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Born | Wallace Amos Jr. July 1, 1936 Tallahassee, Florida, U.S. |
Died | August 13, 2024 Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | (aged 88)
Resting place | National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.[citation needed] |
Other names | Famous Amos |
Known for | Famous Amos, Learn to Read |
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Wallace Amos Jr. (July 1, 1936 – August 13, 2024) was an American television personality, businessman, and author. He was the founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della's Cookies gourmet cookie brands, and was the host of the adult reading program Learn to Read.