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TV personality and Businessman Wallace Amos of ‘Famous Amos Cookies’ Fame, dies of complications from dementia, age 88; Marvin Gaye and Helen Reddy helped make him famous

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Wallace Amos Jr. (July 1, 1936 – August 13, 2024) was an American television personality, businessman and author. He was the founder of the Famous Amos chocolate chip cookie, the Cookie Kahuna, and Aunt Della’s Cookies gourmet cookie brands, and he […]

Actress Gena Rowlands dies at 94 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Virginia Cathryn “Gena” Rowlands (/ˈdʒɛnə/; June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress, whose career in film, stage, and television spanned nearly seven decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she collaborated with her actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman […]

Daily Almanac for Friday August 23, 2024

By Michelle Dumas FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead; August 23, 1931) is an American actress and singer, who starred as the title character in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie (1965–1970). Her other roles included Roslyn Pierce opposite Elvis Presley in Flaming Star (1960), Lieutenant (JG) Cathy Connors in Voyage to the […]