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8 unusual facts about George Wallace


200 M.P.H.

While the majority of Cosby's Warner Bros. standup albums were regularly re-released on LP, and eventually issued on CD in April 1998, 200 M.P.H. was not reissued on vinyl (although it was available on cassette in the '80s). It did not see a CD release until 2005, mainly due to controversy over the main sketch's punchline: Afraid that the car was so powerful and hard to control that it would be lethal to the driver, Cosby returns the car and requests that it be given to George Wallace.

Clarence Williams III

He also played a supportive role as George Wallace's fictional African-American butler and caretaker in the 1997 TNT TV movie George Wallace, and as Ellsworth Raymond "Bumpy" Johnson in American Gangster in 2007.

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72

The nomination of McGovern was not assured, however, as others in the Democratic party attempted to recruit Ted Kennedy to run or focused on George Wallace's perceived ability to win the South.

George Wallace, Jr.

In 1986, Wallace was elected Alabama State Treasurer, narrowly winning the Democratic Party primary and runoff over Jim Zeigler and facing no opposition in the general election.

He's Alive

This episode aired the same day as George Wallace's "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!" inauguration speech.

Mercedes-Benz 770

Billy C. Tanner, an Alabama developer and campaign manager for George Wallace's campaign in the 1964 US presidential election bought it; but he could not secure financing to complete the transaction and subsequently sold his option to Don Tidwell, a mobile-home manufacturer.

Three Week Hero

#"Medley: It's So Hard to Be a Nigger/Jim's Blues/George Wallace is Rollin' in This Mornin'" (Hillery/Traditional) – 7:38

Winfrey Sanderson

In 1963, as Governor George Wallace stood at the schoolhouse door, Sanderson, an assistant coach without political convictions, watched from a window in a building across the street, unaware he was privy to history.


F. W. Thring

Notable collaborators include C. J. Dennis, George Wallace and Frank Harvey.

Pat Trammell

Condolences came in from around the state and country, including personal letters and telegrams from Governor George Wallace, Governor Albert Brewer, Governor Jim Folsom, Congressman Robert E. Jones, Jr. and former U. S. Vice President Richard Nixon (who had just won the 1968 Presidential Election in November of that year).

Politics of the Southern United States

When segregation was outlawed by court order and by the Civil Rights acts of 1964 and 1965, a die-hard element resisted integration, led by Democratic governors Orval Faubus of Arkansas, Lester Maddox of Georgia, and especially George Wallace of Alabama.

The Five Cities of June

In the Vatican, the election and coronation of Pope Paul VI; in the Soviet Union, the launch of a Soviet rocket as part of the Space Race with the United States; in South Vietnam, fighting between Communists and South Vietnamese soldiers; in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, the racial integration of the University of Alabama opposed by Governor George Wallace; and in Berlin, President John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany and Rudolph Wilde Platz.

Thelma Scott

Following this came roles in feature films Diggers in Blighty and Harmony Row starring popular comedian George Wallace.


see also

George Briggs

G. W. Briggs (George Wallace Briggs) (1875–1959), English hymn writer and Anglican clergyman

Jim Folsom

In the 1997 TNT film George Wallace, directed by John Frankenheimer, Jim Folsom is played by Joe Don Baker, who was nominated for a CableACE award for his performance.