J.M. Barrie: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet
Born	May 9, 1860 • Scotland
Died	June 19, 1937 (aged 77) • London • England
Notable Works	“Peter Pan” • “The Little Minister” • “What Every Woman Knows”
Movement / Style	Kailyard school

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Black-and-white photo of J.M. Barrie's birthplace in Kirriemuir, Scotland, showing a simple two-story stone house with three women and a child standing at the entrance.

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Poster for the stage adaptation of J.M. Barrie's The Little Minister, starring Maude Adams and presented by Charles Frohman, c. 1897.

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