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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Valerie J. Nelson / The Bulletin
February 5, 2009
Hans Beck, the German inventor of Playmobil toys, sturdy action figures designed to encourage imaginative play that quickly became a success after their 1974 debut, has died. He was 79.
Beck died Friday near Lake Constance in southern Germany, where he moved after retiring in 1998, a Playmobil....
