Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Margaret Kerry, the inspiration for Disney’s Tinker Bell for the 1953 classic “Peter Pan,” died at 97. “It is with profound ...

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 ...

A statement on Kerry's Facebook page read that fans will notice a "star shining a little brighter in Margaret’s honor" after her death on June 11.

Margaret Kerry, the live-action reference model for Disney's Tinker Bell, has died at the age of 97. Kerry's movements and ...

At age 18, Margaret Kerry got the role of a 3 ½ inch fairy who didn’t speak — and it forever changed her life. The now-90-year-old had been performing since age 4, but it was the role as a live-action ...

Disney icon and Peter Pan model Margaret Kerry has died at age 97. Kerry was the live-action inspiration for the animated Tinker Bell character in the animated classic. A statement online announced ...