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Llewelyn Davies
Llewelyn Davies is the formal surname of the family whose boys inspired J. M. Barrie to create the characters of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys: * Llewelyn Davies, Arthur, father of the boys * Llewelyn Davies, Sylvia, mother of the boys The boys, in order of birth: * Llewelyn Davies, George * Llewelyn Davies, Jack * Llewelyn Davies, Peter * Llewelyn Davies, Michael * Llewelyn Davies, Nico Other people * Llewellyn Davies (1894–1965), English cricketer * Llewelyn Davies (footballer) (1881–1961) was a Wrexham A.F.C. and Wales international footballer * Llewelyn Davies (aviator) (1898-1918) was a World War I flying ace; see List of World War I aces credited with 5 victories * Richard Llewelyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies (1912–1981) was a British architect and a cousin of the boys. * Moya Llewelyn-Davies (1881-1943) Richard's mother. See also *Llewelyn Davies boys The Davies boys (the middle name ''Llewelyn'' was a tradition begun with their grandfather, not a true double- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Llewelyn Davies
Peter Llewelyn Davies MC (25 February 1897 – 5 April 1960) was the middle of five sons of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, one of the Llewelyn Davies boys befriended and later informally adopted by J. M. Barrie. Barrie publicly identified him as the source of the name for the title character in his 1904 play ''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up''. This public identification as "the original Peter Pan" plagued Davies throughout his life, which ended in suicide. He was awarded the Military Cross after serving as an officer in World War I, and in 1926 founded the publishing house Peter Davies Ltd. He was the first cousin of the English writer Daphne du Maurier. Childhood Davies was an infant in a pram when Barrie befriended his older brothers George and Jack during outings in Kensington Gardens, with their nurse Mary Hodgson. Barrie's original description of Peter Pan in ''The Little White Bird'' (1902) was as a newborn baby who had escaped to Kensington Gardens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Llewelyn Davies
Arthur Llewelyn Davies (20 February 1863 – 19 April 1907) was an English barrister of Welsh origin, but is best known as the father of the boys who were the inspiration for the stories of Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie. Biography Born 20 February 1863, Davies was the second son of Mary Crompton and John Llewelyn Davies, vicar of Kirkby Lonsdale, a fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, an early alpinist who was the first ascendant of the third highest mountain in the Alps, and an outspoken foe of poverty and inequality active in Christian socialist groups. His sister was suffragist Margaret Llewelyn Davies. His niece was Theodora Llewelyn Davies, the first woman admitted to the British legal profession's Inner Temple in 1920. Davies attended Marlborough College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was briefly a master at Eton College, but left that position to practice law. He met Sylvia du Maurier (daughter of cartoonist George du Maurier and sister of future actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by List of Scottish novelists, Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and Puer aeternus, never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys (Peter Pan), Lost Boys, interacting with Fairy, fairies, Piracy, pirates, mermaids, Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans, and occasionally ordinary children from the world outside Neverland. Peter Pan has become a cultural icon symbolizing youthful innocence and escapism. In addition to two distinct works by Barrie, ''The Little White Bird'' (1902, with chapters 13–18 published in ''Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens'' in 1906), and the West End theatre, West End stage play ''Peter and Wendy, Peter Pan; or, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' (1904, which expanded into the 1911 novel ''Peter and Wendy''), the character has been featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llewelyn Davies (footballer)
Llewelyn C. Davies (1881-1961) was a Welsh international footballer. He played club football for Wrexham, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, playing on two occasions alongside his younger brother Arthur. Davies was capped 23 times for Wales, and captained them against Ireland. His association with Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ... was long-lasting – he played as an amateur and a professional before and after the First World War. During the war he served in Italy and France. References Welsh men's footballers Everton F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Wrexham A.F.C. players Wales men's international footballers Wales men's amateur international footballers Men's association football fullbacks 1881 births 1961 deaths {{Wale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Llewelyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies
Richard Llewellyn-Davies, Baron Llewelyn-Davies (24 December 1912 – 27 October 1981) was a British architect. Career He worked at the Architecture Association where his contemporaries included Elizabeth Chesterton and Ann MacEwan. Llewelyn-Davies was Professor of Architecture at The Bartlett, University College London from 1960 to 1969, and Professor of Urban Planning and Head of the School of Environmental Studies from 1970 to 1975. He was the designer of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. On 16 January 1964, he was created a life peer with the title Baron Llewelyn-Davies, of Hastoe in the County of Hertfordshire. He was married to Patricia Parry, having three children. As his wife was made a life peeress, they were one of the few couples who both held titles in their own right. Llewelyn-Davis was the son of Moya Llewelyn-Davies and the grandson of Irish MP James O'Connor and a first cousin of the Llewelyn Davies boys. Professional career In 1960, Richard Llew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The concept of the "ace" emerged in 1915 during World War I, at the same time as aerial dogfighting. It was a propaganda term intended to provide the home front with a cult of the hero in what was otherwise a war of attrition. The individual actions of aces were widely reported and the image was disseminated of the ace as a chivalrous knight reminiscent of a bygone era. For a brief early period when air-to-air combat was just being invented, the exceptionally skilled pilot could shape the battle in the skies. For most of the war, however, the image of the ace had little to do with the reality of air warfare, in which fighters fought in formation and air superiority depended heavily on the relative availability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llewelyn Davies (aviator)
Lieutenant Llewelyn Crichton Davies (9 January 1889 – 16 March 1918) was a Welsh World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Biography Llewellyn Crichton (or Crighton) Davies was born in Cardiff, the son of William Henry Davies, the editor of the ''Cardiff Figaro'', and Hanna Crighton, from Forfar. He was educated at Cardiff and at Halifax, and became a chartered accountant.du Ruvigny & Raineval (1922) On the outbreak of World War I, he was living in Pollokshields, Glasgow, and enlisted as a private in the 5th Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) on 4 August 1914. On 7 March 1915 he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. Davies saw action with his regiment on the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme, and on 28 August 1916 he was awarded the Military Cross. His citation read: :Second Lieutenant Llewellyn Crighton Davies, Scottish Rifles. :For conspicuous gallantry in action. He handled his trench-mortars with great skill, and knocked out an en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Wales International Footballers
The Wales national football team has represented Wales in international association football since 1876, making it the third oldest international football team. They played their first official match on 25 March 1876, four years after England and Scotland played the first ever international football match. They are governed by the Football Association of Wales and compete as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which predominantly encompasses the countries of Europe. , Wales have played 697 international matches since their debut, winning 221, drawing 153 and losing 323. They have played over 100 fixtures against England and Scotland, regularly competing against both in the British Home Championship between 1884 and 1984, winning the competition on twelve occasions. In global and continental competitions, Wales have qualified for two FIFA World Cups in 1958 and 2022, reaching the quarter-finals in the former, and two UEFA European Championships in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Llewelyn Davies
Nicholas "Nico" Llewelyn Davies (24 November 1903 – 14 October 1980) was the youngest of the Llewelyn Davies boys, who were the inspiration for J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and the Lost Boys. He was only a year old when ''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' hit the stage in 1904, and as such was not a primary inspiration for the characters of Peter and the Lost Boys. However he was eight years old when the novel adaptation ''Peter and Wendy'' was published, and in later editions of the play, the character Michael Darling's middle name was changed to "Nicholas". He was the first cousin of the English writer Daphne du Maurier. Early life When Davies was born, Barrie was already a friend of his brothers and mother Sylvia. Following the deaths of the boys' father Arthur (1907) and mother (1910), Barrie became their guardian (along with their uncles Guy du Maurier and Crompton Llewelyn Davies, and their grandmother Emma du Maurier). Two of Davies's brothers died bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llewellyn Davies
Llewellyn John Davies (17 May 1894 – 28 October 1965) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire between 1919 and 1921. He was born in Northampton on 17 May 1894 and died in Birmingham on 28 October 1965. He appeared in six first-class matches as a right-handed batsman, scoring 43 runs with a highest score of 20 and took two wicket In cricket, the term wicket has several meanings: * It is one of the two sets of three stumps and two bails at either end of the pitch. The fielding team's players can hit the wicket with the ball in a number of ways to get a batsman out. ...s with a best performance of one for 9. Notes 1894 births 1965 deaths English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Boys (Peter Pan)
The Lost Boys are characters from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'' and later adaptations and extensions to the story. They are boys "who fall out of their prams when the nurse is looking the other way and if they are not claimed in seven days, they are sent far away to the Neverland," where Peter Pan is their captain. There are no "lost girls" because, as Peter explains, girls are far too clever to fall out of their prams. Original Lost Boys Tootles is described as the most unfortunate and humblest of the band, because "the big things" and adventures happen while "he has stepped round the corner." This however has not soured but sweetened his nature. He is the one who shoots Wendy with a bow and arrow after Tinker Bell tells them Wendy is a bird that Peter wants killed. When Tootles realises his mistake, he asks Peter to kill him. Wendy however survives, and Tootles is spared. Tootles is the first to defend Wendy when she wants to retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
