[1][2][3] Weston later sold the rights to his invention, which he called "outfitted action figures", to Hasbro for just $100,000.
[1] He later created his own company, Leisure Concepts, which represented and licensed products based on the likeness of Farrah Fawcett, Star Wars, and Nintendo.
He attended New York University (NYU) before enlisting to the United States Army during the Korean War.
Shortly after completing his master's degree, Weston joined a relatively new, emerging segment of the retail and entertainment industries, known as licensing and merchandising.
[1] Stanley Weston was inducted into the inaugural class of the Licensing Industry Hall of Fame for his invention to action figures and G.I.