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  1. Jul 21, 2023 · Ruth and her husband Elliot Handler, with whom she founded Mattel, were the parents of two children, a daughter named Barbara and a son named Kenneth. Ruth and Elliot were actually high school ...

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  2. Aug 9, 2023 · Born Barbara Handler on May 21, 1941, Barbara is still alive and currently 82-years-old. Both of her parents were involved in the formation of Mattel; her mother Ruth and father Elliot teamed up with friend Harold Matson and built the company from their garage.

  3. Mar 11, 2024 · Getty Barbara Handler Segal, whose mother, Ruth Handler, created and named the Barbie doll after her, is surrounded by school children during a ceremony in which her hand and footprints were ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ruth_HandlerRuth Handler - Wikipedia

    Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor. ... She was the youngest of ten children. [3]

  5. Aug 2, 2024 · Fast Facts: Ruth Handler. Known For: Handler founded the toy company Mattel with her husband and invented the Barbie doll. Born: November 4, 1916 in Denver, Colorado. Parents: Jacob and Ida Mosko. Died: April 27, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. Spouse: Elliot Handler (m. 1938-2002)

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  6. Jul 26, 2023 · After giving birth to two children – Barbara and Kenneth – a Los Angeles businesswoman got to work inventing the most famous plastic lady in toy history. As Ruth Handler’s creation hits the ...

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  8. Jul 19, 2023 · But Ruth had a lifetime of making impossible things happen for herself, and as her daughter, Barbara, said in an interview, “When she thought something was important, she did not take no for an answer.” Handler was born Ruth Mosko in 1916. The youngest of 10 children, her parents were Jewish immigrants.

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