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Ruth Marianne Handler (Mosko)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States
Death: April 27, 2002 (85)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States (Complications of surgery for colon cancer)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Jacob Mosko and Sarah Ida Mosko
Wife of Elliot Handler
Mother of Barbara Joyce Segal and Kenneth Robert Handler
Sister of Sara Mosko; Reuben Mosko; Lillian Loeb; Louis Mosko; Doris Paul and 4 others

Occupation: Creator of Barbie at Mattel
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Historical records matching Ruth Marianne Handler

Ruth Mosko Handler in MyHeritage family trees (Oppenheimer)
Ruth Handler (born Mosko) in MyHeritage family trees (Cohn & Blatt Web Site)
Ruth Marianne Handler in Compilation of Famous Artists
Ruth Marianne Handler in Massachusetts, Boston Obituaries
Ruth Marianne Handler in 1950 United States Federal Census
Ruth Marianne Handler in Famous People Throughout History
Ruth Marianne Handler in Idaho Newspapers, 1894-2009
Ruth Marianne Handler in Utah Newspapers, 1850-2003
Ruth Marianne Handler in Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009
Ruth Marianne Handler in Ohio Newspapers, 1793-2009
Ruth Handler (born Mosko) in MyHeritage family trees (Tucker Web Site)
Ruth Marianne Handler in Ohio, Lucas County Obituaries
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About Ruth Marianne Handler

She was the co-founder and President of Mattel, Inc. She is most well known for creating the Barbie doll.

It is said that she got the idea for Barbie from an already known German comic character named Bild Lilli (which she later bought the rights for).

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Ruth Marianne Handler's Timeline

1916
November 4, 1916
Birth of Ruth Marianne Handler
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, United States
1941
May 21, 1941
Birth of Barbara Joyce Segal
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
1944
March 22, 1944
Birth of Kenneth Robert Handler
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
2002
April 27, 2002
Age 85
Death of Ruth Marianne Handler
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
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