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Stanley Weston (inventor)

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The wedding of Cindy Joy Weston, the daughter of Stanley Weston of New York and Mrs. Sol Liebster of Great Neck, L.I., to Jacob J. Winebaum, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Sumner Winebaum of Exeter, N.H., took place yesterday at the Pierre. Rabbi Chaim Etrog
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Stanley Weston was inducted into the inaugural class of the Licensing Industry Hall of Fame for his invention to action figures and G.I. Joe. He beat other well known figures, including Walt Disney, for induction into the Hall of Fame.
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at New York University. Shortly after completing his master's degree, Weston joined a relatively new, emerging segment of the retail and entertainment industries, known as
425: 375: 445: 430: 450: 435: 420: 289: 317: 254:, on May 1, 2017, at the age of 84. He is survived by his three children, Cindy Weston Winebaum (married to 415: 251: 224: 139:. Weston later sold the rights to his invention, which he called "outfitted action figures", to 440: 348: 131:; April 1, 1933 – May 1, 2017) was an American inventor and licensing agent who created the 410: 405: 8: 184: 147: 84: 290:"Stanley Weston, who conceived of G.I. Joe but reaped few financial rewards, dies at 84" 380: 196: 188: 322: 294: 218:
Weston became interested in a possible military toy line from frequent trips to an
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in New York City, as well as the military articles in the
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toy line in 1963, as well as the very concept of the
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Brooklyn
New York
Los Angeles
California
New York University
Jay Weston
Jake Winebaum
G.I. Joe
action figure
Hasbro
Leisure Concepts
Farrah Fawcett
Star Wars
Nintendo
ThunderCats
animated series
New York City
New York University
United States Army
Korean War
master's degree
licensing
merchandising
Soupy Sales
Twiggy
Army-Navy surplus store
Encyclopedia Britannica
thrift stores
paraphernalia
G.I. Joe

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