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EspañolARTHUR LLEWELYN DAVIES
'Arthur Llewelyn Davies' (1863 - 19 April 1907) was a respected barrister, but is best known as the father of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan and the other children of J. M. Barrie's stories of Neverland.
He married Sylvia du Maurier in 1890. They had five children, all boys: George (1893–1915), Jack (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921), and Nicholas (1903–1980). Although he did not encourage the friendship of his wife and children with Barrie, he did little to stand in the way of it.
In 1906, Davies discovered a growth in his cheek which turned out to be a malignant sarcoma. He had two operations, which removed much of his upper jaw, palate, and cheekbone, and the tear duct on that side. This left him disfigured and unable to talk, even with an artificial jaw insert, but failed to remove all of the cancer and left him in considerable pain. Barrie paid for his medical care, and became a regular companion at his bedside, with Davies in his final year describing Barrie in a letter to Peter as "a very good friend to all of us". Family accounts differ on just how close the two actually became before Davies' death at the age of 44.
In the 1978 BBC mini-series ''The Lost Boys'', he was portrayed by Tim Pigott-Smith. He was left out of the 2004 film ''Finding Neverland'', which simplified the storyline and avoided the subject of Barrie's impact on the Davies' marriage.
He married Sylvia du Maurier in 1890. They had five children, all boys: George (1893–1915), Jack (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921), and Nicholas (1903–1980). Although he did not encourage the friendship of his wife and children with Barrie, he did little to stand in the way of it.
In 1906, Davies discovered a growth in his cheek which turned out to be a malignant sarcoma. He had two operations, which removed much of his upper jaw, palate, and cheekbone, and the tear duct on that side. This left him disfigured and unable to talk, even with an artificial jaw insert, but failed to remove all of the cancer and left him in considerable pain. Barrie paid for his medical care, and became a regular companion at his bedside, with Davies in his final year describing Barrie in a letter to Peter as "a very good friend to all of us". Family accounts differ on just how close the two actually became before Davies' death at the age of 44.
In the 1978 BBC mini-series ''The Lost Boys'', he was portrayed by Tim Pigott-Smith. He was left out of the 2004 film ''Finding Neverland'', which simplified the storyline and avoided the subject of Barrie's impact on the Davies' marriage.
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