When Annie Dillard decided to write what would become her 1974 nonfiction book, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, she noted in her journal that she saw in her material the potential for two distinct works: one ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillard, whose luminous prose bridged nature, spirituality and everyday life, ...

“Faith, trust and a little bit of pixie dust” weren’t enough to save this beloved Disney character from eviction. The fairytale space, which guests can find in Fantasyland between the Matterhorn ...

A film crew and illustrator meticulously documented her pirouettes and pouts, giving substance to a character depicted previously as a spotlight onstage. By Alex Traub Margaret Kerry, who through ...

Kerry helped bring Tinker Bell to life for 'Peter Pan,' and the fairy's gone one to become one of Disney's most enduring mascots. Reading time 2 minutes When you think of Disney’s Peter Pan movie, you ...

The model and actor who inspired the Tinker Bell character in the 1953 animated Disney classic “Peter Pan” has died. Margaret Kerry’s family said the 97-year-old performer died Thursday in North ...

Actress, dancer, radio personality and author Margaret Kerry — recognized by generations of animation fans as the performer who helped give Peter Pan‘s Tinker Bell her unique sparkle — died Thursday, ...

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 ...

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. Joey Nolfi is a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Margaret Kerry, the Wilmington-based actress and dancer behind Disney’s Tinker Bell, has died. According to a statement on her Facebook page, Kerry died on June 11 at the age ...

Margaret Kerry, the early sitcom actor and dancer who modeled the movements and expressions for Disney animators as they drew Peter Pan‘s pixie Tinker Bell into being, died of lung cancer on Thursday, ...