| 词条 | George Lerner |
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He was born in Brooklyn, New York and worked during his lifetime as an artist, graphic designer and model maker.[2] Just before 1950, he designed and produced a first generation set of plastic face pieces. The push pin shaped noses, ears, eyes, and mouth parts could be pushed into fruits or vegetables to transform the food into playmates.[3] The toy did not take off at first because post-World War II consumers didn't like the idea of wasting food by playing with it.[4] Lerner finally sold the toy for $5,000, to a cereal company. The toys were planned to be a premium giveaway in cereal boxes. But when Lerner found a better deal offered by toy manufacturer Hassenfeld Brothers (now Hasbro), Lerner and the manufacturer bought the rights back for $7000.[5] HasBro officially named the toy, Mr. Potato Head.[6] In 1964 and 1975 George Lerner’s original designs got their plastic head and size upgrades respectively, in order to comply with government issued safety regulations.[7] Lerner was also an inventor and made furniture and other toys. Lerner died in 1995. References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewoftheweek.net/2012/02/22/jews-of-the-week-george-lerner-the-hassenfeld-brothers/|title=Jews of the Week: George Lerner & The Hassenfeld Brothers {{!}} Jew of the Week|last=Week|first=Jew of the|access-date=2017-08-28}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lerner, George}}{{US-business-bio-1920s-stub}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://classroom.synonym.com/toy-invented-george-lerner-9396.html|title=The Toy Invented by George Lerner {{!}} Synonym|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}} 3. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/18/mf.mr.potato.evolution/index.html|title=Evolution of Mr. Potato Head|last=Floss|first=By Megan Wilde, Mental|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://classroom.synonym.com/toy-invented-george-lerner-9396.html|title=The Toy Invented by George Lerner {{!}} Synonym|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.jewoftheweek.net/2012/02/22/jews-of-the-week-george-lerner-the-hassenfeld-brothers/ | title=Jews of the Week: George Lerner & The Hassenfeld Brother | accessdate=2013-12-07}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/03/18/mf.mr.potato.evolution/index.html|title=Evolution of Mr. Potato Head|last=Floss|first=By Megan Wilde, Mental|access-date=2018-08-14|language=en}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.k-nini.com/george-lerner-and-mr-potato-head/|title=GEORGE LERNER AND MR. POTATO HEAD|date=21 July 2015|accessdate=21 July 2015}} 6 : Toy inventors|1922 births|American people of Romanian-Jewish descent|1995 deaths|20th-century American businesspeople|20th-century American inventors |
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