Wally Amos smling in a bright colored hat and holding a cookie in his hand.

Category: 

Commerce

Tags: 

Baker, Entrepreneur

Wallace Amos (Wally)

California | 1975

Amos, using a chocolate chip cookie recipe from his aunt, baked and delivered cookies to clients while a talent agent in the entertainment industry. Music icons Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross invested in Famous Amos cookies in the 1970s, and the treats are still popular today.

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