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     • As revealed in Time, Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, apparently got the idea for Barbie in 1956, when she spotted Bild Lilli, a German adult novelty toy based on a popular, rather saucy comic-strip character of the time. So, no, Barbie is not based on a real person, but her name was inspired by someone real (more on that later).
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   Is Barbie based on a real doll?

   • The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe. The figurehead of an eponymous brand that includes a range of fashion dolls and accessories, Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over six decades.

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   Why is Barbie called Barbie?

   • The new doll was named Barbie, after Handler’s daughter. By the time Barbie turned 50, in 2009, Mattel had sold more than 1 billion copies of the doll, partly by “cultivating its wholesome image,” according to TIME. But Handler acknowledged that Barbie was undeniably sexier than most American dolls of her day.

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   When did Barbie become a household name?

   • The first Barbie doll debuted at the New York toy fair in March 1959. And thanks to a revolutionary TV ad, Barbie became a household name. Handler sold 300,000 dolls in that first year, and the success only continued from there. The Handler family’s Jewish identity remained important throughout their lives.

   The Real History of Barbie: What to Know About America’s Most Famous

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   When did Barbie come out?

   • In March of 1959, Barbie Millicent Roberts (yep, Barbie's got a middle and last name) debuted at the American Toy Fair in New York. Far from being just a simple children's toy, Ruth Handler believed that Barbie's potential was much more far-reaching.

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   Was the Bild Lilli doll inspired by Mattel's 'Barbie' doll?

   • The Bild Lilli doll from 1955 appears to have served as inspiration for Mattel's "Barbie" doll. (AP: Frank Hormann) The toys were originally marketed as gag gifts for adults and sold in tobacco shops, bars and adult-themed toy stores before they became popular with kids.

   Who created the Barbie doll? The dramatic rise and fall of Ruth Handler

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   Was Barbie a woman?

   • Quickly, Barbie had become a shorthand for bimbo, for a sort of man-pleasing vapidity that Second Wave Feminists took issue with. Indeed, at a 1970 Women’s Strike for Equality march in New York, the chant became “I am not a Barbie doll”. Yet Barbie was already a working woman.

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3. www.today.com › popculture › moviesWho is Barbie in real life? The true story behind the iconic doll

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   Jul 20, 2023 · What's the appeal of the doll, just under one foot tall? And how did it all begin? Read on for the history behind Barbie, and learn how one girl inspired a toy empire.

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   Barbie. Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe.

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     From the archives: Barbie creator Ruth Handler on her life before and after the doll

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6. www.bbc.com › culture › articleThe real-life inspiration for Barbie - BBC

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   Jul 14, 2023 · Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot founded the toy company Mattel in a garage workshop in Southern California in 1945; she came up with the idea for the Barbie doll, which was launched in 1959.

7. www.harpersbazaar.com › barbie-real-historyThe real history of Barbie - Harper's BAZAAR

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   Jul 13, 2023 · Yes, Pregnant Midge. Though to many Barbie was too conventional – with her improbable proportions and origins as a doll who aspires to, essentially, marry Ken – to many she was too...

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   Aug 5, 2023 · A detailed marketing plan revealed why Barbie was struggling to cut through and when the produce was unveiled on television months later, she was marketed not as a doll but as a model for young girls.

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   Mar 9, 2015 · The precursor to the Barbie doll was not meant for children. Born in Germany in 1952, the inspiration for America’s most famous doll was a saucy high-end call girl named Lilli.

10. www.teenvogue.com › story › barbie-real-historyThe Real History of Barbie: What to Know About America’s Most ...

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    Jul 28, 2023 · The Barbie movie examines the iconic doll’s long and sometimes controversial history in American culture. Here’s some of the history that Greta Gerwig left out.