Michael Jackson named his Neverland Ranch after a magical place created by which author?

Michael Jackson named his Neverland Ranch after a magical place created by which author?

Michael Jackson famously named his sprawling California estate, the Neverland Ranch, after the fictional island created by the Scottish author J. M. Barrie. This magical land, where children never grow up, first appeared in Barrie’s 1904 play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up and later in his 1911 novel Peter and Wendy. Jackson deeply identified with the character of Peter Pan, often expressing a desire to preserve the innocence of childhood, and he transformed his property into a private wonderland complete with a zoo and amusement park rides to reflect that whimsical spirit.

While J. M. Barrie provided the inspiration for the ranch’s name, the previous question about an author buried with wine, pencils, and a power saw actually refers to the legendary Roald Dahl. Following his death in 1990, the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was granted what his family described as a “Viking funeral,” with his coffin packed with his favorite belongings to accompany him into the afterlife.

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