Profile of J.R. Simplot, inventor of the frozen french fry.

May 25, 2008

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Oregon Live

This profile of J.R. Simplot, inventor of the frozen french fry, was previously published in 1996.

J.R Simplot died Sunday, May 25, 2008, at his home in Boise at the age of 99.

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Simplot is one of the three larger french fry manufacturers in the United States.

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