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Kenneth Robert Handler (March 22, 1944 – June 11, 1994) was an American screenwriter, director, and film composer. He was the son of Mattel founders Elliot Handler and Ruth Handler, creators of the Barbie and Ken doll, the latter of which is named after him. [1]
Jul 21, 2023 · Barbie creator Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot Handler, who she founded Mattel with, had two children together: a daughter named Barbara and a son named Kenneth.
Aug 15, 2023 · Despite having nothing in common with the Ken doll, Kenneth Handler — who died in 1994 at age 50 — warmed up to the idea of the Ken doll because of the joy the toy line brought to young fans.
Jul 20, 2023 · Ken, who, yes, is a Pisces, was created as a male counterpart and companion to Barbie by Ruth Handler, the inventor of the iconic mononymous fashion doll.
Ken Handler was born on March 22, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Delivery Boys (1985) and Pigeon (1974). He died on June 11, 1994 in New York, New York, USA.
Mar 11, 2024 · According to PBS, the Handlers had two children – named Barbara and Ken – and Ruth Handler was inspired to create the Barbie doll after seeing a doll that looked like an adult woman during a ...
Jul 22, 2023 · Ken (short for Kenneth Carson) hit the toy aisle as Barbie’s buyable boyfriend two years after her 1959 debut.
Ken Handler was born on 22 March 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Delivery Boys (1985) and Pigeon (1974). He died on 11 June 1994 in New York, New York, USA.
Barbie and Ken were actually BROTHER and SISTER - the children of the doll's creators, Ruth and Elliot Handler.
Ken was introduced as the male counterpart to Barbie by the American toy company Mattel in 1961. He was named after Kenneth Handler, son of Barbie creator/inventor Ruth Handler, just as Barbie was named after her daughter. Ken Handler died in 1994 of a brain tumor. [3]
