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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.

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.

Wallace Potts, 59, Nureyev Film Archivist, Is Dead

Wallace Potts, film archivist for Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, dies at age 59 (M)

Wallace Potts, 59, Nureyev Film Archivist, Is Dead

Wallace Potts was a film archivist for the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Marcia Wallace, Comic Actress on ‘The Simpsons,’ Dies at 70

Ms. Wallace was a bubbly comic actress who greeted doctors and group-therapy patients on “The Bob Newhart Show” and was the Emmy Award-winning voice of Edna Krabappel on “The Simpsons.”

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?”