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James Matthew Barrie Created by Jennifer, Jackie & Jean Marie



About J.M Barrie :

“All children, except one, grow up.”  - J.M Barrie Peter Pan

Born: May 9, 1860 Died: June 19, 1937 Scottish Author, educated in Scotland Had a large family, 3 brothers & 6 sisters Moved to London to become a novelist & playwright Enrolled at University of Edinburgh & wrote drama reviews for local newspapers Married Mary Ansell but did not have children

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He had many celebrity friends but was also very friendly with children <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">People said he had a personality <span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">similar to **Michael Jackson** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Some people thought he was a pedophile or engaged in sexual abuse of children and a stalker but there was no proof of it

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Idea for //<span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Peter Pan ://



<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-On their honeymoon to Switzerland with this wife Mary Ansell they bought a Saint Bernard puppy, this inspired for the character Nana in the book

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-In Kensington Gardens they met a couple, Llewelyn Davies, and J.M Barrie would entertain their five children with stories and these children later on were based on the characters of Peter Pan

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-The idea of the Lost Boys came from the Llewelyn Davies boy who became good friends with Barrie

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">-The story of Peter Pan came from telling stories to these children and he explained a story about a boy who can fly, never grows up and about the lost boys

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Other books <span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">J.M Barrie Wrote:

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Auld Licht Idylls **(1888)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Better Dead **(1888)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-A Window in Thrums **(1889)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-The Little Minister **(1891)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Two of Them **(1893)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Sentimental Tommy, The Story of His Boyhood **(1896)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Tommy and Grizel **(1900)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-The Little White Bird; or, Adventures in Kensington Gardens **(1902)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens **(1906)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Peter and Wendy **(1911)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Kiss for Cinderella **(1916)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-When a Man's Single: A Tale of Literary Life **(1927)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Barbara's Wedding **(1927)** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">-Farewell Miss Julie Logan **(1932)**



<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Timeline of Publications of //<span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Peter Pan ://

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 16px;">** 1896- **Publication of Margaret Ogilvy and Sentimental Tommy; visits the USA for the first time, and is entertained by Charles Frohman, eventual producer of Peter Pan <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 16px;">** 1897- **First meeting with the Llewelyn Davies family. The five children of George and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies were very important to the evolution of Peter Pan, and Barrie eventually adopted them in 1910 after both parents had died from cancer. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 16px;">** 1904- **Peter Pan first performed (Duke of York’s Theatre, 27 December) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 16px;"> **1906**- Publication of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (extracted from The Little White Bird) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%; line-height: 16px;">** 1908- **Sole performance in Barrie’s lifetime of When Wendy Grew Up; An Afterthought (22 February) 1911- Publication of Peter and Wendy <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">** 1928- **First publication of Peter Pan; publication of The Plays of J. M. Barrie

<span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Other Versions:

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Peter Pan: Disney <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Hook: Steven Spielberg <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Return to Never Land: Disney <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Peter and the Starcatchers, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, Peter and the Sword of Mercy: Dave Berry & Ridley Pearson <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Peter Pan in Scarlet: Geraldine McCaughrean

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Click [|here] for more information about Peter Pan the musical

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Climate of Time Period: <span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Victorian Era

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The time period was Victorian Era <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The period of Queen Victoria's reign from June 1837 until her death on January 22, 1901 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This time period was an exciting time with the artistic styles, literary schools <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Also social, political and religious movements flourished during this time period <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The social classes in England were reformed

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">This [|link] gives an overview of the Victorian Era

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Here is a short film about <span style="color: #0ebe35; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">J.M Barrie :

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