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

The founder of Famous Amos cookies, a popular chocolate chip cookie, died on Tuesday at his home in Hawaii at the age of 88, according to reports. The New York Times reported that Wallace "Wally" Amos’s children said he died of complications from dementia. Amos started working as a talent agent for stars, and on the side, he baked bite-sized cookies as a hobby. But the hobby eventually turned into a successful brand, and in 1975, he opened the Famous Amos cookie shop on Los Angeles' famed Sunset Boulevard after...