Ruth Handler and her husband Elliot, founded the toy company Mattel, Inc in Inspired by watching her daughter play with make-believe paper dolls of adult women, Handler realized there was an important niche in the market for a toy that allowed little girls to imagine the future. Originally marketed as a racy gag gift that men could buy in tobacco shops, the Lilli doll later became extremely popular with children. Mattel bought the rights to Lilli, and Handler created her own version. Handler always saw Barbie as a reflection of the times, with the first doll mimicking the glamour of s stars such as Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe. In its first year, , Barbie dolls were sold. Over the span of her existence, Barbie has had over careers. She broke the plastic ceiling when she went to the moon in , four years before Neil Armstrong. Since then, she has been everything from a doctor to a paleontologist to a rock star to a computer engineer.

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By Tracy Wright For Dailymail. And Blake Griffin can breathe a sigh of relief after finally settling a lawsuit with ex-fiancee Brynn Cameron, according to The Blast. The year-old professional basketball player and Cameron are requesting the court dismiss the 'entire action of all parties and all cause of actions' after she filed a suit in February claiming Griffin left their family 'homeless' after he dumped her to pursue Kendall Jenner. Settled: Blake Griffin can breathe a sigh of relief after finally settling a lawsuit with ex-fiancee Brynn Cameron, according to The Blast; seen on Saturday. Cameron, who is the mother of Griffin's two children, filed the suit for breach of oral contract after claiming Blake 'promised to take care of her and their kids Trouble: The year-old and Cameron are requesting the court dismiss the 'entire action of all parties and all cause of actions' after she filed a suit in February claiming Griffin left their family 'homeless' after he dumped her to pursue Kendall Jenner; seen in November Cameron and Griffin were reportedly set to wed on July 28, , but Blake 'blindsided her' with a prenuptial agreement one month before which resulted in her decision to postpone the wedding.
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EastEnders' Madeline Duggan's new job revealed and we're shook. Corrie's Colson Smith shares mind-blowing throwback following 10 stone weight loss. Its been 13 years since BBC's Gavin and Stacey first graced our TV screens which means for more than 10 years we've been wondering what happened on the fishing trip. Here's what the cast of Gavin and Stacey are doing now Viewers saw Mathew's character, Gavin, fall in love with Stacey pretty quickly - he drove all the way to Barry to surprise her after their night together. We saw the couple laugh, row and welcome a baby.
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail. Phil Hartman's brother-in-law has spoken for the first time publicly about his death at the hands of his sister in an interview 20 years after she shot the comedian and then killed herself in their home. Hartman, who was a beloved member of Saturday Night Live and also worked on The Simpsons, was killed by his third wife Brynn in their home in Her brother Greg Omdahl later sued Pfizer, which made the antidepressant, claiming it cast her out of her right mind. As part of The Last Days of Phil Hartman , an ABC special about the couple's deaths, he spoke for the first time about them and how it felt like a 'gut punch' finding out what had happened.