Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88

Wallace "Wally" Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, died at 88 Tuesday in his home in Honolulu due to complications from dementia, his children said.

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Rolling StoneLeft· 775d ago

Wally Amos, Famous Amos Cookies Creator, Dead at 88

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Philadelphia InquirerLean Left· 775d ago

Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

Minneapolis Star TribuneLean Left· 775d ago

Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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Wally Amos, creator of Famous Amos cookies, has died

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Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos cookies and its famous L.A. store on Sunset, has died

Black EnterpriseLean Left· 775d ago

Famous Amos Cookie Founder And Literacy Advocate Wallace Amos Dies At 88

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Wally Amos, of 'Famous Amos' cookie fame, has died at 88

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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FortuneLean Right· 775d ago

Famous Amos founder Wally Amos, a high-school dropout turned cookie mogul, dies at 88

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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Famous Amos cookies founder Wally Amos dead at 88

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Wally Amos, founder of world famous cookies, dies at home in Hawaii: reports

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Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

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Wally “Famous” Amos Dies: Talent Agent-Turned-Cookie-Mogul Was 88

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