A. A. Milne | |
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Born | Alan Alexander Milne 18 January 1882 Kilburn, London, England |
Died | 31 January 1956 Hartfield, Sussex, England | (aged 74)
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Education | Westminster School |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Period | Interwar Britain |
Genre | Children's literature |
Years active | 1906–1956 |
Notable works | Winnie-the-Pooh |
Spouse |
Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt
(m. 1913) |
Children | Christopher Robin |
Relatives | Aubrey de Sélincourt (brother-in-law) |
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Alan Alexander Milne (/mɪln/; 18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as for children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed all his previous work. He served in both world wars, as a lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the First World War and as a captain in the Home Guard in the Second World War.[1]
Milne was the father of bookseller Christopher Robin Milne, upon whom the character Christopher Robin is based. It was during a visit to London Zoo, where Christopher became enamoured with the tame and amiable bear Winnipeg, that Milne was inspired to write the story of Winnie-the-Pooh for his son.[2] Milne bequeathed the original manuscripts of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories to the Wren Library at Trinity College, Cambridge, his alma mater.[3]
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