Until We Meet Again In Heaven Tinker Bell – Margaret Kerry - From Pixie Wings to Angel Wings
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| Margaret Kerry and me at Walt's Barn. Just 2 Barn Pixies sharing their love of Disney. |
Margaret Kerry has set aside her Pixie Wings and earned her Angel Wings. She is now with the Lord she loved and the husbands she adored. She was 97 years old.
I met Margaret Kerry several times at Disney Events such as
D23 and Disneyana. She was always a treat to speak to with an amazing story to
tell. I also had the pleasure of being a docent at Walt Disney’s Carolwood Barn
in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California with her. There we became friends. We
called ourselves the Barn Pixies. There she helped me perfect the art of
storytelling. She was a Toast Master and a true wordsmith. She encouraged me to
finish writing my book and I’m eternally happy she did so and hope to have it
published soon. She told me the book needed illustrations. I told her I did not draw. We were standing in front of Walt's Barn at the time. Margaret through the perfect Tink Tude with fists on hips and head tipped to the side. With a stern expression she told me, "If you can dream it you can do it! Get those illustrations!" When Ms. Tink gives you an order you comply!! My book will have illustrations I drew because of her.
Margaret Kerry was one of the models for Tinker Bell. Tink
had a face model and then Margaret did the live action reference. In truth I
think the face was also Margaret. She also was the model and voice for the Red Headed
Mermaid in Peter Pan. In all honest truth she embodied the spirit of Tinker
Bell. She was forever sassy and playful. She knew what she wanted and off she
went! She had the most positive attitude I’ve ever known. I learned many life
lessons from her.
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| Margaret asked this be posted on her Facebook Page Tinker Bell Talks |
Margaret had an amazing and Pixie Dusted Life. Don’t believe me? Find her book Tinker Bell Talks and enjoy some of the stories she told. Her first husband came up with several creative ideas for cartoons and Margaret was part of it. Back in the early days of television they would use still pictures of a character and cut out the lips/mouth. Actors, often Margaret would put their lips through the lip hole and speak the characters’ lines. I remember watching these shows as a child! She did early TV Shows and movies. Her first movie was at the age of 4 or 5. She was a beautiful little fairy in A Midsummers Night Dream with Mickey Rooney as the Puck. She was also in National Velvet as a background actress and stand in for Liz Taylor.
Margaret was married 3 times. Her first marriage gave her 3 wonderful children but ended in divorce. Her second marriage was full of love and joy and she was left a widow. Her third marriage was one for the movies and worthy of her Pixie Dusted storied life. She had fallen in love with Robert around WWII. He went off to war and they went their separate ways. 70 years went by and Robert was a widower. He had told his son about Margaret and how much he had loved her in his youth. Robert’s son found Margaret and encouraged Robert to write to her! Even after 70 years apart Margaret remembered him! They were married 4 months later on Valentines Day, 2020 just before Covid. Robert died May 24, 2026. She loved Robert dearly and they had gone on a cruise to the Mediterranean recently. Robert was 100 years old. She was helping him write a book about his time in WWII.
Within the last few months Margaret
had been at Disneyana and Comic Conventions. She was also a frequent visitor to
Mayberry Days where they honor Andy Griffith. Margaret had played Andy’s
girlfriend for a couple of episodes of Mayberry RFD. As recently as last year Maragaret
was seen tap dancing on stage talking about her life.
Maragaret Kerry led a life full of
adventure, joy, sorrow, hardship and positivity. She went from being an Orphan Train
Orphan to a beloved performer and one of the kindest people I knew. I’m honored
she called me a friend and even called me by my nickname, Tinky.
