Barbara Handler is the daughter of Elliot

Elliot Handler

Elliot Handler was the co-founder of Mattel. With his wife, he was a developer of some of the biggest-selling toys in American history, including Barbie dolls, Chatty Cathy, Creepy Crawlers and Hot Wheels....

 and Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler

Ruth Handler was an American businesswoman, born to Jewish-Polish immigrants Jacob and Ida Moskowicz, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is remembered primarily for her role in marketing the Barbie doll....

, the co-founders of Mattel Inc. Toymakers. She is the namesake of the Barbie doll. The inspiration for the now-famous teen-age fashion model doll, came from watching her daughter Barbara, who would use her paper dolls and clothes in adult roles.

The Ken doll was named after Barbara's brother Ken Handler.

See also

• Barbie Doll
• Ruth Handler
  Ruth Handler
  Ruth Handler was an American businesswoman, born to Jewish-Polish immigrants Jacob and Ida Moskowicz, the president of the toy manufacturer Mattel Inc., and is remembered primarily for her role in marketing the Barbie doll....
  
  
• Ken Doll
• Mattel, Inc.
  Mattel
  Mattel, Inc. is the world's largest toy company based on revenue. The products it produces include Fisher Price, Barbie dolls, Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys, Masters of the Universe, American Girl dolls, board games, and, in the early 1980s, video game consoles. The company's name is derived from...
  
  , The Producer of the Barbie Doll