![]() ![]() In 1923, during a rainy holiday in Wales, Milne began work on a collection of verses for children. In 1920, Christopher Robin Milne was born, an event that was to change the history of children'sliterature. Milne was now well established as a witty and fashionable London playwright. It was as great a success there as it had been on the London stage. Pim Passes By, previously staged in London, was produced by theTheatre Guild in New York City. During his training period, he wrote his first play, Wurzel-Flummery, which was produced in London in 1917.īy 1919, having completed one book and several plays, Milne finally achieved financial independence. ![]() When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. He remained at Punch for the next eight years. By 1906, he had been offered theposition of Assistant Editor at Punch, a classic British humor magazine. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. ![]() He went on toattend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. ![]() Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. ![]()
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