James Matthew Barrie
James
Matthew Barrie was born on 9th
May, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He was one of ten brothers
and sisters. Barrie’s mother loved his older brother David most of all. Sadly,
David died in a skating accident when Barrie was six. His mother fell into
depression and young Jamie was deeply affected by it.
Barrie
became a writer when he left university. He worked for a newspaper called the Nottingham
Journal, but his true love was the theatre. Barrie moved to London and started
to write plays and books. In 1904, he wrote a play called Peter Pan, The Boy
Who Wouldn’t Grow Up. Later on, Barrie decided to turn the play into a book and
changed the tittle to Peter Pan.
The
book
was full of magic and was a huge success with people of all ages. His books
were very popular, but none were ever quite as successful as Peter Pan. Barrie
became a baronet in 1913. He died in 1937 at the age of 77. People remember him
as one of the greatest children’s writers of all time.
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