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George Lerner
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George Lerner (1922–1995) was an American inventor known for inventing the toy Mr. Potato Head.
Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York and worked during his lifetime as an artist, graphic designer, and model maker. In 1949, 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. 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. Lerner finally sold the toy for 7,000. Hasbro officially named the toy, Mr. Potato Head.
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.
Lerner died in 1995.
Lerner was Jewish, and was of Romanian-Jewish descent.
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