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 basis of the character Christopher Robin in his father's Winnie-the-Pooh stories and in two books of poems.

Read more about Christopher Robin Milne:  Early Life, Schooling, Later Life, Bibliography

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