So because Ruth was a real person and the creator of Barbie, here are 15 facts about her (and Mattel) that you might not know: 1. First, Ruth and her husband Elliot Handler formed Mattel Toys Barbie never went to Harvard (that we know of), but the papers of Ruth Handler, her creator, did 16 fun, surprising, and slightly bonkers facts we learned about the Barbie inventor and Mattel 7 things you probably didn't know about 'Barbie' star Ryan Gosling. Ryan Gosling stars as Ken in the upcoming film "Barbie." Ryan Gosling is known for roles in movies like "The Notebook," "Blue Here are 15 hidden moments you might have missed in Barbie. Watch along as Variety breaks down some of the discontinued Barbies cameos, cartoon Barbie movie Barbie’s first job was as a fashion model. Since then the doll has had more than 250 careers. And true to Ruth Handler’s desire to inspire young girls, Barbie has often been way ahead of her times. In 1965, some 13 years before women were admitted to the astronaut corps at NASA, Mattel introduced an astronaut Barbie. 8. Don’t call her plus size. When Ferreira first started gaining attention as a model, people were only too keen to stick her with the term “plus-size”. Despite being proud to represent the The black-and-white film, telling the domestic drama of an abused housewife in post-war Rome and confronting issues of patriarchy and women's empowerment in the year Italian women got to vote for “Something like Barbie where the IP, the name itself, people immediately have an idea of, ‘Oh, Margot is playing Barbie. I know what that is,’ but our goal is to be like, ‘Whatever you’re thinking, we’re going to give you something totally different — the thing you didn’t know you wanted,’” Robbie said. .

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