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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.
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 ...
As Ruth Handler’s creation hits the big screen, Amanda Whiting digs into the remarkable life of one of America’s unheralded pioneers. After giving birth to two children – Barbara and Kenneth ...
Barbie creator Ruth Handler with an assortment of Barbie and Mattel products (1961) Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants.
The real-life Ruth Handler was, of course, the legendary creator of Barbie herself. Though Handler passed away in 2002, her legacy lives on through her famous doll, which has kept pace with ...
Kenneth Robert Handler (March 22, 1944 – June 11, 1994) was an American screenwriter, director, and film composer. He was the son of Mattel founders Elliot Handler and Ruth Handler, creators of the Barbie and Ken doll, the latter of which is named after him. [1] He directed Delivery Boys and A Place Without Parents.
This summer's 'Barbie' was created by Greta Gerwig, but Ruth Handler is the woman who started it all.
With Barbie’s creator as an unorthodox guide, Barbie eclipses its box. Here’s what we know about Ruth Handler—and why her influence on the 'Barbie' film matters. 'Barbie,' or Ruth Handler ...