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Ruth Handler

American businesswoman

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born
1916
died
2002
age at death
85
known for
screenwriter, entrepreneur, patent inventor

1916 – 2002

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Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.

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