Jack Llewelyn Davies
Jack Llewelyn Davies | |
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Born | London, England | 11 September 1894
Died | 17 September 1959 Port Gaverne, Cornwall[1] | (aged 65)
Known for | Foster son of J. M. Barrie |
Spouse |
Gerrie Gibb (m. 1917) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Arthur Llewelyn Davies Sylvia du Maurier |
John Llewelyn Davies (11 September 1894 – 17 September 1959[1]) was the second eldest of the Llewelyn Davies boys befriended by Peter Pan creator J. M. Barrie, and one of the inspirations for the boy characters in the story of Peter Pan. He served in the Royal Navy during World War I. He was the first cousin of the English writer Daphne du Maurier.
Childhood
Davies and his elder brother
In 1906 Davies was recommended by Barrie to Captain
Adulthood
Just before his mother's death, Davies became an officer in the Royal Navy, after attending the Royal Naval College at Osborne. As a regular naval officer he served in the North Atlantic during World War I. His brother George was killed in action on the Western Front in 1915. His brother Michael drowned in an apparent accident in 1921. His brothers Peter and Nico (the youngest) outlived him.
He married 19-year-old Geraldine "Gerrie" Gibb in 1917, without first asking permission of Barrie, who only grudgingly approved of the relationship. Nonetheless, Barrie gave the couple charge of the Davies family house, where Michael and Nico still lived during school holidays, in the care of Mary Hodgson. Friction between Gerrie and Hodgson led to the elder woman's resignation. The couple had two children: Timothy (1921–1965) and Sylvia Jocelyn (named after Davies's mother, but always known as Jane) (1924–1969).
Davies was appointed to the naval rank of lieutenant commander in 1924. Upon retirement from the Royal Navy, he and Gerrie moved to a cottage in St Endellion, Northern Cornwall. During the late 1940s, his brother Peter, a publisher, consulted with him regarding details of a family history informally titled "The Morgue".
Davies died on 17 September 1959 at the age of 65 from lung disease; his brother Peter committed suicide about seven months later.
Portrayals
In the 1978
In the 2004 film Finding Neverland, he was portrayed as a child by Joe Prospero.
References
- ^ a b "Arthur Llewellyn Davies | Tomb With a View". tombwithaview.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ Birkin, Andrew, J. M. Barrie and the Lost Boys.