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2. The story behind the real-life inspiration for Barbie - AOL

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   The buzz behind Greta Gerwig's "Barbie” movie is undeniable – but this is hardly the first time the country has been swept by Barbiemania. Around 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold in 1959, her ...

3. Barbie - Wikipedia

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   Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe.

4. Ruth Handler - Wikipedia

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   Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate 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.

5. Who was Ruth Handler? The story behind Barbie’s ... - AOL

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   If you’re one of many who go to a cool movie theater this weekend to catch a screening of “Barbie” (or perhaps, a double-header of “Barbenheimer”), you’ll almost certainly wonder about ...

6. The Unbelievable Story of Barbie's Creator, Ruth Handler - AOL

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   This summer's 'Barbie' was created by Greta Gerwig, but Ruth Handler is the woman who started it all.

7. Barbie (film) - Wikipedia

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   Barbie [a] is a 2023 fantasy comedy film directed by Greta Gerwig from a screenplay she wrote with Noah Baumbach.Based on the fashion dolls by Mattel, it is the first live-action Barbie film after numerous animated films and specials.

8. Unauthorized Barbie doc recounts the secret history of the ...

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   After all, as the documentary points out, one of the inspirations behind Barbie was a German "call girl" doll named Lilli. Ruth Handler created the pop culture juggernaut known as Barbie.

9. Ken (doll) - Wikipedia

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   Billy Flanigan appeared as Ken in "Disney’s Magical World of Barbie". [81] René Dif appeared as Ken in the music video for Aqua's "Barbie Girl". Ken appeared in the Toy Story films from Pixar from Toy Story 2 onward.