Cartoonist Joseph D. Oriolo, who created the lovable Casper the Friendly Ghost to allay his daughter`s fear of the dark, has died, his family said Thursday. He was 72. Mr. Oriolo, a 53-year veteran… ...

Stanley Kay, 64, of Port Murray, Warren County, N.J., creator of the Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoon character, died Sunday in Hackettstown (N.J.) Community Hospital. He was the husband of Isabel… ...