Yankee Dollers meet Sep 1, 2008
September s meeting will feature a Madame Alexander presentation by Faith Hirsch owner of Something Old Something New in Acton. Join us for fun and camaraderie on the second Tuesday evening of every month from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Reuben Hoar Library, 41 Shattuck St., Littleton, MA 01460. (Acton Beacon, MA)
What's it worth? Aug 27, 2007
A Shirley Temple doll, circa 1930s, and a Madame Alexander Dionne Quintuplet doll are items that can be found at the historic society's house. Bruce Graner/bgraner@pnj. (Pensacola News Journal)
From Kewpie Dolls to Cabbage Patch Aug 14, 2007
(Clockwise, from top left): Bratz, Barbie, Madame Alexander, Cabbage Patch Kids ... She created the first doll based on a licensed character - Scarlett from "Gone With the Wind." Collectors seek out Madame Alexander dolls because of their unique characteristics, including composite bodies, painted features, and distinctive face molds ... Madame Alexander dolls were even McDonald/s Happy Meal toys in the early 2000s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The man who played with dolls Jul 29, 2007
"We could have put him in touch with Mattel or Madame Alexander Dolls if he'd asked. But he never did. I think his interest in dolls was strictly his own personal mishigas.". Merging reality, fantasy Whatever Bartlett's real motivations may have been, what we have is the work he left behind. (Boston Globe)
All 'Dolled' Up Jan 4, 2007
Madame Alexander, who died in 1990 at age 95, was a pioneer in creating collectible dolls based on famous figures from movies and real life. Among the figures that made her company famous -- and that have become highly sought-after collectibles -- were a 1936 Scarlett O'Hara doll inspired by the novel of "Gone With the Wind" three years before the movie was produced. (Fox News)
