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Wallace McCain Dies at 81; Fed the World Frozen Fries

Mr. McCain helped create the world’s largest maker of frozen French fries, with 50 plants in 15 countries.

What We Know About the Death of Walter Wallace Jr. in Philadelphia

The fatal shooting of Mr. Wallace, a 27-year-old Black man, set off protests, looting and violent clashes with the police in Pennsylvania, a swing state, days before the presidential election.

Dr. Joyce Wallace, Pioneering AIDS Physician, Dies at 79

Among the first to study the disease in the 1980s, she tried to stop its spread among thousands of New York City prostitutes.

Wallace Roney, Jazz Trumpet Virtuoso, Is Dead at 59

Initially dismissed by some as a Miles Davis imitator, Mr. Roney, who has died of coronavirus complications, emerged as a major musician in his own right.

Tom Turnipseed, a ‘Reformed Racist’ After Backing Wallace, Dies at 83

He supported George Wallace’s 1968 presidential bid. But after a change of heart, he worked for civil rights and other progressive causes.

Wallace Broecker, 87, Dies; Sounded Early Warning on Climate Change

Called by some “the grandfather of climate science,” he wrote a 1975 paper that asked, “Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?”

Perry Wallace, College Basketball Pioneer, Is Dead at 69

As the first black varsity basketball player in Southeastern Conference history, he distinguished himself on the court while battling racism.

Peter Sallis, Voice of ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Cartoons, Dies at 96

The British actor played the cheese-loving inventor Wallace in the cartoons and was a star in the sitcom “Last of the Summer Wine.”

J. Wallace LaPrade, New York F.B.I. Chief in ’70s, Dies at 89

Mr. LaPrade was fired as head of the New York bureau after being threatened with prosecution for refusing to cooperate with an investigation of illegal F.B.I. break-ins.

Lois Wallace, a Respected Agent of Prominent Authors, Dies at 73

Ms. Wallace formed a small but prestigious literary agency that represented Erich Segal, William F. Buckley Jr., Joan Didion and Don DeLillo.