Famous Wally Amos: Cookie King
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Wally Amos walked right miles, round-trip to school. What did he
____________________ walk past in the process?
____________________ By age eight, Wally had how many jobs?
____________________ Wally Amos first learned to make cookies from which relative?
While in the air force, Wally sent his mother what fraction of his
____________________ monthly salary?
While working for the William Morris Agency, Wally spent his lunch
____________________ break practicing which skill?
In 1962, Wally became the first _____ in the history of the William
____________________ Morris agency.
In October 1974, Wally left show business to focus on making
____________________ cookies full-time, needing $_____ in start-up costs.
Before accepting start-up money from friends, Wally wanted them to
____________________ taste his cookies for what reason?
Fifteen months after opening his cookie store, Bloomingdale’s
Department Store began selling his cookies; later on they were sold in
____________________ _____ Department Store.
____________________ Wally was the spokesman for what non-profit organization?
Although Wally was a great promoter of his cookies, he was a poor
____________________ businessman and _____.
____________________ Wally had to gradually _____ to financially stay afloat.
Although he could not pay his bills, he continued his _____ to stay
____________________ positive
____________________ In 1994, Wally wrote a self-help book called _____.
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In 1998, _____ bought the company that owned Famous Amos
____________________ cookies and asked him to resume publicizing the cookie.
Amos was hesitant to accept the new owner’s offer because he felt
the cookie recipe had been changed and did not meet his quality
____________________ standards.
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