A. A. Milne

In October 1952, Alan had a stroke, which left him invalid more than three years, before he breathed his last on January 31, 1956.

Posthumously, Milne won the Lewis Caroll Shelf Award in 1958.

Born to Vince and Sarah Marie Milne, Alan Alexander Milne was brought up in his father’s school, Henley House, along with his two elder brothers, David Barrett Milne and Kenneth John Milne.

Later, in 1893, he won a scholarship to Westminster School where he studied for seven years before taking admission at the Trinity College, Cambridge.

It was at Cambridge that Milne’s first stint at writing showed up. Along with his brother Ken, Milne wrote and edited for a student magazine, Granta. Also, during this period came Milne’s first work, “Lovers in London”.

He, next, turned to writing articles for a British satirical magazine, Punch.

Not long after, he gained the position of an assistant editor at Punch.

Milne generated 18 plays and 3 novels in this phase of his life.

In 1920, Milne made his debut as a screenwriter, by writing four stories for the company Minerva Films, “The Bump”, “Twice Two”, “Five Pound Reward” and “Bookworms”.