J.M. Barrie, born May 9, 1860, in Kirriemuir, Scotland, created one of the most enduring characters in children's literature: Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up. Barrie got the idea from playing with five young brothers named the Llewelyn Davies boys. He would join them in Kensington Gardens in London, where they played at being pirates, explorers, and castaways on imaginary islands. These games became the seeds of Neverland. Barrie first introduced Peter Pan in a 1902 novel for adults. But the character became famous through a stage play that premiered in London on December 27, 1904. The play featured flying children, a ticking crocodile, and the villain Captain Hook. Audiences were amazed when the actors flew across the stage on hidden wires. One of the play's most famous moments asks the audience to clap if they believe in fairies, to save the fairy Tinker Bell's life. Barrie later turned the play into the novel Peter and Wendy in 1911. He eventually donated the copyright to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a children's hospital in London. This means the hospital earns money every time the story is performed or published.