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Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler

Writer · 1916–2002 · Denver, Colorado, USA

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Biography

Ruth Handler (November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman and inventor. Best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959.

Wrote 39

2010s

  1. 2018
  2. 2017
  3. 2016
  4. 2015
  5. 2014

    Barbie and the Secret Door

    Characters

  6. 2013

    Barbie & Her Sisters in A Pony Tale

    Characters

  7. 2012
  8. 2011
  9. 2010

1980s

  1. 1987

    Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World

    Writer

  2. Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth

    Writer

Appearances3

1990s

  1. 1998

    Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour

    Self