Chapter 3:

There's a widely believed myth (along with that damn lemming story..don't get me started again...) that the model used for the figure of Tinkerbell in "Peter Pan" was Marilyn Monroe. You'll even see it quoted as fact in some sources, just like that damn lemming story (don't get me started again...) but it t'ain't true. Since Tinker Bell was just a temperamental pixie light darting around, it was anyone's guess what a Real Tinkerbell would behave or look like. When Margaret Kerry won the audition, she spent 6 months wearing a bathing suit and creating a Real Tinkerbell with her facial expressions, body language and that killer figure. She would pose with prop and became a living, walking Rolodex of poses, feelings and graceful motion. Animators would then sketch her, turning her Real Life Talents and beauty into the Living Celluloid Tinkerbell. Said Margaret Kerry, "The director would say, "OK, now act jealous" or "You're angry at Peter," and I would make exaggerated body motions and facial expressions. They called me Two-Take Tink because I would get it right the first time. We did a second take just for protection. Sometimes we'd use giant props, like 15-foot scissors or large keyholes for me to look through. But most of the time it was just me pretending to be looking up from under the mattress or in a drawer."



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