"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 ...

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 ...

16 fun, surprising, and slightly bonkers facts we learned about the Barbie inventor and Mattel cofounder at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library CAMBRIDGE — Since 1959, Barbie has had more than 200 careers, ...

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 ...

Barbie’s grown-up female features stunned the doubtful male-run toy-industry establishment. Yet Barbie proved one of the most successful toys – one of the most successful consumer products – in ...

"I resonated more with 'Barbarella,' or maybe 'Barb Wire,' than Barbie," she joked Charley Gallay/Getty; Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Pamela Anderson is a longtime Barbie girl.

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for the new “Barbie” movie. If you’re one of many who go to a cool movie theater this weekend to catch a screening of “Barbie” (or perhaps, a ...

As told in Tarpley Hitt’s rollicking “Barbieland,” the rise of America’s doll alter ego is much messier and more interesting ...

(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 ...