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.
- Occupation
- writer, poet, novelist, children's writer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- January 18, 1882
- Died
- January 31, 1956
