Tenacious Promoter of a Dream

By MICHAEL JANOFSKY
Published: February 10, 1993

The mood was upbeat the other day at the opening of the American International Toy Fair in New York. Strange beings posed for pictures outside the Toy Center on Fifth Avenue. Movie stars promoted a film and related toy products. ...


A version of this article appeared in print on February 10, 1993, on page D5 of the New York edition. The online version omits a photo of Karen J. Fried with the game she invented, developed, and marketed.