Although Tinkerbell bears a striking resemblance to Marilyn Monroe, with the curvy figure, blonde hair, and "sex appeal" (if it's possible for a cartoon to have "sex appeal), it may suprise you that the man who drew her did not take inspiration from Monroe when he put his pencil to the sketchpad.Marc Davis, the animator of Tinkerbell, actually used an actress named Margaret Kerry as the basis for the hot-tempered fairy. Kerry, who had to audition for the "role," was asked to act out the different moods and movements of Tinkerbell in order to bring this fictional character to "life." Kerry was sometimes given large props to use while acting out different scenes that would later appear in Disney's cartoon version of Peter Pan.
It was very common for Disney animator's to have people act out scenes in Disney cartoons while they were drawing them out, and they often used the actors and actresses who did the voices for the characters themselves. Unfortunately for Kerry, Tinkerbell did not speak. However, they did use her again to act as the red-headed mermaid that is seen in the lagoon in Peter Pan.
Tinkerbell has sex appeal, I agree. Funny how the artist was not aware of Marylin Monroe R.I. P. but damn near.
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Wow! That actress is just as cute as tink too! i love the curvy little figure. I still can see the scene in my head where tink places her hands on each side of her thighs and checks out the space between. I must say I have done that!
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