Does anyone think tinkerbell was based on Marilyn Monroe? I know that this is thought to be an urban myth because Margaret Kerry claims to be the model. But she looks nothing like tinkerbell and Marilyn really does! What do you all think?
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Margaret Kerry was the live action model used for reference by the animators (per "Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life"). Whether of not Tinker Bell was modeled after Marilyn Monroe remains a subject of debate. Disney claimed not, but Marilyn being so popular, I think she would have had at least some influence on Tinker Bell's looks. So I think it's a little of both -- Kerry was the model for the live action reference film, but I do think Marilyn Monroe had some influence on Tink's looks, even if only slightly.
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If you watch MM in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, there's a scene where she gets stuck in a porthole, it reminded me of when Tinker Bell gets stuck. Its uncanny!
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A myth is just that, a myth. and they look nothing alike.
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I don't know if its entirely far fetched of a myth, and that logic depends on whether or not the film was completed within a year's time. Because GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES was released in 1953, the same year as PETER PAN, and so its possible that Marc Davis may have seen it, depending on its release date, and some of Marilyn may have trickled into the character. Not only does Marilyn get stuck in a porthole, but she sizes up her hips in a similar manner to Tink when she's looking in the mirror, before she tries to climb through the hole. Its hard to explain until you see it - I had thought the Marilyn connection was a myth, too, until I saw GENTLEMEN. Now, I think the connection is conceivable. Not a sure thing - but at least "conceivable."
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