A.A.MILNE DATE 1882 – 1956

A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, England to parents John Vine Milne and Sarah Maria (née Heginbotham) on the eighteenth of January. A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, England to parents John Vine Milne and Sarah Maria (née Heginbotham) on the eighteenth of January.KilburnLondon EnglandKilburnLondon England

 Went to Henly House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road, where his father was a headmaster.  One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in H. G. Wells H. G. Wells  Wells was a famous English writer, known for novels «The Invisible Man», «Time Machine» and many others. for novels «The Invisible Man», «Time Machine» and many others.

 Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. Westminster School Trinity College, CambridgemathematicsscholarshipWestminster School Trinity College, Cambridgemathematicsscholarship

Wrote for «Granta», a student magazine and the leading British humour magazine «Punch». Wrote for «Granta», a student magazine and the leading British humour magazine «Punch». Later he became a contributor and an assistant editor there. Later he became a contributor and an assistant editor there.

 Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Corps of Signals. British ArmyWorld War I Royal Corps of SignalsBritish ArmyWorld War I Royal Corps of Signals  Wrote «Peace With Honour» 1934 and «War With Honour» 1940 based on this experience.  All in all he wrote 32 plays, 7 novels, 4 story collections for children, 4 books of children poetry.

 He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. Christopher Robin Milne Cotchford Farm HartfieldEast SussexChristopher Robin Milne Cotchford Farm HartfieldEast Sussex

 During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. Home GuardHome Guard

 He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".

When his son was born and was four, in 1924 Milne produced a collection of children poems When We Were Very Young, which were illustrated by Punch staff cartoonist E. H. Shepard. A collection of short stories for children Gallery of Children, and other stories that became part of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, were first published in When his son was born and was four, in 1924 Milne produced a collection of children poems When We Were Very Young, which were illustrated by Punch staff cartoonist E. H. Shepard. A collection of short stories for children Gallery of Children, and other stories that became part of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, were first published in 1925.When We Were Very YoungE. H. Shepard Gallery of ChildrenWhen We Were Very YoungE. H. Shepard Gallery of Children

 Winnie-the-Pooh was published in 1926, followed by The House at Pooh Corner in A second collection of nursery rhymes Now We Are Six was published in All three books were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerNow We Are Six Winnie-the-PoohThe House at Pooh CornerNow We Are Six

 The real stuffed toys owned by Christopher Robin Milne and featured in the Winnie-the-Pooh stories. They are on display in the Donnell Library Center in New York. Donnell Library CenterDonnell Library Center

 Christopher Milne didn’t like the name Robin. In 1926 he was sketched by Ernest Shepard and the illustrations for «Winnie-the-Pooh» were made including all the well-loved Pooh characters and places.

 Christopher Milne spent six years in the army during the war.

 After the war he ran a bookshop in Dartmouth until he retired to live in the countryside.

 After Milne's death, his widow sold the rights to the Pooh characters to the Walt Disney Company, which has made a number of Pooh cartoon movies, as well as a large amount of Pooh-related merchandise. the Walt Disney Companythe Walt Disney Company

 Pooh books were translated into Russian and filmed with great success.  David Benedictus from England has written «The come back to the Pooh forest» that will be published in October 2009.