Barbie — and the doll's creator, Ruth Handler — are both having a moment. The company Handler co-created, Mattel, and the toys it manufactured are all household names, but Ruth's story isn't as well ...

(CNN) — If you’re one of many who go to a cool movie theater this weekend to catch a screening of “Barbie” (or perhaps, a double-header of “Barbenheimer”), you’ll almost certainly wonder about the ...

Mattel's Midge doll may have failed in the 1960s because she was "less glamorous" than Barbie, Ruth Handler once said. Midge had the same body shape as Barbie but a "much more girl-next-doorish" look, ...

Barbie may be eligible for Medicare, but the iconic doll remains forever young. The 11-inch doll with a blonde ponytail made its debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City on March 9, 1959, ...

The fictional Ruth Handler jokes in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" about getting in trouble with the IRS. The real-life Handler was indicted for conspiracy and making false financial statements to the SEC.

Barbie is not who we think she is. For nearly seven decades, Mattel has sold Barbie as a true original: a revolutionary and empowering alternative to the baby dolls before her. In her new book, ...

LOS ANGELES - Ruth Handler, who created Barbie, the world's most popular doll, has died. She was 85. Handler, who also co-founded the Mattel toy company, died at Century City Hospital on Saturday ...