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Barbie's Creator The creator of the Barbie doll died over the weekend in Los Angeles. Ruth Handler was also the co-founder of the Mattel toy company. She was 85 years old. John Ydstie talks with M.G. Lord, author of Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll. (4:15) The book is published by William and Morrow & Co. Inc, 1994.

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The creator of the Barbie doll died over the weekend in Los Angeles. Ruth Handler was also the co-founder of the Mattel toy company. She was 85 years old. John Ydstie talks with M.G. Lord, author of Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll. (4:15) The book is published by William and Morrow & Co. Inc, 1994.