Handler is credited as "the mother of Barbie," after coming up with the doll, inspired by watching her daughter, Barbara, play as a little girl. "I discovered something very important: They were ...

But Handler’s breezy claim to have been the mother of Barbie had its own dark side. The doll she cited as inspiration was one called “Lilli,” a German toy that was in fact based on a cartoon ...

Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler reshaped consumer culture with the debut of Barbie in 1959. The role-model doll is one of the most popular toys in history, while Handler, daughter of immigrants ...

Perlman’s gentle and encouraging character doesn’t immediately identify herself, but somehow knows Barbie’s name before the living doll sets off once again. At the end of the film, ...

Wearing a black and white zebra-print swimming costume, shoppers could buy either a blonde or brunette version of the doll. Barbie was invented by American business woman, and mother, Ruth Handler.

He-Man may be getting his live-action film in Masters of the Universe, but She-Ra isn’t doing too shabby either. In a People ...

The concept of a Black Barbie doll was first floated at Mattel almost ... s “spectacular” style and learning how to sew from her mother and grandmother, per the Greenville News.

“My mother told me when I was little I would sit for hours in the corner playing with Barbie dolls.” She’s passed the love of Barbie to her daughter, Susan Fancsali. “I love that she is ...

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She’s got a very long name -- “Barbie Signature Diwali Doll By Anita Dongre Wearing Festival ... should be embraced,” Grace sums up. The mother of an 11-year-old and 14-year-old, she adds ...

Barbie is more than just a doll. The brand does $1 billion in sales ... I make a hasty retreat as the mother begins to look around for the idiot who started playing “Let It Go” in the toy ...