Barry biography

The mother of the future writer, Margaret Ogilvi,, as the custom of many Scottish families of those years, retained her girlish surname. She was a gifted woman, sang Scottish songs perfectly, knew many folk tales and instilled in children a love of her native folklore. When James Matthew Barry was 6 years old, his brother David, his mother’s favorite, died as a result of an accident the day before his summer.

Wanting to console her, the boy tried in every possible way to replace her his eldest son, wore David's clothes, read his favorite books, even whistled as he did. Margaret herself found comfort in the fact that her deceased son would forever remain a boy. The Barry family lived rather poorly, in many ways denying itself to fulfill the cherished dream - to give children education.

The eldest of them, Alexander and Mary-Enn, having learned, began to teach Glasgow Academy at the oldest independent school of Glasgow and took care of the further training of James. With their help, he graduated from school, and then Edinburgh University. He realized early that he wanted to become a writer, although his parents tried to convince his son to choose a spiritual path.

At the end of the university in - gg. Barry worked in the editorial office of the newspaper Nottingham Journal, where his sister arranged it. In the city of journalistic fame came to Barry with the publication in the London newspaper "St. Based on these essays, his book “AULD LICHT IDYLLS” is published. Many of his plays were subsequently filmed. By the beginning of the twentieth century, Barry becomes a prominent figure in the literary life of England.

However, the world fame and glory James Barry brought the image of the “eternal boy” by him Peter Pan. We can say that he ripened for a long time and gradually. Even in the dilogy of Tommy, an autobiographical character appears in many respects who does not know how to take responsibility and, in addition, the baby who escapes from his parents is also afraid that he will be found and forced to grow.

And in the novel Margaret Ogilvi, Barry writes: “When I was a boy, I was horrified to realize that the day would come when I had to leave the games, and I did not know how to do it. I felt that I would continue to play, but a secret. ” The writer was also influenced by children's memories of the early deceased brother David. This acquaintance was the beginning of a long strong friendship.

The family life of Barry himself did not work out - in the year he married the young actress Mary Ensell, who played in one of his plays. The marriage was unsuccessful and was terminated in the year. The couple did not have children Barry. The boys Davis actually replaced the writer of relatives. He loved to walk with them in the Kensington Garden and composed fascinating stories for them.

Subsequently, after the death of Arthur, and then Sylvia, he became the guardian of all five and took care of their upbringing and education. I created Peter, thoroughly rubbing you five against each other, like the savages are rubbing a wand to carve a spark. He is a spark lit by you. James Matthew Barry in the year, the writer published the novel "White Bird." This work is addressed to adults, however, it includes six fairy -tale chapters, which were later allocated by the author in an independent book called by him “Peter Pan in Kensington Garden” “Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens”, it tells about the early childhood of Peter, how he escaped from the house and flew to Kensington The garden, about his friendship and hostility with fairies and elves.

Peter Pan is a boy who does not want to grow up. He always remains young. The top of J. Barry became the book "Peter Pan and Wendy", published in the year. In this, actually finishing cycle about Peter Pan, the novel masterfully combines lyrics and fantasy, poetry and drama. Like the “adventures of Alice in the Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll, he almost immediately after the public stepped over the initial age framework, entering large literature.

The novel was reprinted many times and translated into other languages. In Russian, the translation of N. Demurova close to the text is most often published, quite free and at the same time made with great sensitivity to the text B. Zakhoder’s translation and abbreviated translation-dusias of I. Tokmakova history about Peter Pan were repeatedly filmed. In the year, at the Belarusfilm film studio, the 2-sewer film "Peter Pan" directed by Leonid Nechaev was released.

In the year, a monument to Peter Pan appeared in the Kensington Garden. Barry; per. Nina Demurova; Poems in the trans. Oryol; Il. Robert Ingpen J. Barry was promoted to baronets in the year, awarded the Order of Merit, in became the Lord Rector of the oldest Scottish St. Andrews University, in the Honorary President of the University of Edinburgh, and the President of the Society of Writers has been the President of the Society of Writers.

Back in the year, he transferred all the rights to the publication and production of Peter Pan by the Children's Hospital on Great Ormond Street in London. This gift was later included in his will. In the year, as a sign of respect for the outstanding compatriot, the British parliament went on an unprecedented step, establishing an unlimited action of these copyrights with a special act.

The writer died of pneumonia in London on June 19.In the year, Mark Forster made a biographical film about J. Barry “The Magic Country”, in which Johnny Depp played the role of the writer. Barrie J. Barrie; Illustrated by F. Barry, D. Barry; Translation by Boris Zakhoder; [artist. Barry; Sokr. Tokmakova; artist. Barry; Retelling from English. Irina Tokmakova; artist. Lev Tokmakov.

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