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Upon her return to the United States, Handler redesigned the doll (with help from local inventor-designer Jack Ryan) and the doll was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler's daughter Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York City on March 9, 1959. [8] This date is also used as Barbie's official birthday.
Barbara Millicent "Barbie" Roberts (1959–present): A blonde-haired and blue-eyed doll who was born in the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. [2] [3] According to eponymous Random House books published in the 1960s, the character's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
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.
The original Barbie, full name Barbara "Barbie" Millicent Rogers, was a 19-year-old fashion model doll. As “Barbie” denotes, part of the doll’s appeal was that she was decidedly not a baby doll.
Barbie’s story began in 1959 when creator Ruth Handler noticed that her young daughter liked to give her paper dolls adult clothing and careers. In response, she designed Barbie (formally ...
In February 2006, however, a revamped version of the Ken doll was launched, though it was stated that his relationship with Barbie was still purely platonic. [6] [7] In 2011, Mattel launched a massive campaign for Ken to win Barbie's affections back. [8] The pair officially reunited on Valentine's Day 2011. [9]
It's a Barbie world and we're all living in it!As the release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie draws closer, fans are eagerly anticipating getting a look inside Barbie Land -- and what happens when the ...
Margaret "Midge" Hadley Sherwood is a doll character in the Barbie line of toys by Mattel that was first released in 1963. She was marketed as Barbie's best friend. Although created at the same time as Skipper, [1] Midge was re-introduced in 1988 as part of the play line, though two vintage reproduction dolls were made specifically for collectors in 1993 and 1998.