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1. www.bbc.com › news › articlesJoanna Lumley 'heartbroken' by Moat Brae in Dumfries closure

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   Aug 13, 2024 · Live News; Live Sport; Home. News. US Election. Sport. Business. ... "The place where Peter Pan was born should be celebrated and the name of JM Barrie kept alive," she said. ... 12 May 2024. UK.

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   J. M. Barrie. Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (/ ˈbæri /; 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 ...

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4. www.bbc.com › news › articlesMoat Brae in Dumfries: Closing date for Peter Pan house bidders

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   Sep 23, 2024 · A closing date has been set for potential purchasers of the historic mansion which helped to inspire JM Barrie to write Peter Pan. Moat Brae in Dumfries - which was operating as a children's ...

5. www.bbc.com › news › articlesMoat Brae in Dumfries: The rise and fall of the Peter ... - BBC

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   Aug 11, 2024 · The rise and fall of the Peter Pan mansion. 11 August 2024. Giancarlo Rinaldi. South Scotland reporter. BBC. Moat Brae was credited by JM Barrie as helping inspire him to write Peter Pan. It has ...

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesPeter Pan house forced to close its doors - BBC

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   Aug 8, 2024 · 8 August 2024. A national centre for children's literature in Dumfries is to close its doors. The site at Moat Brae opened in 2019 in the building which helped inspire author JM Barrie to write ...

7. www.biography.com › authors-writers › jm-barrieJ.M. Barrie: Biography, Scottish Dramatist, Playwright, Peter Pan

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   Aug 16, 2023 · 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 ...

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   Did Barrie live in Dumfries?

   • Barrie lived in Dumfries in the 1870s and often visited the house and the Gordon family who lived there. Even in a semi-derelict state, it was easy to see a glimpse of the "enchanted" place which inspired Barrie's most famous character Peter Pan, not least in the long shadow cast by the winter sun.

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   How did Peter and Barrie die?

   • Peter died in 1960 by throwing himself in front of an Underground train at Sloane Square station. Barrie died of pneumonia at a nursing home in Manchester Street, Marylebone on 19 June 1937. [ 69 ]

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   What are some interesting facts about Barrie & his famous character?

   • Here are seven fascinating facts about Barrie and his famous character: Peter Pan first appeared as part of a story within a story in Barrie’s 1902 novel The Little White Bird. However, there were a few differences that make this version of Peter hard to recognize.

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   How did Barrie grow up?

   • Charmed by the boys, he also grew close to their mother, Sylvia (their father, Arthur, was less impressed by Barrie). Barrie began to invite the family to vacation at his estate, where the time he spent playing with the children gave him the idea for Peter Pan’s adventures.

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   Where was Barrie buried?

   • Barrie died of pneumonia at a nursing home in Manchester Street, Marylebone on 19 June 1937. [ 69 ] He was buried at Kirriemuir next to his parents and two of his siblings. [ 70 ] His birthplace at 9 Brechin Road is maintained as a museum by the National Trust for Scotland. [ 71 ]

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   Who was James Matthew Barrie?

   • 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).

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9. www.biography.com › authors-writers › peter-pan-jm7 Facts About 'Peter Pan' Author J.M. Barrie - Biography

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   Oct 2, 2020 · With the creation of Peter Pan, author and playwright J.M. Barrie came up with a character who would go on to delight audiences for more than a century. Over the years, Peter Pan has appeared on ...