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      • Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959, and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
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    Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959, [2] and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot , as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.

  3. Jan 28, 2020 · Handler was born Ruth Marianna Mosko on November 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado. Her parents were Jacob and Ida Mosko. She married Elliot Handler, her high school boyfriend, in 1938.

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  4. Jul 20, 2023 · Handler was born Ruth Marianna Mosko on Nov. 4, 1916 in Denver, Colorado, to Polish-Jewish immigrants, Jacob and Ida Moskowicz, per PBS. She and her husband Elliot Handler were high school...

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  5. Jul 21, 2023 · But, surprisingly, the character that inspired Mattel Inc. cofounder Ruth Handler, who’s played by Rhea Perlman in the film, to create Barbie wasn’t meant for kids at all. The doll’s origins...

  6. 4 days ago · From Small-Town Girl to Visionary Entrepreneur. Ruth Handler, the creator of the iconic Barbie doll, was born Ruth Marianna Mosko on November 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado. Her parents, Jacob and Ida Mosko, were Polish Jewish immigrants who operated a small drugstore and soda fountain.

  7. Known as ‘Barbie’s mom’, businesswoman and inventor Ruth Marianna Handler (1916-2002) is best known for co-founding Mattel, Inc. and for inventing the Barbie doll. To date, Mattel has sold over a billion Barbie dolls, and along with the boyfriend doll Ken, Barbie is one of the most famous and instantly recognisable toys in the world.

  8. Jul 21, 2023 · Perlman, best known as the sarcastic waitress Carla from Cheers, appears in the Greta Gerwig–directed film as Ruth Handler—a real-life legend in the toy business who helped turn Mattel into a ...

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