OBITUARY
SIR JAMES BARRIE (United Press Association— U> Eleetrio Telegraph— Copy right! LONDON, 19th June. The original of Sir James Barrie’s famous character Peter Pan was at the bedside when Sir James Barrie died peacefully after several hours of unconsciousness. It is recalled that Sir James Barrie 35 years ago was walking in Kensington Gardens when he saw Peter Davies playing With three brothers. They became his friends and inspired him to create a boy Who would not grow up. Sir James Barrie later adopted the brothers, of whom only Peter and Nicholas are alive.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 21 June 1937, Page 5
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95OBITUARY Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 21 June 1937, Page 5
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