My Dad, Famous Amos
Today, we're sharing an episode from our friends at Tough Cookie: The Wally ”Famous“ Amos Story. Meet Wally Amos. He founded the ubiquitous Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookies in 1975, turning the brand into an overnight sensation and himself into a pop-culture fixture in the 1970s and 1980s. But there’s a darker side…
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