Christopher Milne

January 9, 2024
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Christopher Milne
Full Name Christopher Milne
Occupation Author
Date Of Birth Aug 21, 1920(1920-08-21)
Age 104
Date Of Death April 20, 1996, Totnes, United Kingdom
Birthplace Chelsea
Country United Kingdom
Horoscope Leo

Christopher Milne Biography

Name Christopher Milne
Birthday Aug 21
Birth Year 1920
Place Of Birth Chelsea
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Leo
Parents A. A. Milne, Dorothy de Sélincourt
Spouse Lesley Sélincourt
Children(s) Clare Milne

Christopher Milne is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on August 21, 1920 in Chelsea, United Kingdom.

Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 – 20 April 1996) was an English writer and bookseller and the only child of author A. A. Milne. As a child, he was the basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father’s Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems.

At his first birthday, Milne received an Alpha Farnell teddy bear, which he later named Edward. Eeyore was a Christmas present in 1921 and Piglet arrived undated. Edward, along with a real Canadian bear named Winnipeg that Milne saw at London Zoo, eventually became the inspiration for the Winnie-the-Pooh character.

Christopher Milne Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Author
House Living in own house.

Christopher Milne is one of the richest Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Christopher Milne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Christopher Robin Milne was born at 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London, on 21 August 1920, to author Alan Alexander Milne and Daphne (née de Sélincourt) Milne. Milne speculated that he was an only child because “he had been a long time coming.” From an early age Milne was cared for by his nanny Olive Brockwell, until May 1930, when he entered boarding school. Milne called her Nou, and stated “Apart from her fortnight’s holiday every September we had not been out of each other’s sight for more than a few hours at a time”, and “we lived together in a large nursery on the top floor.”

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Who is Christopher Milne Dating?

According to our records, Christopher Milne married to Lesley Sélincourt. As of December 1, 2023, Christopher Milne’s is not dating anyone.

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When World War II broke out, Milne left his studies and tried to join the army, but failed the medical examination. His father used his influence to get Milne a position as a sapper with the second training battalion of the Royal Engineers. He received his commission in July 1942 and was posted to the Middle East and Italy; where he was later wounded as a platoon commander the following year. After the war, he returned to Cambridge and completed a degree in English literature.

Facts & Trivia

Kaithapram Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Christopher Milne celebrates birthday on August 21 of every year.

A few months after his father’s death in 1956, Christopher Milne’s daughter Clare was born and diagnosed with severe cerebral palsy.

What happened to the real Christopher Robin Milne?

Death. Milne, who lived with myasthenia gravis for some years, died in his sleep on 20 April 1996 in Totnes, Devon, at a local hospital, aged 75. After his death he was described by one newspaper as a “dedicated atheist”.

Who inherited Winnie-the-Pooh fortune?

Upon AA Milne’s death in 1956, the rights to the Pooh books were left to 4 beneficiaries; his family, Westminster School, the Garrick Club and the Royal Literary Fund.

Was AA Milne happily married?

A. A. Milne
Period| Interwar Britain
Genre| Children’s literature
Notable works| Winnie-the-Pooh
Spouse| Dorothy “Daphne” de Sélincourt ​ ​ ( m. 1913)​

Was Christopher Robin based on a real boy?

Christopher Robin Milne was born in Chelsea, London, on Aug. 21, 1920, just 21 months after the Great War ended. He was the first and only child born to former British Army officer Alan Alexander Milne and his wife Daphne de Sélincourt.

What mental illness does Christopher Robin have?

In Robin we see how Milne’s post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , the result of his fighting for the British Army in World War One, led him to move his family away from London to the peaceful English countryside.

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