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Motion · S5M-21626 · 1 May 2020

160th Anniversary of the Birth of JM Barrie

Lodged by Kenneth Gibson (No Party Affiliation) Standard Motion 18 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament commemorates the 160th anniversary of the birth of the novelist and playwright, JM Barrie, who was born in Kirriemuir on 9 May 1860 and died on 19 June 1937; understands that Barrie had a keen interest in writing from an early age, producing material for school magazines and drama groups, before studying literature at the University of Edinburgh, where he had articles published in local newspapers; acknowledges that, upon graduating, Barrie worked as a journalist before he published his first novel, Better Dead, in 1888 and soon wrote several popular novels set in Scotland before turning his hand to writing plays; recognises that Barrie’s early works were marked by their Scottish dialect and whimsical humour and sentimentality but that he is best known for Peter Pan, both in the form of a 1904 play and 1911 novel; notes that Barrie's memory is kept alive today by a statue of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, London, and another in his hometown, Kirriemuir, where he is also buried, while the house in which he was born has been preserved as a museum by the National Trust for Scotland; understands that, before he died, Barrie gifted the copyright of the stage play of Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital so that, every time the play is performed, the hospital benefits, and believes that this anniversary of his birth should be used to recognise the legacy of this important Scot and his cultural impact.

Supporters (18)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.