J.M. Barrie's Career

By vivnargi

  • Born in Scottland, Barrie was the ninth of ten children.

  • Barrie forms an obsessive relationship with his mother

  • Barrie's brother, David, dies. David was the mother's favorite child.

  • Barrie leaves home to study at the Dumfries Academy

  • Graduates from The University of Edinburgh with his M.A.

  • Moves to London to pursue a career as a freelance journalist

  • Between 1888 and 1896, Barrie publishes 6 novels

  • Marries actress, Mary Ansell

  • Barrie's mother dies; he publishes her biography.

  • Meets Davies family (5 sons)

  • Peter Pan appears in The Little White Bird, an adult novel.

  • Peter Pan is written and produced for the stage.

  • Arthur Davies dies; Barrie financially supports his family

  • Marriage to Ansell ends scandalously

  • Sylvia Davies dies. Barrie becomes guardian of the boys.

  • Peter Pan published as a narrative story.

  • Statue of Peter Pan erected in Keningston Gardens

  • Barrie donates copyright of Peter Pan to Great Ormond St. Hospital

  • Barrie is elected chancellor of Edinburgh

  • Barrie dies