The inventor of the hugely popular Etch A Sketch drawing toy, Andre Cassagnes, has died at the age of 86.

His death comes more than half a century after his creation first went on sale.

Mr Cassagnes was an electrical technician when he developed the toy in the 1950s, which enables users to draw and then erase pictures on its grey screen an infinite number of times.

More than 100 million of the devices have been sold around the world.

He died in Paris on January 16, according to US toy company Ohio Art.

The American Toy Industry Association named Etch A Sketch as one of the most memorable toys of the 20th century.