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fashion

(Encyclopedia) fashion, in dress, the prevailing mode affecting modifications in costume. Styles in Asia have been characterized by freedom from change, and ancient Greek and Roman dress preserved…

Kadare, Ismail

(Encyclopedia) Kadare, IsmailKadare, Ismailēsmäēlˈ kädärĕˈ [key], 1936–, Albanian novelist and poet, widely regarded as his country's most important contemporary writer, b. Gjirokastër, studied Univ…

Barbie

The Barbie doll was created by Ruth Handler for her Mattel company in 1959. Ruth Handler and her husband, Elliot, founded Mattel with partner Harold "Matt" Matson in 1942. Ruth Handler created…

1951 Tony Awards

PlayThe Rose TattooMusicalGuys and DollsActor—PlayClaude Rains, Darkness at NoonActress—PlayUta Hagen, The Country GirlSupporting or Featured Actor—PlayEli Wallach, The Rose TattooSupporting…

1992 Tony Awards

PlayDancing at LughnasaMusicalCrazy for YouRevivalGuys and DollsActor—PlayJudd Hirsch, Conversations With My FatherActress—PlayGlenn Close, Death and the MaidenFeatured Actor—PlayLarry…

Ruth Handler 2002 Deaths

Ruth HandlerAge: 85 cofounder of Mattel and creator of the Barbie doll. The buxom doll debuted in 1959 and became an instant hit, offering girls a mature alternative to baby dolls. More than…

G.I. Joe

The action figure G.I. Joe was created by the Hasbro toy company in 1964, in part as a response to the popularity of Barbie dolls with American girls. Joe was a World War II-style fighting man,…

1997 Tony Awards

Play The Last Night of BallyhooMusical TitanicRevival—Play A Doll's HouseRevival—Musical ChicagoActor—Play Christopher Plummer, BarrymoreActress—Play Janet McTeer, A Doll's House Actor—…