The Chicago-based toy designer also had a hand in creating Lite-Brite and Mouse Trap. It wasn’t all fun and games.

Famed toy creator Burt Meyer has died at the age of 99. His inventions included the beloved light board Lite-Brite, the board ...

Burt Meyer, the inventive mind behind some of America's most iconic toys, has died at the age of 99. A rep for the ...

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Brite, Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and many iconic board games has died at the age of 99 after a life of adventure and bringing ...

The creator of some of the most beloved toys and games, including Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and Brite-Lite, has died, ...

Starting in the 1960s, he collaborated on the designs of classic toys like Mouse Trap, Toss Across and Mr. Machine.