Sir james barrie7/6/2023 Like his immortal Peter Pan, Barrie never wanted to face the pain and unhappiness of the adult world. He died in London on June 19, 1937, and was buried at Kirriemuir. He was made a baronet in 1913 and was granted the Order of Merit for his service during World War I. Davies's two sons, whose guardian he had been.īarrie received many honors in his lifetime. He was further grieved by the accidental deaths of Mrs. Davies in 1910 hardened the heretofore lighthearted writer. During this period he had become attached to Sylvia Llewellyn Davies and her sons. Their childless union was perhaps marred by the influence of his mother, and they were divorced in 1910. Determined to earn his living as a writer, he moved to London.Īfter achieving literary success, Barrie married the actress Mary Ansell in 1894. Influenced by his mother's interest in literature and art, the ambitious Barrie studied at the University of Edinburgh and then wrote prolifically for a Nottingham newspaper for two years. Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, on May 9, 1860, the son of a poor, hardworking weaver. The British dramatist and novelist Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) is best known for his play Peter Pan.
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