Pooh's English Origin
~ Winnie the Pooh is also called Pooh, or Pooh Bear, but never, ever, just Winnie.
~ A. A. Milne (1882-1956), one of England's most successful playwrights, was inspired by his son's (Christopher) friendship with a black bear named Winnie (short for the bear's hometown of Winnipeg) in the London Zoo and invented a series of stories.
~ Milne wrote the original Pooh stories primarily to amuse himself (!!)
~ The first Pooh story was published in the London Evening News on December 24, 1925. It was broadcasted by BBC radio on the following Christmas Day.
~ According to leading Pooh authority Peter Dennis, Milne didn't base the character of Tigger on a tiger but rather on a spirited black spaniel dog named Chum. Chum was always bouncing or jumping into things and causing a great deal of trouble.
~ A. A. Milne (1882-1956), one of England's most successful playwrights, was inspired by his son's (Christopher) friendship with a black bear named Winnie (short for the bear's hometown of Winnipeg) in the London Zoo and invented a series of stories.
~ Milne wrote the original Pooh stories primarily to amuse himself (!!)
~ The first Pooh story was published in the London Evening News on December 24, 1925. It was broadcasted by BBC radio on the following Christmas Day.
~ According to leading Pooh authority Peter Dennis, Milne didn't base the character of Tigger on a tiger but rather on a spirited black spaniel dog named Chum. Chum was always bouncing or jumping into things and causing a great deal of trouble.
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