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Jul 14, 2023 · The Barbie movie gives a nod to the doll's creator Ruth Handler. 14 July 2023. By BBC Culture,Features correspondent. Getty Images. In the new Barbie film, the doll's creator Ruth Handler...
Jan 28, 2020 · By. Mary Bellis. Updated on January 28, 2020. Ruth Handler (November 4, 1916–April 27, 2002) was an American inventor who created the iconic Barbie doll in 1959 (the doll was named after Handler's daughter Barbara). Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City.
Aug 5, 2023 · Ruth and Elliot Handler co-founded Mattel, which created some of the biggest-selling toys in American history, including Barbie dolls. (AP) Within three years, the young couple — along with their friend Harold Matson (the Matt of Mattel) — would form one of the biggest toy brands in the world.
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May 17, 2018 · American businessperson Ruth Handler (1916–2002) changed the face of the toy industry with her introduction of the Barbie doll in 1959. Co–founder of the Mattel toy company, Handler was also noted for her marketing innovations. She later went on to a successful second career in the prosthetic breast business.
Jul 21, 2023 · Ruth Handler: Sex Toys, Financial Crimes and the Origin of Barbie. Rhea Perlman plays the late entrepreneur in the new Barbie movie, but the toymaker’s actual history was not all fun and games....
Who Made America? | Innovators | Ruth Handler. 1916, Denver, CO. 2002, Los Angeles, CA. Handler paid $500,000 to become the sole sponsor of the Mickey Mouse Club -- the value of the entire...
Apr 29, 2002 · Ruth Handler, creator of the Barbie doll, one of the world's best-selling toys and one that became an icon of American popular culture, an artistic muse and a lightning rod of feminist...
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