Michael Llewelyn Davies | |
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![]() Davies in 1917 at age 17 | |
Born | London, England | 16 June 1900
Died | 19 May 1921 Sandford-on-Thames, England | (aged 20)
Occupation | Student |
Known for | Foster son of J. M. Barrie |
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Michael Llewelyn Davies (16 June 1900 – 19 May 1921) was – along with his four brothers – the inspiration for J. M. Barrie's characters Peter Pan, the Darling brothers, and the Lost Boys. Late in life, his only surviving brother Nico described him as "the cleverest of us, the most original, the potential genius."[1] He died in ambiguous circumstances, drowning with a close friend – and possible lover – just short of his twenty-first birthday. He was a first cousin of English writer Daphne du Maurier.