A man widely believed to be the model for the smiling chef on Cream of Wheat boxes finally has a grave marker bearing his name. Frank L. White died in 1938, and until this week, his grave in Woodlawn Cemetery bore only a tiny concrete marker with no name. On Wednesday, a granite gravestone was placed at his burial site. It bears his name and an etching taken from the man depicted on the Cream of Wheat box.
I don't know about you, but I spent half my childhood having breakfast with Mr. White (the other half was with that Quaker Oats guy in the silly hat). There was never anything better to do at breakfast than read the box, and the guy in the chef's hat's smiling face was always there staring back at me. It's nice to see he is finally being recognized, if only now. (AP)
Friday, June 15, 2007
RIP: Frank L. White
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It's great to put a name to his lovely face.
He sit's with our family almost everynorning and today I told my 18 month old daughter that we were going to see what his name is.
I can only hope that he is looking down at us all and is happy that he shares the start of millinos of peoples day.
Thank you for posting this information,
Kurt
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