J. M. Barrie

J. M. Barrie

Scottish writer and playwright (1860–1937)

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet was a British novelist and playwright. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, then to write Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a 1904 West End "fairy play" about an ageless boy and an ordinary girl named Wendy who have adventures in the fantasy setting of Neverland.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 2 films (1930–1934) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 7 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1934 WE'RE NOT DRESSING Paramount Productions Inc. 8 reels 16mm B&W sound
1930 SEVEN DAYS LEAVE. Paramount Famous Lasky Corp B&W