WBLS — George E. Johnson obit

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