Before there was a Barbie, there was a Mary. The Barbie Doll, don’t we all know, has been an American institution since 1959, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But when it comes to dolls–as… ...

Q — I am trying to get some information about my 22-inch Mary Hartline doll, still in its original box. The doll is either a majorette or drum major, I am not certain which. I have the baton. I ...

Even Ms. Hartline’s sister had learned the dolls’ value the hard way, she said: Hers “was stolen right out of her own living room.” Mary Pauline Hartline was born on Oct. 29, 1927, in ...

Hartline was a regular at the Pump Room, where band leader David Le Winter would play her favorite tunes. Among them, “Love for Sale.” “Mary had incredible merchandising powers,” Samuels said.

Mary Hartline, who served as the host and bandleader of the 1949-55 kids TV show ‘Super Circus,’ died Wednesday in her hometown of Hillsboro, Illinois, a family spokesperson said. She was 92.

One of the first superstars of television, Mary Hartline, died in her hometown of Hillsboro, IL on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 at the age of 92.