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J. M. Barrie: Sir James Matthew Barrie, Bt., Scottish author
 
 
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Name: James Matthew Barrie, Sir
Birth Date: May 9, 1860
Death Date: June 19, 1937
Place of Birth: Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: novelist, dramatist, playwright

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Biography of James Matthew Barrie, Sir
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The British dramatist and novelist Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) is best known for his play Peter Pan. James M. Barrie was born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, on May 9, 1860, the son of a poor, hardworking weaver. Influenced by his mother's...
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Biography of James Matthew Barrie, Sir
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If Sir James M. Barrie had written no play other than Peter Pan (1904), the extraordinary and enduring popularity of this single work would testify to his talents as a dramatist. As it stands, however, the more than forty plays he wrote also manifest...
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Biography of J(ames) M(atthew) Barrie
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J. M. Barrie's importance to children's literature can be summed up in one name: Peter Pan. The mythic boy who would not grow up has flown across countless stages throughout the Western world, starred in major motion pictures, and loaned his name to...
 


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Sir James Matthew Barrie ( 1860-05-09 – 1937-06-19 ) was a Scottish novelist and dramatist, more commonly known as J. M. Barrie . He is most famous as the author of the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The...


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Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan, the boy who refused to grow up, whom he based on his...


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The Boston Herald
The `Real' Peter Pan; Book examines J.M. Barrie's curious relationship with London boys.(Arts and Lifestyle)
12/26/2003: 664 words, approx. 2 pages
Byline: ROSEMARY HERBERT He took photographs of bare-bottomed boys. He chose his homes to overlook a park where lads played. He cultivated a friendship with the mother of five boys and won her blessingto spend extensive time alone with her sons. His...
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The Christian Science Monitor
'Neverland' is worth a visit; Johnny Depp adds emotional heft to the life of J.M. Barrie.(FEATURES)(ARTS)
11/12/2004: 372 words, approx. 1 pages
Byline: David Sterritt Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor 'Finding Neverland," about playwright J.M. Barrie writing his classic "Peter Pan," marks unexpected steps for its director and star. The director is Marc Forster, whose "Monster's Ball" earned Halle Berry a...
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The New York Observer
Harvey's Last Stand
2/27/2005: 2,696 words, approx. 9 pages
"We started the whole thing. And we were so busy working on these movies-these smaller movies, these foreign-language movies-that we never had time to look at it and reflect," said Meryl Poster.Ms. Poster, a production executive at Miramax Film Corp., had less to do that...
 


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