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J. M. Barrie

British novelist and playwright (1860–1937)

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (; 9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (first included in Barrie's 1902 adult novel The Little White Bird), then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.

Although he continued to write successfully, Peter Pan overshadowed his other work, and is credited with popularising the name Wendy.^[1] Barrie unofficially adopted the Davies boys following the deaths of their parents. Barrie was made a baronet by George V on 14 June 1913,^[2] and a member of the Order of Merit in the

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J.M. Barrie

(1860-1937)

Who Was J.M. Barrie?

Sir J.M. Barrie was a Scottish dramatist, best known for writing Peter Pan in 1904, or The Boy Who Would Never Grow Up. The son of Scottish weavers, he moved to London to pursue his interest in becoming a playwright. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired his masterpiece. Based on Barrie's enchanting characters, Disney created the animated classic, Peter Pan, in 1953.

Early Literary Work

James Matthew Barrie was born on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1882, Barrie worked as a journalist. He published his first novel, Better Dead, in 1887. Barrie soon had a string of popular novels set in Scotland, including A Window in Thrums (1889).

After having some success with fiction, Barrie began writing plays in 1890s. His play, Walker London, was warmly received. The comedy poked fun at the institution of marriage. He got married himself in 1894 to actress Mary Ansell, but it didn't turn out to be a happy union. (The couple later divorced.)

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J.M. Barrie's Birthplace in Kirriemuir

J.M. Barrie lived from 9 May 1860 to 19 June 1937. A native of Kirriemuir, he was a novelist and dramatist best known for inventing the character of Peter Pan. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM, to give him his full range of titles, was born the ninth of ten children to a weaving family in a house in Kirriemuir now preserved by the National Trust for Scotland as a museum. When James was six, his 13 year old brother David died in a skating accident on the eve of his 14th birthday. David had been their mother's favourite and she never recovered from the loss, repeatedly confusing James with David and effectively denying him a separate identity. Meanwhile, the father refused to have any dealings with the children at all. As a result of what would today be considered psychological abuse, James suffered from psychogenic (or stress related) dwarfism.

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