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Isadore Elliot Handler

Also Known As: "Izzy", "Elliot"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
Death: July 21, 2011 (95)
Century City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States (heart failure)
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel B Handler and Freida Handler
Husband of Ruth Marianne Handler
Father of Barbara Joyce Segal and Kenneth Robert Handler
Brother of Albert Handler; Sarah Sylvia Rubin and Sidney Handler

Occupation: Founder, Mattel
Managed by: Private User
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About Elliot Handler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliot_Handler

Isadore Elliot Handler cofounded Mattel, Inc. which was named after Handler and his business partner Harold Matson. His wife, Ruth Mosko Handler, took over Matson's role when the Handlers bought out his share in the late 1940s.

Handler had a direct hand in the production of two Mattel product lines, Liddle Kiddles and Hot Wheels. Kiddles, introduced in 1966, were a great success and continued to be produced in different versions until the early 1970s. Hot Wheels was introduced in 1968 and is still in production today.

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Elliot Handler's Timeline

1916
April 9, 1916
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
1941
May 21, 1941
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
1944
March 22, 1944
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
2011
July 21, 2011
Age 95
Century City, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States