Ruth Handler is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and serving as the first president of Mattel, a company she co-founded with her husband Elliot Handler, from 1945 to 1973.

In 1938, she married Elliot Handler, a young artist, and entrepreneur. Together, they moved to Los Angeles, where they ...

Mattel was founded by Elliot Handler, his wife Ruth Handler and Harold Matson in 1945. Elliot Handler served in the U.S. Army during World War II. The name was created by taking “Matt” from ...

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 ...

In 1968, the company Elliot Handler co-founded was largely known for making toys for girls. (His first name makes up the second half of the portmanteau Mattel, Harold "Matt" Matson constituting ...

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