A. A. Milne

Born

January 18, 1882

Died

January 31, 1956 (aged 74)

Known as

writer, poet, novelist, children's writer, screenwriter, military officer

Alan Alexander Milne was an English writer best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh, as well as children's poetry. Milne was primarily a playwright before the huge success of Winnie-the-Pooh overshadowed his previous work. He served 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.

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