Frisbee Plastics, the original molder. After learning that he could produce his own disc more cheaply, in 1955 Morrison designed a new model, the Pluto Platter, the archetype of all modern flying discs. He sold the rights to Wham-O on January 23, 1957, and in 1958 Morrison was awarded U.S. Design Patent D183,626 for his product. In June 1957, Wham-O co-founders Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin gave the disc the brand name "Frisbee" (pronounced "friz'-bee") after learning that Northeastern college students were calling the Pluto Platter by that term, which derived from the name of the Connecticut-based pie manufacturer, Frisbie
Walter "Junie" Morrison to London, England in the late 1980s and founded the Akashic record label. He wrote material recorded by Sounds of Blackness, Soul II Soul, and God's Property. Morrison produced other artists, including James Ingram, throughout the 1990s and continued to contribute to P-Funk albums, most recently in 1996. He released his most recent solo album, "When the City", on his own label Juniefunk in 2004. Morrison died on January 21, 2017, at the age of 62, in London. His death was reported the following month, but the details remained private. Walter "Junie" Morrison Walter "Junie" Morrison (1954 – January 21,