J.M. Barrie
Birth Name:
James Matthew Barrie
Birth Place:
Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profession
Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Gave the rights to "Peter Pan" to Great Ormond Street Hospital before his death
- In 1913, he was made a Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire
- In 1882, he graduated from the University of Edinburgh
- Was godfather to British conservationist Sir Peter Scott
- Got his start as a writer producing newspaper reviews of various plays
- Quote: "Dreams do come true, if only we wish hard enough․ You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it․"
- Quote: "God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December․"
- Is best known as the author who created the character Peter Pan
- Served as Rector of the University of St․ Andrews for three years
- Spent seven years as the Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh