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  2. 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.

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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.

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

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    A decade later, Ruth Handler was walking along the streets of Switzerland with her 15-year-old daughter, Barbara, when they spotted Bild Lilli, a gag gift doll of sorts, in a store window ...

  6. Mattel - Wikipedia

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    Businessman Harold "Matt" Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Elliot and Ruth Handler founded Mattel as Mattel Creations in January 1945 in a garage in Los Angeles. [15] [16] The company name chosen is a portmanteau of the surname of Matson and first name of Elliot, with former chairman and CEO Bob Eckert revealing at a 2013 Christmas Day Peninsula Seniors lecture that the founders ...

  7. List of people from Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The location of the State of Colorado in the United States. This is a list of some notable people who have lived in the U.S. state of Colorado. It includes people who were born, raised, or have significant relations with the state. Coloradans have been prominent in many fields, including literature, entertainment, art, music, politics, and ...

  8. Who was Ruth Handler? Inside Rhea Perlman's time-bending ...

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    The Handlers were inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame in 1989, and Ruth Handler was inducted into the Global Business Hall of Fame in 1997. Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and ...

  9. File:Ruth Handler in 1961.jpg - Wikipedia

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