When Greta Gerwig embarked upon her journey to create a story about a doll with no personality or inner life, she turned to Barbie’s history for inspiration. Mattel, Barbie’s parent company, led the ...

"Barbie," in theaters now, features a cameo from Rhea Perlman as Ruth Handler. Ruth Handler created the first Barbie doll, which went on the market in 1959. Here's what to know about the famous doll ...

As expected, the Barbie movie was chock-full of Barbies and Kens-- and even a Skipper, an Allan, and a Midge! However, one cameo fans may not have been expecting came during a climactic chase scene ...

Ruth Handler is considered the mother of the Barbie doll — and her dramatic real-life tale is more than just a toy story Mattel co-founder Ruth Handler reshaped consumer culture with the debut of ...

Without revealing too many spoilers for the "Barbie" movie, the character of Ruth Handler plays a pivotal role in Barbie's journey. Played by Rhea Perlman, Handler provides both an emotional center ...

The buzz behind Greta Gerwig's "Barbie” movie is undeniable – but this is hardly the first time the country has been swept by Barbiemania. Around 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold in 1959, her first year ...

Without Denver-born Ruth Handler, there would be no Barbie movie bringing one of America’s most famous dolls to life. While it’s indisputable that Handler invented Barbie in the 1950s, there are two ...

Margot Robbie plays Barbie in "Barbie," which is set to hit theaters Friday. But the bubblegum pink upbeat vibe the movie projects is at odds with the behind-the-scenes battle over who created Barbie.

Ruth Handler's creation of Barbie was inspired by her daughter's preference for adult-shaped dolls, leading to a revolutionary fashion doll. After her breast cancer diagnosis, Ruth Handler founded ...

Greta Gerwig’s eagerly anticipated Barbie movie is now in theaters and while the film centers around Margot Robbie’s Stereotypical Barbie as she has something of an existential crisis that leads her — ...

It was a tear-jerking moment some fans say was the true heart of 2023's blockbuster Barbie movie: The doll's creator Ruth Handler (played by Rhea Perlman), gazed into Barbie's eyes and imparted some ...