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Nico took the photo of Barrie on EIlean Shona allegedly writing "Mary Rose" (see JMB&TLB p287 or the database). Nico now thinks he's writing "A Kiss for Cinderella", but he might just as easily have been writing the screenplay for "Peter Pan" (the one

Nico telling Maureen O'Brien (who played Mary Barrie in "The Lost Boys") how Sharon and I first swam into his life...

Nico telling how Barrie used to predict the length of a cold by how far he cough out his false tooth - only to find that the story is in "The Little White Bird". [Apologies for poor sound]

Nico talks about visiting Mary Hodgson's family in Morecambe, her brother Tom introduced him to music hall - Mary Hodgson's horror

Nico talks about Mary Rose's island - "the closest thing to my heart." (The database includes a number of photos I took of the island in 1976 - on Loch Voshimid in the Outer Hebrides. Just search for "mary rose")

Nico talks about Jack's retirement, and the fate of his children.

Nico talks about Denis Mackail, and making him cut his 1941 biography on Barrie, "The Story of JMB"

Nico talking to Rodney Bennett about Mary Hodgson

Nico talking to actress Maureen O’Brien about to play Mary Barrie

Nico talking about the "wonderful holidays" in Scotland - Scourie in 1911, Amhuinnsuidh in 1912, Killiecrankie in 1913, the Bridge of Orchy in 1914...

Nico talking about Peter's three sons: Rivvy, George and Peter (jnr). All three were doing well - in 1978. Tragically, all three inherited their mother's wasting disease, Huntington's chorea, and by 1995, all three were dead: most tragically, Peter jnr,

Nico talking about Mary Hodgson - "a wholly unique woman. ... She was unquestionably the most important person in my life." Nico hesitates in telling a ghastly story about her - until encouraged by Sharon and I (continues on next clip)

Nico talking about Gerrie and the surviving copy of <i>The Boy Castaways</i>

Nico talking about emphesyma and smoking

Nico talking about Barrie's visits to Eton