Bronson was a 17-year-old ingénue originally from Trenton, N.J., when she was handpicked to play the role by J.M. Barrie, the creator of “Peter Pan ... for the work of James Wong Howe ...

Renowned playwright J.M. Barrie (James ... and Peter, that play which eventually becomes what Charles sees as a largely unmountable and thus doomed production called "Peter Pan".