In 1945, Ruth and Elliot Handler, along with their friend Harold “Matt” Matson, co-founded a toy company named Mattel.

Ruth is credited with bringing the Barbie lineup to life, while Elliot built Hot Wheels so that boys would also have a toy of their own. Elliot Handler was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 9 ...

Robert Mora/Getty Images The 3,200-square-foot Century City residence was purchased from the real Barbie herself—Barbara Handler Segal, daughter of Mattel cofounders Ruth and Elliot Handler—by ...

The company is based in southern California. Cofounder Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot introduced the doll with the help of Ruth's husband. Paper dolls were being played with by Barbara Handler ...

Handler was born Ruth Musko on November 4, 1916, in Denver, Colorado — she was one of ten children, according to the Los Angeles Times. She married her high school boyfriend Elliot Handler in 1938.

The brainchild of Ruth Mosko Handler, who founded the Mattel toy company with her husband, Elliot, Barbie debuted in 1959. According to the Jewish Women’s Archive, Handler, who died in 2002 ...

They found success and named their company Mattel, a combination of Matt and Elliot’s names. In 1946, Matson sold his share and Ruth Handler became the first president of Mattel. The company ...

Roth MKM analyst Eric Handler maintained a Hold rating on Mattel (MAT – Research Report) today and set a price target of $21.00. The ...

The company was founded by Elliot Handler, Ruth Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945 and is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

Since Greta Gerwig's brilliant "Barbie" movie came in July 2023, countless people have continued revisiting their own fond ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...