Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956

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Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956

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        Dates of existence

        1882-1961

        History

        Milne, Alan Alexander, brother of Kenneth John Milne (q.v.); b. Jan. 18, 1882; adm. as Q.S. Sept. 28, 1893; elected to Trin. Coll. Camb. (with Junior Samwaies) July 1900 (adm. sub-sizar Sept. 30, 1900); B.A. 1903; asst. editor of Punch 1906-14; served in Great War I; 2nd Lieut. 4th Batt. Royal Warwicks Regt. Feb. 17, 1915; author of The Stepmother (1921), and other plays; his nursery books Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner achieved a world-wide success and have been translated into numerous foreign languages; author of an autobiography It's too Late Now (1937); m. June 1913, Dorothy, daughter of Martin de Selincourt; d. Jan. 31, 1956; his widow presented to the school the original M.S. of Winnie the Pooh 1961.

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        Milne's (1997-)

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        GB-2014-WSA-01878

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        GB-2014-WSA-01018

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        GB 2014

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        International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition

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        Full

        Dates of creation, revision and deletion

        Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020

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            The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963

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