Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
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Sylvia Llewelyn Davies (1866–1910) was the daughter of George du Maurier, and the mother of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan and the other children of J. M. Barrie's stories of Neverland.
She was an elder sister to Gerald du Maurier. A renowned beauty and socialite of her day, she married the lawyer Arthur Llewelyn Davies. They had five children, all boys: George (1893–1915), Jack (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921), and Nicholas (1903–1980). She later became famous for her friendship with J.M. Barrie, with her five sons forming an inspiration for the Lost Boys in Peter Pan. Following the death of her husband and herself from cancer within a few years of each other, Barrie later unofficially adopted the boys. Her son Peter was the publisher of Daphne du Maurier's work on George du Maurier The Young George du Maurier, letters 1860–1867 (1951).
She was played by British actress Kate Winslet in the movie Finding Neverland (2004), the story about the creation of Peter Pan by writer J.M. Barrie. Johnny Depp played the author.
