Wally Amos, best known as the founder of the cookie company, Famous Amos, passed away on Aug. 13, 2024. Aside from his massive success in the cookie industry, Amos was also an author, television personality, and entrepreneur. Overall, Amos put a lot of smiles on people’s faces as folks took...

Wally Amos’ net worth, confirmed: How much was the founder of Famous Amos worth?

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Peter Marshall, known for his time hosting The Hollywood Squares, has died, his family confirmed in a statement on Thursday, August 15. The TV personality was 98 years old. He died of kidney failure at his home in the Encino, California, neighborhood, while surrounded by his loved ones, his publicist, Harlan Boll, confirmed to multiple outlets.

Peter Marshall Dead at 98 After Tremendous Career as Beloved ‘Hollywood Squares’ Host

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Wally Amos, the entrepreneur behind the Famous Amos cookie enterprise, has died at the age of 88. Shawn and Sarah Amos, two of his children, said Amos died at his home in Honolulu. They attributed his death as due to complications from dementia, reports the New York Times. Amos also has two other children, Gregory and Michael, and is survived by his wife, Carol Williams.

Wally ‘Famous Amos’ Dies: Cookie Maker Was 88

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A Look Back at the Famed Life and Tragic Death of TV's 'F Troop' Star Melody Patterson

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

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Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

It's been three years since beloved actress Betty Lynn passed away at 95 years old in 2021. As Thelma Lou on TV's 1960s classic sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-68), actress Lynn was the ideal girl next door. As girlfriend to series star Don Knotts, who played Deputy Barney Fife to Griffith's lead Sheriff Andy Taylor, Lynn made Barney's heart flutter, and maybe a few home viewers too.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Marshall, the actor and singer turned game show host who played straight man to the stars for 16 years on “The Hollywood Squares,” has died. He was 98. He died Thursday of kidney failure at his home in the Encino neighborhood of...

‘Hollywood Squares’ host and Broadway star Peter Marshall dies at 98

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WARNER, NH (WBZ NewsRadio) — Former WBZ NewsRadio Anchor Jim Mitchell may have died more than 15 years ago, but residents of the town in New Hampshire where he used to live, and love, are keeping his memory very much alive. Mitchell co-owned 'MainStreet Bookends' in Warner with his...

Memory Of Former WBZ News Anchor Being Kept Alive in Warner NH

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Phil Donahue, the celebrated daytime talk show host who pioneered the television staple, has died, his publicist confirmed to CBS News. He was 88.Donahue died Sunday night surrounded by his wife, actor Marlo Thomas, and his sister, children and grandchildren, his publicist said in a statement.He died peacefully after a long illness, the statement said, without providing additional details."I'm sure by now you've heard the very sad news that I lost my sweetheart last night, so I know you understand that I'll be stepping away from this page for a while," Thomas wrote on Instagram Monday afternoon alongside an old...

Phil Donahue, daytime talk show pioneer, dies at 88

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A 34-year-old Westerly, Rhode Island, man is sentenced to nine-to-12 years in state prison for an accident in late May, 2022, that seriously injured eight motorcyclists in Northfield. Ryan O'Farrell was driving an SUV pulling a trailer when he allegedly crossed over a solid double line and hit five motorcycles...

Westernly, RI Man Sentenced For Crash In Northfield, MA

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She wasted no time addressing the elephant in the room. “I got kicked out of show business because I’m mean,” Ellen DeGeneres announced to the crowd at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall on August 1, adding that she was previously kicked out because she was gay. “Eventually, they’re going to kick me out a third time for being old!”

Ellen DeGeneres Is ‘Coming Clean’: Inside the ‘Jaw-Dropping Secrets She Hid From the World’

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The 55-year-old woman accused of leaving an infant in a hot car appeared before a judge on Monday. Lorrie Carter is charged with cruelty or neglect of a child for leaving the seven-month-old in a locked vehicle on August 4 while she ran errands in Lincoln. The baby was taken...

Woman Accused Of Leaving Infant In Hot Car Released

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Actor and comedian Ángel Salazar, who played Chi Chi in the hit 1983 gangster film Scarface, has died. He was 68. A representative for Salazar, Ann Wingsong, told TMZ that the actor “passed away in his sleep” on Sunday, August 11, at his friend’s home in Brooklyn, New York. A friend went to check on Salazar on Sunday morning and found his body in his bed.

Ángel Salazar, ‘Scarface’ and ‘Last Comic Standing’ Star, Dies at 68

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Tichina Arnold, best known for her role as Pam on the hit sitcom “Martin,” is buzzing on social media as begin to recirculate of her […]

Tichina Arnold Turns Heads with New $500K Electric Rolls-Royce Spectre, Ahead of Animated ‘Everybody Hates Chris’ Reboot

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A ticket purchased in California matched all five white numbers and the red Powerball, resetting the next drawing to $20 million ($10.2 million cash value) for Wednesday (August 21). Results from Monday's Powerball game are listed below:. NUMBERS: 1-2-15-23-28 POWERBALL: 10. POWER PLAY: 2x. The Powerball drawing previously reset after...

Powerball Winner: Here's Who Won The $44 Million Jackpot

In 1967, The Beatles scored their 14th US number one single with “All You Need is Love.” Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Keith Moon, Graham Nash and others all sang backing vocals on the track. In 1997, Fleetwood Mac released their live album, The Dance, which reunited...

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When I was a kid, Phil Donahue was on the radio in my hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Listen to the Dave Allen Podcast is on iHeartRadio!

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Black People Magic: Paying Tribute to Entrepreneurial Legend Famous Amos

Wallace “Wally” Amos, the brilliant mind and founder of “Famous Amos” cookies, passed away on Tuesday at 88. His family said he died peacefully at home,...

Black People Magic: Paying Tribute to Entrepreneurial Legend Famous Amos

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