Amos, Wally
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Name (Latin)
Amos, Wally
Other forms of name
Amos, Famous
Famous Amos
Date of birth
1936-07-01
Associated country
United States
Occupation
Airmen
Authors
Businesspeople
Orators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- African American National Biography, accessed November 7, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Amos, Wally; Wallace Amos Jr.; entrepreneur, orator, airman, autobiographer / memoirist; born 01 July 1936 in Tallahassee, Florida, United States; joined the U.S. Air Force and earned his GED High School Equivalency Diploma while in the Air Force; took retail and merchandising classes at New York University; worked as a clerk in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency; started the Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Company (1975); national spokesperson for Literacy Volunteers of America; became involved in nonprofit organizations, including Cities in Schools, the Aloha United Way, and the Napoleon Hill Foundation (1979); started the Chip & Cookie Company (1991); started another cookie venture, the Uncle Nonamé Cookie Company; received honorary doctorate in education from Johnson and Wales University, the President's Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, and the National Literacy Honors Award; published several books, including his autobiography)
- The face that launched a thousand chips : the Famous Amos story, 1983:CIP t.p. (Wally Amos)
- His The face that launched a thousand chips : the Famous Amos story, 1983:CIP t.p. (Wally Amos)
- Man with nonamé, c1994:CIP t.p. (Wally Amos) data sheet (b. 7/1/36)
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Wikipedia description:
Wallace Amos Jr. (July 1, 1936 – August 13, 2024) was an American writer and businessman. 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.
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