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Businessman Harold "Matt" Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Elliot and Ruth Handler founded Mattel as Mattel Creations in January 1945 in a garage in Los Angeles. [15] [16] The company name chosen is a portmanteau of the surname of Matson and first name of Elliot, with former chairman and CEO Bob Eckert revealing at a 2013 Christmas Day Peninsula Seniors lecture that the founders ...
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor.She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 [2] 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.
H-E-B – Howard Edward Butt (founder's son; turned the family grocery store into a supermarket chain) H. J. Heinz Company – Henry John Heinz H.K. Porter, Inc. – Henry Kirke Porter
Founder of retailer Wal-Mart. Inducted, 2011 56 Donald F. Duncan, Sr. (1892-1971) Founder of the Duncan Toys Company. 57 Al Verrecchia (1943-) CEO of Hasbro. Inducted, 2012 58 Frederick August Otto Schwarz (1836-1911) Founder of toy retailer FAO Schwarz. 59 Arnie Rubin Founder of Funrise Toy Corporation. Inducted, 2013 60 Russell Berrie (1933-2002)
John Rodman Paul (April 18, 1893 – May 6, 1971) was an American virologist whose research focused on the spread of polio and the development of treatments for the disease. Life and achievements [ edit ]
Stephen David Hassenfeld (January 19, 1942 – June 25, 1989) was an American businessman best known for being the chairman and chief executive officer of Hasbro from 1980 until 1989.
Mattel Films is the film production division of Mattel originally formed on October 16, 2013, as Mattel Playground Productions as part of Mattel Global Brands, a unified media structural and strategy unit. [1]
After DC Universe Classics ceased production in 2014, Mattel unveiled figures from the successor line, DC Multiverse, at San-Diego Comic-Con 2015. [1] Unlike the previous line, which primarily focused on comic iterations of the character, it was announced that Multiverse would mix classic comic designs with other media based on DC's characters, such as their films, TV shows and video games.