Etch A Sketch inventor, Andre Cassagnes dies age 86 PEOPLE of all ages have paid tribute to the man whose iconic invention took up many hours of their young lives.

The inventor of the classic toy Etch A Sketch, former electrical technician Andre Cassagnes, dies in France at the age of 86.

Andre Cassagnes, inventor of the iconic and award-winning childhood drawing toy, Etch A Sketch, died on January 16 in a Paris suburb. He was 86.

The inventor of the iconic children's toy Etch A Sketch has died at age 86. According to the Toy Industry Association, André Cassagnes died in his home outside a suburb of Paris on January 16th.