For a doll approaching retirement age—Barbie will turn 65 next year—she’s showing no signs of slowing down, despite a lengthy career as a fashion model ... the No. 1 toy in the world.

When Barbie first went on sale in 1959, she was nothing like the other dolls filling the aisles of toy ... co-created Mattel in 1945, struggled to convince people of the market for an adult ...

2002-04-28 04:00:00 PDT Los Angeles-- Ruth Handler, the entrepreneur and marketing genius who co ... doll with a tiny waist, slender hips and impressive bust, became not only a best-selling toy ...

American toy giant Mattel ... or a prosthetic limb, a doll with hearing aids and a doll without hair. The idea is to foster a multi-dimensional view of beauty and fashion helping children to ...

By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Top toy makers Hasbro and Mattel have teamed up for multi-year licensing agreements to create co-branded toys and games for their major theatrical releases ...