Model Who Inspired Tinker Bell in ‘Peter Pan’ Dies at 97
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Margaret Kerry, the actress and dancer whose movements helped bring Disney’s Tinker Bell to life, has died at 97.
The model behind the beloved fairy in Disney’s 1953 animated classic Peter Pan died Thursday in Wilmington, North Carolina. “It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Margaret Kerry (Boeke), our beloved Tinker Bell,” her family said in a https://www.facebook.com/margaretkerryakatink/photos/dear-friends-of-margaret-kerryit-is-with-profound-sadness-that-we-share-news-of-/10243633761840022/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.facebook.com/margaretkerryakatink/photos/dear-friends-of-margaret-kerryit-is-with-profound-sadness-that-we-share-news-of-/10243633761840022/">statement.
Kerry died peacefully, surrounded by her three children, after what they described as “her courageous battle with lung cancer.” The family closed the tribute with a nod to Peter Pan: “Look up into the night sky and search for that ‘Second Star to the Right.’ Upon closer look, you might just notice that star shining a little brighter in Margaret’s honor.” Kerry recalled her audition for Peter Pan in a 2003 interview, noting that animators were looking for a young girl who was comfortable with dance movements and could portray a character who never spoke. “They liked the character that I came up with,” she said in a 2020 interview. “She’s feisty, and I call her beguiling.
You love her if she’s very bad, and you love her if she’s very good.”
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