Christopher Robin Milne

Christopher Robin Milne
Milne in 1928
Born(1920-08-21)21 August 1920
Died20 April 1996(1996-04-20) (aged 75)
Totnes, Devon, England
Other namesBilly Moon (childhood nickname)
EducationGibbs School
Boxgrove Preparatory School
Stowe School
Alma materTrinity College, Cambridge
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • playwright
  • poet
Years active1920-1975
Known forGiving his name to Christopher Robin in Winnie-the-Pooh
Spouse
Lesley de Sélincourt
(m. 1948)
ChildrenClare Milne (1956–2012)
Parent(s)A. A. Milne
Daphne de Sélincourt
RelativesAubrey de Sélincourt (uncle)

Christopher Robin Milne (21 August 1920 – 20 April 1996) was an English author 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.