Don Poynter was born on 14 May 1925 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Mummynappers (1965) and What's My Line? (1950). He died on 13 August 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Invented whiskey-flavored toothpaste in 1954. Other novelty inventions include the first talking toilet seat, the first basketball backboard for a wastebasket, Uncle Fester's Mystery Light Bulb (featured on the "Addams Family" show and which could light up in your hand or mouth), the Jayne Mansfield hot water bottle (which aired on Jack Parr's TV show), "The Thing" coin box featured on the "Addams Family" TV show (14 million sold), and crossword-puzzle toilet tissue.