Stanley Weston
American inventor (1933–2017)
Stanley Weston (born Stanley Alan Weinstein; April 1, 1933 – May 1, 2017) was an American inventor and licensing agent who created the G.I. Joe toy line in 1963, as well as the very concept of the action figure. Weston later sold the rights to his invention, which he called "outfitted action figures", to Hasbro for just $100,000.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Stanley Weston (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Apr 1, 1933, died May 1, 2017.1
About
He later created his own company, Leisure Concepts, which represented and licensed products based on the likeness of Farrah Fawcett, Star Wars, and Nintendo. During the 1980s, Weston oversaw the creation of the ThunderCats animated series (1985–1989), which spawned the successful ThunderCats toyline.
From Wikipedia’s article on Stanley Weston, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- 4Licensing CorporationFounder8
Early life and education
- Date not recordedNew York University3
Career
Occupation: inventor.5
- Date not recordedFounded 4Licensing Corporation4
Personal life
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Sources
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- 1WikidataStanley Weston on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaStanley Weston on Wikipedia
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- 8Wikidata4Licensing Corporation, Founder