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James Matthew Barrie was born 9th May 1860 in Scotland and died 19th June 1937 in London. Barrie was the son of a weaver. He was a Scottish author and dramatist. In 1885 he moved to London, determined on a literary career. He wrote essays and short stories, and then some novels which were quite well received. Barrie was involved in an unhappy marriage, which staggered in from 1894 to 1909. He was married to the actress Mary Ansell. In the beginning in the mid 1908, Mary had an affair with Gilbert Gannan. In July 1909 Barrie come upon the affair and demanded that she ended it, but she refused. In October 1909 he sued for divorce. “Tommy” in the books Sentimental Tommy (1896) and Tommy and Grizel (1900). Barrie felt like the character, that there was a part of him that had never grown up. “Nothing that happens after we are twelve matters very much” Barrie said in another context. Barrie was emotionally child and loved other children. He adored young Margaret Henly, who called him “my Wendy” “for Friendy”. She died at the age of six. The name Wendy had never been used before //Peter Pan.// Barrie use to walk in Kensington Garden, in London, where he meet the five boys of the Llewellyn Davies family, who is the Lostboys in the book.

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