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Barbie Doll
Barbie The origins of Barbie... Read more |
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Mattel Inc
Mattel, Inc. 333 Continental Boulevard El Segundo, California 90245-5012 U.S.A. Telephone: (310) 252-2000 Fax: (310) 252-2180 Web site: http://www.mattel.com Public Company Incorporated: 1948 Employees: 25,000 Sales: $4.89 billion (2002) Stock Exchanges: New York Pacific Ticker... Read more |
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The Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls Rock group For the Record… Punk Rock Influences Began as a Cover Band First Successful Singles Record-Breaking Hit Single Selected discography Sources In early 1995 the Goo Goo Dolls were dubbed ... Read more |
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Dolls
Dolls Dolls are known in all cultures and are one of the oldest and most widespread forms of toys. A doll in its most basic form is a cone-shaped figure which can be made of clay, wood, stone, bone, cloth or different natural materials. It is believed that in prehistoric societies, dolls made in... Read more |
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Matryoshka Doll
Matryoshka Doll Background The matryoshka doll is a symbol of Russia and its culture. It is truly a doll—a child's plaything—but it began its history just over 100 years ago as a highly collectible art form. The matryoshka doll (or, simply, the matryoshka) is a nested doll... Read more |
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doll
doll small figure of a human being, usually used as a child's toy. The many types of dolls found among the relics of primitive peoples were cult objects. Egypt, Greece, and Rome have left well-preserved dolls of wood, clay, bone, ivory, and bronze that were used symbolically and probably also as... Read more |
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Hasbro Inc
Hasbro, Inc. 1027 Newport AvenuePawtucket, Rhode Island 02862-1059U.S.A.Telephone: (401) 431-TOYS (8697)Toll Free: (800) 255-5516Fax: (401) 431-8535Web site:http://www.hasbro.com Public Company Incorporated: 1926 as Hassenfeld Brothers Inc.Employees: 8,900Sales: $3.79 billion (2000)Stock... Read more |
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New York Dolls
New York Dolls Rock band For the Record… New Beginnings Too Much Too Soon The End Epilogue for a Band Selected discography Sources Fusing the raw, rock n |
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Damon Runyon
Damon Runyon (Alfred Damon Runyon), 1884-1946, American short story writer and journalist, b. Manhattan, Kans. He is best known for his humorous stories—written in a picturesque, slangy journalistic idiom (often referred to as Runyonese)—about New York City's Broadway and underworld... Read more |
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lay figure
lay figure. A doll-like model of the human figure, jointed so that it can be given all kinds of poses. It may be anything from a few inches in height to life-size (an example about half life-size that belonged to the sculptor Roubiliac is in the Museum of London). Articulated dolls and marionettes... Read more |
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Guys and Dolls
Guys and Dolls (1950), a musical comedy...established permanent floating crap game in New York, needs to find a...Notable songs: Guys and Dolls; Adelaide's Lament; A Bushel...movies as well as in Guys and Dolls. Biography: Damon Runyon... |
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Coliseum, The
...series of American musicals—Annie Get Your Gun (1947), Kiss Me, Kate! (1951), Guys and Dolls (1953), Can-Can (1954), The Pajama Game (1955), Damn Yankees and Bells are Ringing (both 1957), and The Most Happy Fella (1960... |
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Levene, Sam(uel)
...Black in Light Up the Sky (1948), and gambler Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (1950). Levene then portrayed stereotypical New York Jewish types in such plays as Fair Game (1957), Make a Million (1958), Paris Is Out! (1970), and Horowitz... |
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Prince, Hal
...and Robert E. Griffith with whom he co‐produced The Pajama Game (1954), Damn Yankees (1955), and New Girl in Town (1957...Sweeney Todd (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), A Doll's Life (1982), Grind (1985), Roza (1987), The Phantom... |
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Tony Awards
...Cocktail Party, South Pacific; 1951: The Rose Tattoo, Guys and Dolls; 1952: The Fourposter, The King and I; 1953: The Crucible...August Moon, Kismet; 1955: The Desperate Hours, The Pajama Game; 1956: The Diary of Anne Frank, Damn Yankees; 1957: Long... |
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play
...were playing with their dolls. ∎ [tr.] engage in (a game or activity) for enjoyment...Red Sox will play two games on Wednesday. ∎ compete...specified position, in a game: he played shortstop...in one's turn in a game: he played his ... |
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musical comedy
...half of the 20th cent. have been Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls (1950), The Most Happy Fella (1956), and How to Succeed...Without Really Trying (1961), Adler's and Ross's The Pajama Game (1954) and Damn Yankees (1955), Jule Styne's Funny Girl... |
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pretend
...the pages and pretended to read. ∎ engage in a game or fantasy that involves supposing something...really what it is represented as being; used in a game or deception: the children are pouring out pretend tea for the dolls. |
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Dolls from Land of the Rising Sun
...inherent in the creation of every doll. The beautiful fabric, embroidery...artistic expression on each doll are perfect testament to the excellent craftmanship of Japanese doll-makers. Illustrations/Photos...Children playing a popular game.; `Warabe-jishi': ... |
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Dolls take over lead in traditional toy sales.
...might be, "Oh, You Beautiful Dolls!" Indeed, dolls took center stage by posting record...performance will be hard to top, as dolls played a major role in the industry...With the exception of video games, doll sales rose more than any other... |
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Specialty dolls are where the action is for Pittsburgh-area retailers.
...who love to play with dolls still account for a big...especially at Christmas. Doll sales added up to $2...Group, more than the games segment, more than the...business. While mass doll merchants Wal-Mart...space in the speciality doll ... |
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DOLLS PLAY SPECIAL ROLE IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT
...they're needed. "A loved doll plays a special role, providing...company that distributes Corolle dolls throughout the United States. "The doll is willing to play any game, and it's always ready to give a hug." Children play with dolls in ... |
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Dolls share center stage with new Pinocchio; reasons to read
...of his life. 'The Birthday Doll' "The Birthday Doll," by Jane Cutler, tells about Franny's birthday and the two dolls she gets as gifts. Her aunt...send her a gorgeous, fancy doll named Rose, who has a ruffled...friends give her a puzzle, a ... |
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DOLL WARS IS COME-HITHER LOOK HEALTHY FOR SOME GIRLS?(BUSINESS)
...Byrne."Now there is a doll for almost every mood...historic American Girl Dolls, like Kit from the Depression...likes to play computer games. But Abby Smith, 9...teenager." In buying dolls, parents must decide...says the choice of a doll ... |
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Fashion Dolls Come in Variety of Images
...Byrne. "Now there is a doll for almost every mood...historic American Girl Dolls, like Kit from the Depression...likes to play computer games.But Abby Smith, 9...teenager."In buying dolls, parents must decide...says the choice of a doll ... |
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Doll wars: Barbie has lots of competition with array of images, fashions
...Byrne. "Now there is a doll for almost every mood...historic American Girl Dolls, like Kit from the Depression...likes to play computer games. But Abby Smith, 9...teenager." In buying dolls, parents must decide...says the choice of a doll ... |
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It's a doll world after all. (toy manufacturers introduce new dolls)
It's a doll world after all A...introductions put dolls on top in toys Just...playthings and video games, toy manufacturers...Hello Dolly!" Yes, dolls are back -- and...Retailers report 1989 doll unit sales up 6...disguise for the ... |
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Doll repair art a dying skill.(Main)
...in a golden era when handmade dolls were prized toys of little girls...personal computers and video games were still far-off inventions. Argentina's doll factories died out decades ago...of a breed who fixes antique dolls. He can reset doll ... |
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