Ruth Handler bought the doll, returned to America, and showed it to Mattel designers. And on March 9, 1959, Mattel introduced their new doll, Barbie, a teenage fashion model, at the American Toy ...

Ruth saw her as a blueprint for Barbie. An adult female doll for children was so novel that Mattel’s designers and even Ruth’s husband dismissed the idea, saying that mothers would never buy ...

Behind the Scenes At Mattel: See How Barbie Is Created Barbie has courted controversy since her birth. Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute ...

His wife, Ruth, created Barbie in 1959 and served as the company’s first president from 1945 to 1975. The Handlers both left Mattel under unfortunate circumstances in 1975, however their ...

In 1956, there were baby dolls for little girls to play with. but the idea of an eleven-and-a-half inch tall grown women with ...

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Aaliyah has joined the hallowed halls of legendary singers immortalized in Barbie form by doll maker Mattel. The collectible Barbie, which celebrates the artist’s enduring influence on music ...