![]() Much like the character they helped inspire, two of the Davies boys would never get the chance to grow up and have families of their own. ![]() The true story behind Peter Pan is a tragic one, and not just for Michael, but for all five boys, their parents, and even Barrie himself. Barrie’s) favourite boy’, and the boy who inspired most of Peter’s later character development. ![]() Particularly one boy, Michael Llewelyn-Davies, who was said to have been ‘uncle Jimmy’s (J.M. I was enthralled by the tales of ‘the boy who never grew up’, and I have remained so to this day.īut what you might not know is that there’s a true story to be told behind the story of Peter Pan, it’s author, J.M Barrie, and the five boys who helped inspire the character’s development. The story was told to me by my mother when I was a young child. Right: Michael Llewelyn-Davies, Taken in 1912, Scotlandįor those of you who know me well, you’ll know that I have a bit of a soft spot for Neverland and the whole Peter Pan mythology. Above: Left, Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan, in the 2003 film, Peter Pan.
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