Gaby Gomez's List: Mythbuster

• In the J M Barrie original play Peter and Wendy, Tinker Bell appeared as a spotlight
• Arguably the most enduring image of her is the Disney cartoon, which many believe was based on Marilyn Monroe. That rumour is as much of a fairy story as Peter Pan itself,
• however, as it was the actress Margaret Kerry who provided the inspiration.

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• The legend has propped up over the past decades that the model for Tink was Marilyn Monroe.
• I guess if your figure has to be confused with someone's you could do worse than Marilyn Monroe, but it wasn't Marilyn
• the woman who became an icon was 22-year-old Margaret Kerry

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• Tinkerbell was traditionally portrayed onstage as a spotlight and ringing bells, as opposed to a live, speaking character
• Creative directors for "Peter Pan" wanted to create a sexy, yet endearing, character with enough attitude to convey emotion without speaking.
• rumors falsely credited the blonde screen siren Marilyn Monroe as the face and figure behind Tinkerbell.
• Monroe had not yet achieved the stardom that would befall her in later years.
• Kerry retains her title as the inspiration behind Walt Disney's tiny mascot.

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