Walter Frederick Morrison conceived and developed his aerodynamic plastic disc in the 1950s, and hundreds of millions have been sold worldwide since. As many homes have Frisbees as any other device ever invented. In 1954, Fred bought more of the Saucers from the original molders to sell at local fairs, but soon found he could produce his own disc more cheaply. Lucile died in 1987. Terrible,” he told the Press-Enterprise of Riverside in 2007. Morrison was preceded in death by his wife. Walter Frederick Morrison married Leila Allen. This is an undated family handout photo of Ed Headrick who died Monday, Aug. 12, 2002, at his home in La Selva Beach, Calif. Morrison was the son of Dr. Walter F. Morrison, an optometrist practicing in Richfield, Utah. Morrison and his wife, Lucile Nay Morrison, had a son and two daughters.
| Age 90. “That’s where we learned we could sell these things, because people ate them up.”. ...", "On one of my visits to Monroe, I had previously arranged for a Japanese camera crew to meet Walt in Elsinore. [7] Morrison died in his home at the age of 90 on February 9, 2010. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [5] Morrison detailed, in a 2007 interview, "That got the wheels turning, because you could buy a cake pan for five cents, and if people on the beach were willing to pay a quarter for it, well—there was a business. Walter Fredrick Morrison, whose post-World War II invention of a “flying” plastic disc became an American recreational icon known as the Frisbee, has died. "He was an entrepreneur. Morrison was born Jan. 23, 1920, in Richfield, Utah, and moved to California at age 11. Read more. In 1937, he and his girlfriend and future wife, Lucile, began tossing a large popcorn can lid back and forth for fun during a Thanksgiving party. In 1946, Morrison sketched out a design (called the Whirlo-Way) for the world's first flying disc. Februar 2010 in Monroe, Utah) war ein US-amerikanischer Erfinder und Unternehmer, der für seine Erfindung des Frisbee bekannt wurde.. Morrison kam 1920 als Sohn von Walter Florian Morrison (1896–1966) und Vera Leona (geb. Walt, whereever your stiring things up these days, this toss is for you! Relatives of Walter Frederick Morrison. He would hawk the discs at local fairs and eventually attracted Wham-O Manufacturing, the company that bought the rights to Morrison's plastic discs. He was 90. “We are forever thankful for his invention of the Frisbee Disc and his ongoing partnership with Wham-O for over 50 years.”. McIff is from Richfield, Morrison's original hometown. Walter Florian Morrison: Birthdate: April 1896: Death: Immediate Family: Son of Walter William Morrison and Christina Sellers Husband of Leona Christiansen Father of Walter Frederick Morrison Brother of Cleo Emery Morrison; Scott Sellers Morrison; Madeliene Morrison; Virginia Morrison and Ione Ophof. Walter Frederick Morrison conceived and developed his aerodynamic plastic disc in the 1950s, and hundreds of millions have been sold worldwide since. Nach der Scheidung im März 1969 heiratete das Paar am 3. The Japanese love ultimate frisbee and were fascinated with the fact that the inventor of the frisbee still lived on his own in his late eighties. Kennedy says Wham-O adopted the name "Frisbee" because that's what college students in New England were calling the Pluto Platters. They soon discovered that Mrs. Morrison… McIff is from Richfield, Morrison's original hometown. January 23, 1920 - February 9, 2010 In 1955, after further improvement of his design, Morrison began producing a new disc, which he called the Pluto Platter. He passed away on 7 Apr 2010 in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, USA.