Overview
- Roger Sweet, whose dementia had worsened in recent months, died Tuesday morning at a care facility, his wife Marlene said.
- He suffered a fall earlier this year that doctors said caused two brain bleeds, leading to an ICU stay and a move to memory care.
- His wife launched a GoFundMe to cover bills exceeding $10,000 a month, costs Medicare does not cover, and donations reached nearly $94,000 including $5,000 from the Mattel Foundation.
- Sweet worked in Mattel’s Preliminary Design Department in the 1970s and 1980s and pitched He-Man after bulking up a Big Jim figure with clay to create a muscular prototype.
- The new Masters of the Universe movie is set for June 5 release, and Sweet’s widow and fans want a dedication to him and fellow early contributor Mark Taylor.