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Don Cornelius Productions

CTL-I-0056 · Institution

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Combined Graph record U-00539 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0056. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Soul Train production company

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Soul Train production company

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The Contemporary Black Biography entry on Don Cornelius (Gale, via Encyclopedia.com; reference sourcing) identifies Cornelius as 'creator, producer, and host of Soul Train, first aired on August 17, 1970, nationally syndicated, 1971—' and lists his office as 'Don Cornelius Productions, 9255 Sunset Blvd., Ste. 420, Los Angeles, CA 90069' — establishing Don Cornelius Productions as Cornelius's production company, the entity behind the Soul Train creator/producer. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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