Christopher Robin Milne
Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 – 20 April 1996) was the son of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the inspiration of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems.
Christopher Robin Milne | |
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| Born | 21 August 1920 Chelsea, London, UK |
| Died | 20 April 1996 (aged 75) Totnes, Devon, England, UK |
| Cause of death | Myasthenia gravis |
| Education | Gibbs School Boxgrove Preparatory School Stowe School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Spouse(s) | Lesley de Sélincourt
(m. 1948; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 1996) |
| Children | Clare Milne (1956–2012) |
| Parent(s) | A. A. Milne Dorothy de Sélincourt |
Milne gave the original stuffed animals that inspired the Pooh characters to the books' editor, who in turn donated them to the New York Public Library.[1] He hated the idea of Winnie-the-Pooh being commercialized.[2]
Milne died in his sleep on 20 April 1996 in Totnes, Devon, aged 75.[3]
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Milne's childhood stuffed animals – the inspiration for characters in the Pooh stories – are now owned by the New York Public Library. (Roo was lost when Christopher Robin was nine years old.)
References
- ↑ Taylor, Marjorie. Imaginary Companions and the Children Who Create Them (1999)Oxford University Press. p. 120. ISBN 0-19-507704-0.
- ↑ Heathcote, Graham (31 August 1980). Christopher Robin turns 60. p. 10. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IV1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s1IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5810,7060297&dq=christopher+robin+milne&hl=en.
- ↑ Ann Thwaite. Obituary: Christopher Milne. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-christopher-milne-1306346.html. Retrieved 2017-06-06.