詹姆斯·巴里（James Mattchew Barrie, 1860-1937），英国剧作家、小说家。出生于苏格兰一个纺织工人的家庭。1882年毕业于爱丁堡大学，从事新闻工作数年，并开始文学创作。1919年任安德鲁大学校长；1928年当选为英国作家协会主席；1930年受聘为爱丁堡大学名誉校长。

他的小说运用方言描绘苏格兰农村生活，富有幽默感和浪漫情调。主要作品有《小牧师》、《小白鸟》、《永别了，米莉小姐》。巴里一生创作了许多童话故事和童话剧。“彼得·潘”的名字首次出现在1902年的小说《小白鸟》中。1904年，剧本《彼得·潘》发表，12月27日首次在伦敦公演，引起了轰动。1911年，小说《彼得·潘》出版。随后这部作品被译成多种文字飞向世界，赢得了各国读者的喜爱。

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