The Tinker Bell Myth : Marilyn Monroe & Margaret Kerry Autographed Photo
This is a true gem of a collectible. Yes, that is
an 8" x 10" black and white photo of Marilyn Monroe on the left and Margaret Kerry, Disney's original live-action reference model for Tinker Bell in the l953 film classic, Peter Pan, on the
right. The photo is entitled, "The Tinker Bell Myth" A tidbit of movie history: The "Tinker Bell Myth" is so called
because for many years there was a rumor that Marilyn was the reference
model for Disney's Tinker Bell! I have double matted the photo to an 11' x 14" size with a black outer matte and a black inner matte which enhances the photo.
Margaret Kerry is my dear friend and I sell a lot of her autographed pieces. Below is a description of the photo as described by Margaret herself:
"Being very busy working at other
assignments in TV and radio, I had not heard this story. However, my son
and two daughters did. It was even printed in a book of trivia! When my
kids saw that, they were very upset and contacted Dave Smith at Disney
Archives. Dave, who is so gracious, solved the rankling problem by
alerting the publishers and the media that the one and only reference
model for Tink was yours truly.
The irony of the rumor and mix-up
is that, when I was in my early 20's, Marilyn and I were assigned to be
photographed for a bathing suit publicity layout for a magazine. It was
at the Beverly Hills Hotel. While Marilyn and I were sitting under an
umbrella by the swimming pool waiting for the photographer to set up, I
remembered that, for once, my camera had film in it!
I took a
snap shot of Marilyn and she took one of me. That is what this 8" x 10"
glossy photo is all about. Did I like Marilyn? Did she like me? Well,
the whole fun story is written up along the lower third of the photo.
You can tell the time was in the 1950's because, my dear gentle reader,
two-piece bathing suits were considered rather daring.
You won't
find these particular photographs of us elsewhere. They have been
unpublished until now and they are Copyrighted. I am constantly being
teased that Marilyn was a better photographer than I was (Okay... I
admit it. She was!).
Under the two photos, I hand write my name,
Margaret Kerry, since this is all about ME and Tink. What a great gift
for a movie buff!"
The photo will come with a Certificate of
Authenticity from Gifts By Small Fry guaranteeing for a lifetime the
authenticity of the photo and autograph, or a full refund would be made.
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