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Isadore Elliot Handler (April 9, 1916 – July 21, 2011) was an American inventor, business magnate, and the co-founder of Mattel. With his wife, Ruth Handler , he developed some of the biggest-selling toys in American history, including Barbie , Chatty Cathy , Creepy Crawlers , and Hot Wheels .
Kiddles were made of soft vinyl with painted facial features and rooted, brushable hair. The first, second, and third series (called "bigger bodies" by collectors) ranged from 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches to 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches, while the Skediddle Kiddles were 4 inches tall and had a special mechanism inside the body which allowed them to walk, wave, and ride vehicles with the push of a child's hand. [3]
In 1945, husband and wife, Ruth and Elliot Handler, teamed up with Harold “Matt” Matson to collaborate on innovative toys for children. When it came to naming the company, they decided to ...
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.
The Handlers had two children: daughter Barbara, born in 1941, and son Kenneth, born in 1944. Handler and her husband Elliot founded their toy company, Mattel, in 1945.
Chatty Cathy was a pull-string "talking" doll originally created by Ruth and Elliot Handler and manufactured by the Mattel toy company from 1959 to 1965. The doll was first released in stores and appeared in television commercials beginning in 1960, with a suggested retail price of $18.00, though usually priced under $10.00 in catalog advertisements.
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 ...