Ruth Handler

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American businesswoman

United States WritersLived 1916 to 2002 · aged 85

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Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 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.

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1967Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

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SpouseElliot Handler

ChildKenneth Handler

ChildBarbara Handler

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Veena SoodAlso in Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World (1987)

Lucille BallAlso won Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

Dinah ShoreAlso won Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

Anaïs NinAlso won Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

Lotte LehmannAlso won Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

Carol BurnettAlso won Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup

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