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Ginnie Hofmann (September 30, 1920 – December 29, 2014) was an American artist and illustrator most noted for her illustrations in the Joy of Cooking and her paper dolls in Betsy McCall magazine. Early years
Tonner Doll had the licensing rights to design and develop dolls based on many American television, cinema, comic book, and video game franchises. [ 4 ] Since the 1995 issue of the Betsy McCall doll, Tonner Doll had gained the merchandising rights for characters in films like 1997's Titanic ( Kate Winslet ) and 1999's Star Wars: Episode I ...
From June 1949 until her death in November 1962, Eleanor Roosevelt wrote a McCall's column, "If You Ask Me". The former First Lady gave brief answers to questions sent into the magazine. [1] Starting in May 1951, and lasting until at least 1995, [2] Betsy McCall paper dolls were printed in most issues. Children could cut out the printed dolls ...
Dressing and packing dolls at Paragon Manufacturing Company in Easthampton, Massachusetts (1937). The American Doll and Toy Corporation was established in 1919 by Russian Jewish immigrant brothers Jacob and Max Brock, and their partner Ed Schaefaer, with many of the Brock relatives occupying key positions at the company.
Betsy Wetsy was a "drink-and-wet" doll originally issued by the Ideal Toy Company of New York in 1937. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was one of the most popular dolls of its kind in the Post–World War II baby boom era.
1 Betsy McCall. 2 comments. 2 Changes Made in 2009. 4 comments. 3 Better Sources. 6 comments. 4 Background. 1 comment. 5 Mad Magazine. 1 comment. Toggle the table of ...
Ideal, via the Betsy Wetsy doll, was also one of the first doll manufacturers to produce an African American version of a popular doll. [32] In 2003, the Toy Industry Association named Betsy Wetsy to its Century of Toys List, a compilation commemorating the 100 most memorable and most creative toys of the 20th century.
In 1929, McCall's Corporation purchased two short story magazines. [6] Blue Book had its name modified to Bluebook and remained a short story magazine until McCall's discontinued publication in 1956. [7] Red Book had its name modified to Redbook and evolved into a general interest magazine that published fiction and nonfiction. [8]