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English author and bookseller

This article is about the son of author A. A. Milne, whom the character is based on.

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For the character, see Christopher Robin. For the film, see Christopher Robin (film).

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.

Early life

Christopher Robin Milne was born at 11 Mallord Street, Chelsea, London (renumbered as 13 Mallord Street in 1924), on 21 August 1920, to author Alan Alexander Milne and Daphne (née de Sélincourt) Milne.

Milne speculated that he was an only child because "he had been a long time coming." From an early age, Milne was cared for by his nanny Olive "Nou" Rand Brockwell, until May 1930, when he entered boarding school. Milne called her Nou, and stated "Apart from her fortnig