Margaret Kerry, who inspired Disney's beloved Tinker Bell in Peter Pan, has died at the age of 97. See details.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The woman who inspired and voiced the Walt Disney character Tinker Bell and spent her later years in the Wilmington area has died.

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 ...

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 ...

One of Disney's biggest icons, who brought a childhood favorite to life, has died. Margaret Kerry was the live-action model and inspiration behind Peter Pan's Tinker Bell and has died at the age of 97 ...

Margaret Kerry has died at the age of 97. Kerry was the model for the original Tinker Bell in 1953's Peter Pan. She also pantomimed the role. Other credits from her long career included two episodes ...

Margaret Kerry, the live-action reference model for Disney's Tinker Bell, has died at the age of 97. Kerry's movements and personality were used by animators to create the iconic fairy for the 1953 ...

Margaret Kerry died at the age of 97 after a battle with cancer, with her family looking back at her Disney legacy as Tinker Bell.

The woman who inspired and voiced the Walt Disney character Tinker Bell and spent her later years in the Wilmington area has died. Margaret Kerry, the model for Tinker Bell in the 1953 animated movie ...