Sir James Matthew Barrie (J.M. Berrie), was a Scottish author and dramatist. He
is best known for creating Peter Pan, which is a story about a boy who refused to grow up. J. M Berrie was also credited for popularising the name Wendy, which was a very uncommon name before he gave it to the heroine of Peter Pan.
Berrie really wanted to pursue a career as an author, but his family wished he would have a career in ministry. He went off to the University of Edinburg, and he wrote drama reviews for the local news paper there. Meanwhile, his attention turned increasingly to works for theatre, beginning with a biography about Richard Savage (which was performed only once). The first appearance of his best know hit Peter Pan came in The Little White Bird which was serialised in the in U.S. The first stage performance of Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldnt Grow Up, was on December 27, 1904. As it has been performed may times before, it was finally adapted into feature films, musicals and more.
Berrie had many successes after Peter Pan, some other plays such as Mary Rose, What Every Woman Knows, and The Boy David.
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Barrie
http://www.biography.com/articles/J.M.-Barrie-9200058
Lauren Bray
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