Stanley Weston (inventor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1933
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Date of Death: 01-May-2017
Profession: inventor
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Stanley Weston (inventor)
- Stanley Weston (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 dollars.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.
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