Walter Diemer Walter Diemer Walter E. Diemer (January 8, 1904 – January 8, 1998) was an accountant and inventor of bubble gum. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Diemer was working as an accountant at Fleer in 1926 when the company president sought to cut costs by making their own gum base. The company's founder, Frank Henry Fleer, had previously made a batch of bubble gum in 1906 which he called "Blibber Blubber", but it was too sticky and easily broke. Ultimately, the "Bubble Gum" used nowadays was eventually invented in 1996, in Wisconsin and has remained his greatest achievement. Although an
The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight production due to him and DePatie breaking up their studio and returned to Warner Bros. Many of the characters' voices on this special (saving the silent Panther himself) were done by Frank Welker, Brian Cummings, Marilyn Schreffler and Hal Smith. The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight is an animated Valentine's Day special starring "The Pink Panther" which premiered on ABC on February 14, 1981. This would be David H. DePatie's first and only solo work on "The Pink Panther" without Friz Freleng, the final new "Pink Panther" production by DePatie