Cookie inventor dies at 88

Wally Amos, who first worked as a musician's agent and then ran a cookie empire, has died. He was 88 years old. His family issued a statement to the New York Times. Justand said he died on Tuesday from complications of dementia.

Amos had one of the most unique career trajectories in Hollywood – a place where “Joan Didion’s Carpenter” became “The Star of “Star Wars” is normal. Born in Florida, Amos began working for William Morris in New York after his military service. He worked his way up from the mailroom, representing artists such as Simon & Garfunkel, Marvin Gaye and Helen Reddy. It was Reddy who helped him finance his side business as a baker in 1975.

Amos moved to Los Angeles to work as an agent and baker. Famous Amos Cookies had its first shop on Sunset Boulevard. Amos sold his cookies in the 70s on sitcoms such as taxi And The Jeffersons. He sold the Famous Amos brand to Bass Brothers in 1984 and it is now owned by the Kellogg Company. Amos later created Uncle Wally's Gourmet Muffins and the Cookie Kahuna brand, which was based on The Shark Cat.