Sir James Matthew Barrie was a British novelist and playwright born in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland in 1860. He was educated in Scotland before moving to London, where he established himself as a writer of successful novels and plays. Barrie's most enduring work is Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, a fairy play that premiered on the West End in 1904. The story follows an ageless boy named Peter Pan and a girl named Wendy as they have adventures in the fantasy world of Neverland. Before writing Peter Pan, Barrie had written about a baby boy with magical adventures in Kensington Gardens, work that was inspired by his friendship with the Llewelyn Davies boys. Barrie was created a baronet and died in London in 1937.