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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.
Barbie has three younger sisters: Skipper, Stacie and Chelsea. [ 5] Mattel describes Barbie as strong, confident and always willing to help her siblings. [ 6] Kenneth Sean "Ken" Carson (1961–1967, 1969–present): Barbie's male counterpart and former boyfriend as well as the second character added to the line.
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. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and ...
The detached retina was caused by a cancerous tumor that had wrapped around Hensley’s optic nerve. She was diagnosed with ocular melanoma that began when the freckle in the back of her eye ...
Barbie Dreamtopia, [ 1][ 2] Barbie: Dreamtopia[ 3] or simply Dreamtopia, (stylized as Barbie DREAMTOPIA) is a web-based children's media franchise created by Julia Pistor for Mattel Television which was active from 14 January 2016 to 21 October 2021. Dreamtopia was originally produced by Israeli animation studio Snowball Studios [ 4][ 5] with ...
Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie takes "a retrospective look at the doll’s unexpected origins and what she represents today — part fashion icon, part lightning rod. It included interviews with Gloria Steinem, Roxane Gay, Peggy Orenstein, Mattel insiders, cultural historians, and others and feature newly discovered footage and unprecedented access to the inner workings of Mattel during ...
A sewing machine is a machine used to sew fabric and materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. Since the invention of the first sewing machine, generally considered to have been the work of Englishman Thomas ...
Barbie in Rock 'N Royals (2015) This 30th film entry and the second of 3 modern film takes on Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper is an upbeat modern musical film starring Barbie in a dual role of Princess Courtney and famous rock star, Erika Juno.