In Popular Culture
- Nina Simone refers to Lurleen Wallace and expresses disappointment towards her opposition to racial desegregation in the song 'Mississippi Goddamn'.
- Tom Lehrer sang 'See Cassius Clay and Mrs Wallace dancing cheek to cheek' in the version of his song 'National Brotherhood Week' he performed at a concert in Oslo in 1967.
- In the 1997 TNT movie George Wallace, the part of Lurleen Wallace was played by Mare Winningham, who won an Emmy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe and SAG Award for her performance. Gary Sinise played George Wallace.
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