Sir James Matthew Barrie, better known as J. M. Barrie, was a distinguished Scottish novelist and playwright born on May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Angus. He attended the University of Edinburgh before moving to London to pursue a career in journalism and literature. Barrie's literary genius is most notably captured in his creation of Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up. 'Peter Pan in Kensington ...