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Ruth Handler
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Amerikaans schrijfster (1916-2002)
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Ruth Handler (1916–2002) was an American screenwriter, entrepreneur, and inventor. Born Ruth Marianna Mosko in Denver, Colorado, she was a United States citizen who later resided in Denver and California. She studied at the University of Denver and the University of California, Los Angeles. Her primary fields of work included entrepreneurship, toys, and dolls.
Handler is best known for her notable work, Barbie. She was married to Elliot Handler and had two children. She spoke English and Spanish. Handler passed away in Century City, Los Angeles, from colorectal cancer. She is buried at Hillside Memorial Park.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Barbie
- Dream doll
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Writing · Denver, Colorado, USA
Ruth Handler (November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American businesswoman and inventor. Best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959.
Known for
- Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie — Self2018
- Barbie Nation: An Unauthorized Tour — Self1998
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6
- Total plays
- 22
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ruth+Handler">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,950x
- AutoDock4 and AutoDockTools4: Automated docking with selective receptor flexibility
· 2009 · cited 23,211x
- Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,908x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,989x
- Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
· 2020 · cited 14,080x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Ruth Marianna Mosko , ( 1916-11-04 ) November 4, 1916, Denver , Colorado, U.S.
- Died
- April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27) (aged 85) , Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Occupation
- President of Mattel (1945–1975)
- Notable work
- Barbie
- Spouse
- Elliot Handler ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 )
- Children
- 2, including Kenneth
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ruth
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Denver
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- Elliot Handler
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Barbie
- Image
- Ruth Handler 1961 (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- California
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1916-11-04
- date of death
- 2002-04-27
- place of burial
- Hillside Memorial Park
- cause of death
- Colorectal cancer
- name in native language
- Ruth Handler
- birth name
- Ruth Marianna Mosko
- Commons category
- Ruth Handler
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0