![]() ![]() “Cookies were a hobby to relieve stress,” says his son Shawn Amos, musician, and author of Cookies & Milk. He began baking cookies using his Aunt Della’s recipe. When a new job opportunity in Los Angeles backfired, Amos grew disillusioned with show business. Amos headed the rock ’n’ roll department, where he signed Simon and Garfunkel and worked with Motown megastars The Supremes, Diana Ross, Sam Cooke and Dionne Warwick. In 1957, he returned to New York and joined the William Morris Agency, where he worked his way up from the mailroom to become the first black talent agent in the industry. ![]() Amos dropped out of high school, but earned his G.E.D. He moved to New York City’s Harlem at age 12 to live with his Aunt Della. ![]() Amos challenged the barriers of entertainment as a Black man and went on to create a flourishing cookie empire. His rise serves as the most infamous cautionary tales for aspiring entrepreneurs. When Wally Amos first developed Famous Amos cookies in 1975, the brand became one of the most unlikely success stories in food history. ![]()
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