10 Awesome Facts About Winnie The Pooh
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Winnie the Pooh may have seemed like a simple character, but there was so much more to him then his cute giggle and love of honey.
1. He was based on a real bear.
A Canadian soldier bought Winnipeg the bear from a hunter for just $20. Winnie was the troops mascot and was later moved to the London Zoological Gardens.
2. E.H. Shephard was desperate for the job of illustrator.
He showed up at Milne's house unannounced with his portfolio in hand and won the authors approval.
3. A.A. Milne was soldier and a playwright before he wrote the story of our beloved bear.
he served in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and published 18 plays and 3 novels before he began his work on Winnie the Pooh.
4. Winnie the Pooh was owned by Stephen Slesinger before Disney.
30 years before Disney brought Pooh to our screens, Slesinger held the merchandising rights in the U.S. and Canada.
5. The Latin translation of Winnie the Pooh is the only book in Latin that has ever been on the New York Times Best Seller's List.
6. Winnie the Pooh inspired many academics.
Many philosophers and scholars have used Pooh to illustrate their varying views on subjects such as Taoism, psychology and postmodernism.
7. Winnie the Pooh is one of Disney's most successful properties.
Disney makes just as much money off of Winnie the Pooh merchandise as it does Minnie, Mickey and Goofy merchandise.
8. Christopher Robin inspired his father's work.
A.A. Milne began writing short stories and poems in 1920 and featured his sons much-adored toys which turned into the characters we know and love today.
9. Christopher Robin Milne resented his father and Winnie.
He also became a writer and felt that his father exploited his youth for fame.
10. The 2011 version of Winnie the Pooh feature three new A.A. Milne stories that hadn't been previously adapted for the screen.
The movie featured hand-drawn animations and a theme song by Zooey Deschanel.
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