Frank L. White was an African American

African American

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 chef

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 best known as the model

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 featured on Cream of Wheat

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 breakfast

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 cereal

Cereal

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 boxes. White was born in Barbados

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 in 1867 before immigrating to the U.S. in 1875 and becoming a citizen in 1890. White lived much of his life in Leslie, Michigan

Leslie, Michigan

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, and was working as a master chef at a Chicago

Chicago

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restaurant at the time he was photographed for the cereal box in 1900. White died on February 15, 1938, and is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Leslie. In June 2007, his grave, which was previously unmarked, received a headstone.