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Harold Matson (February 26, 1898 – January 5, 1988) was an American literary agent and founder of the Harold Matson Company. His clients included Evelyn Waugh, C. S. Forester, Arthur Koestler, Malcolm Lowry, William Saroyan, Allen Drury, Robert Ruark, Herman Wouk, Evan S. Connell, Flannery O'Connor and Richard Condon.
Mattel, Inc. (/ m ə ˈ t ɛ l / mə-TEL) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment company founded in Los Angeles by Harold Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Ruth and Elliot Handler in January 1945 and headquartered in El Segundo, California.
Jan 6, 1988 · Harold Matson, a literary agent who represented Evelyn Waugh, C. S. Forester, Arthur Koestler, Malcolm Lowry and William Saroyan, died yesterday at Cabrini Medical Center in Manhattan. He was 89...
Mattel is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2020, and our mission to inspire, entertain and develop children through play has never been more relevant.
Jul 20, 2023 · Harold Matson was one of the three co-founders of Mattel, the toy company that produced Barbie, the iconic doll that broke the glass ceiling in many fields. Learn about Barbie's history, from her space adventures to her career milestones, and how she inspired real women to pursue their dreams.
While a struggling art student and designer of light fixtures, Handler partnered with Harold Matson to design a realistic-looking miniature piano that received roughly 300,000 orders; however, they mispriced the product and lost a dime on each one produced.
May 1, 1986 · But to hear him tell it, most of the credit belongs to Harold Matson, his literary agent for the past 29 years. ''There's nobody like Hal,'' declared Mr. Condon, the author of ''Prizzi's Honor...
