RIP Archives  Marcia Wallace (1942 - 2013)  Marcia Wallace, the
voice of Mrs. Krabappel, died of pneumonia complications Friday
night at the age of 70.  Once a student teacher in Iowa, Wallace
moved to New York in 1964 and got her start in show business
typing scripts. She eventually worked her way up to regular
appearances on The Merv Griffin Show, which caught the attention
of CBS founder Bill Paley, who personally demanded she be given
a role on The Bob Newhart Show in 1972. For six seasons (and a
1994 episode of Murphy Brown), Wallace played the smart-mouthed
and lovelorn secretary Carol Kester, a role that made her a
star. Afterwards, she became a regular on various game shows,
including Hollywood Squares. In the late 1980s she became a
voice actress for cartoons including Darkwing Duck, Captain
Planet, and The Simpsons. She was also a stage actress in a
number of regional productions, including a starring role in An
Almost Perfect Person.  Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1985,
Wallace became an activist