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Tinker
Bell -
Tiny
fairy creature that debuted in the 1904 children's play
Peter Pan written by English author, James Barrie. Tinker
Bell lived in Never Never Land, the home of Peter Pan (the
boy who never wanted to grow up). In the Broadway play
version, Tinker Bell drank poison to save Peter Pan. As she
was dying and her light was fading, Peter Pan asks the
children in the audience "Do you Believe in Fairies?" As the
children screamed a resounding "Yes!," Tinker Bell was
resurrected by the wave of love and belief that poured onto
the stage. Tinker Bell has appeared in the Walt Disney
animated film Peter Pan (1953) and in the December 8,
1960 NBC TV musical special PETER PAN, (this time as a ball of
glowing light). In the 1990 cartoon adaptation PETER PAN AND
THE PIRATES, produced by the FOX network, Tinker Bell wore a
rose petal hat and had cape-like wings. As usual she assisted
Peter Pan, Wendy, and the Lost Boys as they battled the
sinister Captain Hook. Julia Roberts played the role of Tinker
Bell in the motion picture Hook (1991).
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