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Margaret Kerry, Model for Disney's Tinker Bell, Dies at 97
Margaret Kerry, the actress and dancer who served as the live-action model for Disney's animated Tinker Bell in 'Peter Pan,' has passed away at the age of 97 from lung cancer. News of her death has been reported by multiple outlets, including Dutch media.
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hollywood-reporterMostly Factual14d ago
Margaret Kerry, the Model for Tinker Bell in ‘Peter Pan,’ Dies at 97
She also starred opposite Eddie Cantor in ‘If You Knew Susie’ and on the early ABC sitcom ‘The Ruggles’ and did lots of voice work on cartoons.
By Abid Rahman
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Margaret Kerry Dies: Model For Disney’s Animated Tinker Bell Was 97
Margaret Kerry, the early sitcom actor and dancer who modeled the movements and expressions for Disney animators as they drew Peter Pan‘s pixie Tinker Bell into being, died of lung cancer on Thursday, June 11, in Wilmington, North Carolina. She was 97. Her death was announced by her family in a Facebook message. “It is […]
By Greg Evans
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First report: hollywood-reporter · 12 Jun, 07:28|Full coverage: 3 · 13h|Window: 13h
