Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., the founder of Famous Amos cookies, died at 88 on Wednesday in Hawaii, according to reporting by the Tallahassee Democrat, a part of the USA TODAY Network. His wife was ...

Wallace "Wally" Amos, Jr., founder of the "Famous Amos" cookies known and beloved nationwide, died at 88 on Wednesday, his family said. The American entrepreneur died peacefully at his home with ...

HONOLULU — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88.

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By Clay Risen Wally Amos, an indefatigable entrepreneur who in 1975 took a $25,000 loan from a few friends in Hollywood to start Famous Amos, one of the first brands to push high-quality cookies ...

Wally Amos, the charismatic founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at age 88, according to a statement signed by his children. In the statement, his children said the cause was complications of ...

Wally Amos, who created Famous Amos cookies in 1975, died on Aug. 13 from complications of dementia Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly ...

HONOLULU, HI (KXNET) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the founder of the renowned chocolate chip cookie brand Famous Amos, has died at the age of 88. Amos created the Famous Amos cookie empire and ...

Wally Amos, who used his aunt’s cookie recipe and a showman’s self-confidence to open a shop in 1975 and launch the Famous Amos brand as a highflying upstart that shook up the world of Chips Ahoy!

HONOLULU (AP) — Wallace “Wally” Amos, the creator of the cookie empire that took his name and made it famous and who went on to become a children’s literacy advocate, has died. He was 88.

Aug. 14 (UPI) --Wally Amos, the man in the straw hat who created and grew the Famous Amos cookie brand into a baked goods empire, has died at the age of 88. Amos died Tuesday at his home in ...