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1. time.com › 6296386The History Behind Barbie's Ken | TIME

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   Jul 20, 2023 · Ken, who, yes, is a Pisces, was created as a male counterpart and companion to Barbie by Ruth Handler, the inventor of the iconic mononymous fashion doll. (She also founded and ran Mattel until...

2. www.thelist.com › 1359578Weird Things Everyone Ignores About Barbie And Ken's ...

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   Aug 7, 2023 · Ken's creator, Ruth Handler, envisioned Barbie's boyfriend with a penis — or at least a "little bump" to suggest the presence of one. But that was a step too far in the eyes of Mattel executives. Handler told BBC in 1997, "It was a conscious decision to make the Ken doll without genitals.

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4. heavy.com › news › ruth-handler-real-story-barbieRuth Handler Real Story: Daughter Barbara & Son Ken - Heavy.com

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Ruth Handler Named the ‘Barbie’ Doll After Her Daughter Barbara & the ‘Ken’ Doll After Her Son, Ken. Getty Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and inventor of the Barbie Doll, displays...

5. time.com › 6293762What to Know About Ruth Handler, the Creator of Barbie | TIME

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   Jul 21, 2023 · Fans clamored for Barbie to have a boyfriend, so Ken (named for Handler’s son) was introduced in 1961. Barbie eventually transitioned from a fashion doll who just played dress-up into a career...

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6. www.businessinsider.com › barbie-and-kenBarbie and Ken Relationship Timeline - Business Insider

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   Nov 1, 2018 · From Mattel's lore, he is named after founders Ruth and Elliot Handler's son, Ken, and met Barbie on the set of their first television commercial together, where it was love at first sight.

7. www.today.com › popculture › moviesWho Was Ruth Handler? Inside Rhea Handler's 'Barbie' Role - TODAY

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   Jul 25, 2023 · She married her high school boyfriend, Elliot Handler, and moved with him to Los Angeles in 1938. The Handlers had two children: daughter Barbara, born in 1941, and son Kenneth, born in 1944....

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   Who is Getty Ruth Handler?

   • Here’s what you need to know: Getty Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and inventor of the Barbie Doll, displays the special 40th Anniversary Barbie at a press conference 07 February in New York City. According to a biography for her by PBS, Ruth Moskowicz “was born into a family of Russian Jewish immigrants in Denver, Colorado in 1916.

   Ruth Handler Real Story: Daughter Barbara & Son Ken - Heavy.com

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   Who is Ruth Handler?

   • Ruth Handler Is the Key to Barbie. What To Know About the Doll’s Controversial Founder Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and inventor of the Barbie Doll, displays the special 40th Anniversary Barbie at a 1999 press conference in New York City. Matt Campbell/AFP via Getty Images

   What to Know About Ruth Handler, the Creator of Barbie | TIME

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   Who plays Ruth Handler in 'Barbie' movie?

   • The character of Ruth Handler is featured in the new movie “Barbie,” and she is described as the inventor of the Barbie doll, having named the famous toy after her own daughter, Barbara Handler Segal. In the “Barbie” movie, Handler is played by Rhea Perlman, and she has a sit down with Barbie’s character, played by Margot Robbie.

   Ruth Handler Real Story: Daughter Barbara & Son Ken - Heavy.com

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   What did Ruth Handler say about Barbie?

   • In her 1994 autobiography, Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story, Handler wrote (via NYT): ''My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.''

   Barbie ending and Ruth Handler's real story, explained - Digital Spy

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   Who is Barbie inventor Ruth Handler?

   • As we mentioned, Barbie inventor Ruth Handler is a key piece in Greta Gerwig's movie, both as the character to grant Barbie's last wish in the ending, and as an inspiration for many other aspects of the story. The relationship between Gloria and her daughter Sasha is based on Handler and her daughter Barbara, after whom Barbie is named.

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   How many children did Ruth Handler have?

   • According to PBS, the Handlers had two children – named Barbara and Ken – and Ruth Handler was inspired to create the Barbie doll after seeing a doll that looked like an adult woman during a trip to Europe. At that time, most girls played with baby dolls, the site reported. By the 1960s, Mattel was worth $10 million, PBS reported.

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9. www.digitalspy.com › movies › a44513939Barbie ending and Ruth Handler's real story, explained

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   Sep 12, 2023 · Co-written by Gerwig and her partner Noah Baumbach (White Noise), Barbie follows Margot Robbie's Barbie as she starts feeling uneasy about her life at forever-happy-and-perfect Barbieland, so she...