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Peter Llewelyn-daviesPeter Llewelyn-Davies (1897-1960) was a son of the Llewelyn-Davies family befriended by J. M. Barrie and it is commonly believed that Barrie took the name of his Peter Pan character from him. Peter came to hate having his name associated with "that terrible masterpiece," and became a publisher. He committed suicide by throwing himself under a train at London's Sloane Square station. One of his son's later said: "From the moment I was old enough I was aware that my father had been exploited by Barrie and was very bitter... "My first memory of my father was with a gin bottle tipped up at his mouth. He was virtually a down-and-out by the time he died. I think the final thing that drove him to suicide was that he had drunk all his money. His life had been ruined.... "My father hoped to inherit Barrie's money but at the last minute he changed his will. That was a great disappointment. Our lifestyle was reasonable until then. "My father had mixed feelings about the whole business of Peter Pan. "He accepted that Barrie considered that he was the inspiration for Peter Pan and it was only reasonable that my father should inherit everything from Barrie. That was my father's expectation. It would have recompensed him for the notoriety he had experienced since being linked with Peter Pan - something he hated. "The public knew he was the inspiration for Peter Pan. My father felt he could not go out because of this. It went on from when he was a child right through to adulthood. "My father didn't really like Barrie. He resented the fact that he wasn't well off and that Barrie had to support him. But when he was cut out of the will, he was livid and tremendously disappointed. "That anger was with him for the rest of his life and he started drinking heavily."
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