Ken Forsse, a Bellwood, Neb., native who died at 77 on March 19 at his home in Laguna Woods, Calif., advanced the field in the 1980s by inventing a plush bear that made appropriate facial ...

Ken Forsse, an inventor, author and Alchemy producer, created the toy. Worlds of Wonder distributed Teddy Ruxpin, which became a the best-selling toy in 1985 and 1986.

Ken Forsse, whose cuddly talking teddy bear marked a technological leap forward for toys in the mid-80s, has died at age 77, the Los Angeles Times reports.

CNN Money reported that Teddy Ruxpin, the animatronic toy created by Ken Forsse that told stories and talked via a cassette player in his back, is being made again for the 21st century.