PASSAGE 1723)The Barbie Doll, introduced in 1959, has a back story: Barbie’s real name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, named after creator Ruth Handler’s real-life daughter. Handler reportedly came up with the idea for a three-dimensional fashion doll while watching her daughter play with paper dolls that she gave various careers. Barbie was the first doll to have aspirational careers — more than 150 in all — including politician, astronaut and rock star. Barbie’s boyfriend, the Ken Doll, debuted in 1961 and is named after Ruth Handler’s real-life son Ken.Barbies official hometown is the fictional Willows, Wisconsin.As of 2014, there had been six US presidential candidate versions of the Barbie Doll, starting in 1992 and continuing for the next five elections.Since the Barbie Doll’s initial production by Mattel in 1959, the toy has remained a best-seller. In its first year, about 300,000 of the dolls were sold. As of 2014, Barbie was available in more than 150 countries, with a doll being bought an estimated once every three seconds worldwide.
Posted on: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 23:35:28 +0000
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