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Captain James Hook is the main antagonist of J. M. Barrie's 1904 play Peter Pan; ... Barrie also stated in "Captain Hook at Eton" that he was, "in a word, the ...
George Llewelyn Davies (20 July 1893 – 15 March 1915) was the eldest son of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies.Along with his four younger brothers, George was the inspiration for playwright J. M. Barrie's characters of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.
Several friends from Eton joined him there, but he also became very close to Rupert Buxton, [2] the son of Sir Thomas Fowell Victor Buxton, 4th Baronet and a former pupil of Harrow School. The two became inseparable friends, spending time both at the university and on holiday together. Buxton was also a poet, and had an interest in acting.
"Hook" was brought to life thanks to brilliant performances by Dustin Hoffman as the evil Captain Hook, Julia Roberts as the gorgeous Tinkerbell and of course, Robin Williams as adult Peter Pan.
In 1906 Davies was recommended by Barrie to Captain Robert F. Scott for a position at Osborne Naval College, unlike his brothers, who all attended Eton College. Following the deaths of his parents Arthur (1907) and Sylvia (1910), Barrie became the main guardian of the five boys, supporting them financially. Jack reportedly harboured some ...
Hans Georg Conried Jr. (April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for providing the voices of George Darling and Captain Hook in Walt Disney's Peter Pan (1953), Snidely Whiplash in Jay Ward's Dudley Do-Right cartoons, Professor Waldo P. Wigglesworth in Ward's Hoppity Hooper cartoons, was host of Ward's live-action "Fractured Flickers" show and ...
By March 1918, he had reached the rank of captain and was the adjutant for 7th Battalion KRRC, when the German spring offensive started. Davies took charge of the battalion after their colonel was wounded during a fighting retreat that lasted for 15 days, for which he was awarded the Military Cross ; [ 4 ] however, he was emotionally scarred by ...
Celebrity wedding, of Madge Elliott and Cyril Ritchard at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, 1935. Ritchard was born in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills, [1] [4] one of five siblings born to Sydney-born parents: Herbert Trimnell-Ritchard, a Protestant grocer, and Margaret, sometimes called "Marguerite" (née Collins), a Roman Catholic, in whose faith the children were raised.