Historical records matching Ruth Marianne Handler
view all 14
Immediate Family
-
husband
-
daughter
-
mother
-
father
-
sister
-
brother
-
sister
-
brother
-
sister
-
brother
-
brother
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).
view all
Ruth Marianne Handler's Timeline
1916 |
November 4, 1916
|
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, 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
|
|
2002 |
April 27, 2002
Age 85
|
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
|