"center in 1964, consists of manuscript drafts and fragments for over 150 of Milne's works, as well as correspondence, legal documents, genealogical records, and some personal effects. The library division holds several books formerly belonging to Milne and his wife Dorothy. The Harry Ransom Center also has small collections of correspondence from Christopher Robin Milne and Milne's frequent illustrator Ernest Shepard. The original manuscripts for ""Winnie the Pooh"" and ""The House at Pooh Corner"" are archived separately at Trinity College Library, Cambridge. Milne did not speak out much on the subject of religion, although he used religious terms to explain"
"Bear inspired the creation of Winnie the Pooh - Christopher Robin Milne (son of the Winnie the Pooh books' author A. A. Milne and basis of the character Christopher Robin) owned one of the Alpha Bears. The company premises were destroyed by fire in 1934 and by bombing in 1940. It finally ceased trading in the 1960s and the Farnell name was taken over by Merrythought in 1996. The first Farnell bears closely resembled their German Steiff counterparts, having pointed muzzles, long limbs, humpbacks and webbed toes. Early Farnell bears also had boot-button eyes which were replaced by painted glass"
"AG Bear AG Bear or Almost Grown Bear is a talking teddy bear that responds to human voice. He was designed by Ron Milner, and manufactured by Axlon, a company formed by Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese, through his Catalyst Technologies venture capital firm. The manufacturer's tag on AG—which stands for ""Almost Grown""--lists the bear's production date as 1985. The bear was a commercial success due to its interactive capabilities: AG Bear is equipped with a voice box which was originally intended to mimic the intonation of the human voice or other sounds in the environment,"
"with a gold AG Bear monogram, although a red corduroy version also exists. Several other versions of the bear were released over time, including GrandPaw AG, GrandMaw AG, Bearonica (AG's sister), and several Baby AG's. When Axlon was eventually sold to Hasbro, AG Bear production was halted. But in the late 1990s, a multi-year lobbying effort resulted in an agreement to resume production of the original AG in a limited run edition. AG Bear AG Bear or Almost Grown Bear is a talking teddy bear that responds to human voice. He was designed by Ron Milner, and manufactured by Axlon,"
"character Christopher Robin was based. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne's toys – Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and Tigger – were incorporated into Milne's stories. Two more characters, Owl and Rabbit, were created by Milne's imagination, while Gopher was added to the Disney version. Christopher Robin's toy bear is on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library in New York City. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and ""Pooh"", a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from"
"Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" (1926), and this was followed by ""The House at Pooh Corner"" (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book ""When We Were Very Young"" (1924) and many more in ""Now We Are Six"" (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard. The Pooh stories have been translated into many languages, including Alexander Lenard's Latin translation, ""Winnie ille Pu"", which was first"
"Winnipeg (bear) Winnipeg, or Winnie, (1914 – 12 May 1934) was the name given to a female black bear that lived at London Zoo from 1915 until her death in 1934. Rescued by cavalry veterinarian Harry Colebourn, Winnie is best-remembered for inspiring A. A. Milne's character, Winnie-the-Pooh. Upon the outbreak of World War I in August 1914, Lt. Harry Colebourn of The Fort Garry Horse, a Canadian cavalry regiment, volunteered his service. On 24 August, while en route to Valcartier to report to the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps (CAVC) as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, he purchased a young"
"allowed in costume again. Staley Da Bear is an anthropomorphic bear with a customized No. 00 jersey, with blue and orange eyes, synonymous with the team's main colors. His name is eponymous to corn processing company A. E. Staley, who founded the Bears' franchise in 1919. Like Rocky and Bearman, he entertains Bears fans, but like other NFL mascots, and mascots in general, Staley also makes various visits to charity events, parties, Chicago Rush AFL games, and other Bears-related events, as well as taking part in various games with his ""furballs"" against youth football teams at halftime. The team also"
"Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World is the second authorised sequel to A. A. Milne's original ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" stories. It was published on 6 October 2016 to mark the 90th anniversary of the publication of the first ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" book. The sequel is an anthology of four short stories, each written by a leading children's author. The four contributors are Paul Bright, Jeanne Willis, Kate Saunders, and Brian Sibley. The illustrations, in the style of the originals by E. H. Shepard, are by Mark Burgess. The book attracted national press coverage because"
"visits the other animals, often looking for a snack or an audience for his poetry as much as for companionship. His kind-heartedness means he goes out of his way to be friendly to Eeyore, visiting him and bringing him a birthday present and building him a house, despite receiving mostly disdain from Eeyore in return. An authorised sequel ""Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"" was published on 5 October 2009. The author, David Benedictus, has developed, but not changed, Milne's characterisations. The illustrations, by Mark Burgess, are in the style of Shepard. Another authorised sequel, ""The Best Bear in All"
"Harry Colebourn Harry D. Colebourn (April 12, 1887–September 24, 1947) was a Canadian veterinarian and soldier with the Royal Canadian Army Veterinary Corps best known for donating a bear cub named ""Winnie"" (short for ""Winnipeg"") to the London Zoo. Winnie later inspired the creation of A. A. Milne's famous children's book character Winnie-the-Pooh. Harry Colebourn was born in Birmingham, England and emigrated to Canada when he was 18. He attended the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph, Ontario, receiving his degree in veterinary surgery, and moved west to Winnipeg, Manitoba. As he was heading across Canada by train to the training"
"Circus, in 1882, where he was later crushed by a locomotive and killed. Winnipeg the Bear (or Winnie) was an American black bear given to the zoo in 1914 by a Canadian lieutenant, Harry Colebourn. A. A. Milne visited with his son Christopher Robin, and the boy was so enamoured with the bear Milne wrote the famous series of books for him entitled ""Winnie-the-Pooh"". A 2004 film ""A Bear Named Winnie"" is based on the story of Winnie the bear, with Michael Fassbender playing Harry Colebourn. Guy, a western lowland gorilla, arrived at the zoo on Guy Fawkes Night (hence"
"Staley Da Bear Staley Da Bear is the official mascot of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He is an anthropomorphic bear with a customized team jersey. Staley's name is eponymous to A. E. Staley, who founded the Bears’ franchise in 1919. He debuted during the 2003 Chicago Bears season to entertain fans at Soldier Field. He has since participated in many charity events, parties, Chicago Rush games, and other Bears-related events. Staley has also made numerous cameos on television, especially during the team's Super Bowl run in 2006. Through , Staley's winning percentage with the Bears is"
"While Colebourn served three years in France, attaining the rank of major, he kept Winnie at the London Zoo to which he eventually donated her. It was at the London Zoo that A. A. Milne and his son Christopher Robin Milne encountered Winnie. Christopher was so taken with her that he named his teddy bear after her, which became the inspiration for Milne's fictional character in the books ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" (1926) and ""The House at Pooh Corner"" (1928). Milne also included several poems about Winnie-the-Pooh in the children’s poetry books ""When We Were Very Young"" and ""Now We Are Six"". All"
"The Bear (fairy tale) The Bear is a fairy tale collected by Andrew Lang in ""The Grey Fairy Book"". It is Aarne-Thompson classification system type 510B, unnatural love. Others of this type include Cap O' Rushes, Catskin, Little Cat Skin, Allerleirauh, The King who Wished to Marry His Daughter, The She-Bear, Tattercoats, Mossycoat, The Princess That Wore A Rabbit-Skin Dress, and Donkeyskin, or the legend of Saint Dymphna. A king loved his daughter so much that he kept her in her rooms for fear harm would come to her. She complained to her nurse; unbeknownst to her, the nurse was"
"he was unhappy with the political overtones. The project was revived in the early 1970s as a project for the young animators, led by Don Bluth, as the studio would alternate between full-scale ""A pictures"" and smaller, scaled-back ""B pictures"" with simpler animation. The animators had selected the most recent book, ""Miss Bianca in the Antarctic"", with its story focusing on a captured polar bear forced into performing in shows causing the unsatisfied bear to place a bottle that would reach the mice. Jazz singer Louis Prima was to voice the character named Louis the Bear, and this version was"
"Winnie-the-Pooh, first named ""Mr. Edward Bear"" by Christopher Robin Milne. In one of the illustrations of ""Teddy Bear"", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when reproduced on a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger. This has become his standard appearance in the Disney adaptations. When We Were Very Young When We Were Very Young is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne. It was first published in 1924, and was illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins with an introduction entitled ""Just"
"Tigger Tigger is a fictional tiger character originally introduced in A. A. Milne's book ""The House at Pooh Corner."" Like other Pooh characters, Tigger is based on one of Christopher Robin Milne's stuffed toy animals. Tigger appears in the Disney cartoon versions of Winnie the Pooh and has also appeared in his own film. He is known for his distinctive orange and black stripes, large eyes, a long chin, a springy tail, and his love of bouncing. As he says himself, ""Bouncing is what Tiggers do best."" Tigger never refers to himself as a tiger, but as a ""Tigger"". Although"
"Bear (comics) Bear is a popular black and white alternative comic book created by British writer/artist Jamie Smart and published in the United States by Slave Labor Graphics. It follows the adventures of a small stuffed bear named Bear and his roommate/antagonist, a psychotic housecat named Looshkin. Looshkin often plays cruel, sadistic, and nonsensical pranks on Bear, and it is not uncommon for faeces and dismemberment to come into play. Smart's linework is bold and expressive, and his panels are littered with information and throw-away gags. The stories are marked by a combination of violent shocks, random silliness, and other"
"was developed by The Game Factory and released for the Nintendo DS platform for Christmas 2009. Build-A-Bear created several tie-in stuffed animals for various promotional events, including a toy The Cat in the Hat, a toy Shrek, a toy Cody Maverick penguin from ""Surf's Up"", a toy Mumble from ""Happy Feet"", a toy E.B. from ""Hop"", both Alvin and Brittany from the ""Alvin and the Chipmunks"" film series, a ""Jonas"" dog, a ""Shake It Up"" bunny and a ""Wizards of Waverly Place"" bear. Build-A-Bear workshop has also released several lines of miniature toys included in Happy Meals at McDonald's restaurants,"
"struggle with the tension of remaining relevant to kids versus maintaining a love-mark brand that parents trust,' said Matt Britton, a founder of Mr. Youth, a New York marketing firm."" In a 2014 overview of Disney's top franchises, CNN wrote ""Pooh may have been born in the 1920s in A.A. Milne's books. But the bear is still going strong via Disney movies and DVD's. Pooh Bear sells games, stuffed animals, clothing, and even iPhone and iPad apps. Pooh is also a favorite subject in books from Disney Publishing Worldwide, the world's largest publisher of children's books and magazines with more"
"A. Milne and his young son, Christopher Robin, playing with the original teddy bear who became Winnie-the-Pooh and a plush toy penguin. The same month saw the publication of Taschen Books' ""The Walt Disney Film Archives. The Animated Movies 1921–1968"" to which he contributed five critical essays on Disney films. He is currently editing a book of the Letters of Walt Disney. He recorded DVD audio commentaries for ""Around the World in 80 Days"" (1956 film), ""Animal Farm"" (1954 film) and ""Fantasia"" (1940 film). He has also appeared on the bonus extras to a number of Disney Blu-rays and DVDs,"
"2003. Big Bear Confectionery now has sites in Blackburn, Leicester and Nimbus. Peppy (from ""peppermint"") the polar bear is the original trademark used for Fox's Glacier Mints and was created by Leicester-based artist C. Reginald Dalby, better known for illustrating ""The Railway Series"" books by the Rev. W. Awdry. Fox's Confectionery Fox's Confectionery is an English confectionery company based in Braunstone, Leicester. The company was set up Walter Richard Fox as a wholesale grocery and confectionery business in 1880. It started in a Victorian warehouse in Leicester. By 1897 Fox was manufacturing over 100 different confectionery lines. In 1969 the"
"Alfred Bayne. As late as 1981, scientist were being asked to identify small bear tracks in the Fort Rock area to determine if they were made by lava bears. Today, it is accepted that lava bears are actually common American black bears. It is also generally acknowledged that all of the animals that were killed or captured between 1917 and 1934 were either black bear cubs or small adults stunted from malnutrition. In 1924, Bend Senior High School selected the lava bear as the school’s sports mascot. The mascot was chosen shortly after a living bear was exhibited in Bend."
"stories. The first, ""Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"" was written by David Benedictus and also illustrated by Mark Burgess. This also introduced a new character, Lottie the Otter. Another special adventure was conceived for Pooh's 90th birthday, ""Winnie-the-Pooh Meets the Queen"", in which Pooh visits Buckingham Palace for the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday. Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World Winnie-the-Pooh: The Best Bear in All the World is the second authorised sequel to A. A. Milne's original ""Winnie-the-Pooh"" stories. It was published on 6 October 2016 to mark the 90th anniversary of the publication"
"The Bear (Bo' Selecta!) The Bear is a fictional character who originated in the British adult sketch comedy, Bo' Selecta!. He is a rude teddy bear who is a social outcast and engages in cursing and womanizing. He like berries and always wears black glasses. He had a sidekick, a squirrel named Steven, whom he had a love-hate relationship with. The character was popular enough to receive his own show, ""A Bear's Tail"", derived from the Christmas pilot. Since the end of ""A Bear's Tail"", the Bear has featured in Bo' in the USA. He is played by Leigh Francis."
"added scratch marks, evoking an episode from the novel where Lou is injured by the bear. Bear (novel) Bear is a novel by Canadian author Marian Engel, published in 1976. It won the Governor General's Literary Award the same year. It is Engel's fifth novel, and her most famous. The story tells of a lonely librarian in northern Ontario who enters into a sexual relationship with a bear. The book has been called ""the most controversial novel ever written in Canada"". The book was Engel's fifth novel, and her sixth piece of published writing. Engel studied under author Hugh MacLennan,"
"by Marcelo Caetano. The 45¢ stamps are perforated 12.5 x 13 and were printed by Ashton-Potter Canada Limited. The story of Winnie the bear was portrayed in the 2004 movie ""A Bear Named Winnie"" starring Michael Fassbender as Colebourn and Bonkers, a 650-pound male American black bear, as the adult Winnie. In 2011, Winnipeg author M.A. Appleby, whose father was a friend of Colebourn's son, wrote a children's book about the bear's life titled ""Winnie the Bear"". Winnipeg (bear) Winnipeg, or Winnie, (1914 – 12 May 1934) was the name given to a female black bear that lived at London"
"them, and they were easy to find at retail prices. The ""Princess"" Beanie Baby was retired on April 13, 1999, and shortly thereafter, a Princess Beanie Buddy was announced. Ariel, a bear, was made in memory of Ariel Glaser, the daughter of ""Starsky and Hutch"" star Paul Michael Glaser and his wife Elizabeth Glaser, both Ariel and her mother contracted HIV and died from AIDS. This Beanie baby was made order to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The symbol on Ariel's chest is based on a painting the real Ariel did, which also serves as the"
"wonder if the river in the Hundred Acre Wood also has its own sauce so he sets off with Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger and the others to find out. Shortly before publication it was announced that ""The Best Bear in All the World"" would introduce a new character to the Hundred Acre Wood in the form of Penguin. ""The Guardian"" reports how author Brian Sibley was inspired to create the character by a photograph of A. A. Milne's son, Christopher (the real Christopher Robin) with a toy Penguin. Sibley said, ""For me, the challenge was more than just attempting to play"
"onto the list of icons of England. ""Forbes"" magazine ranked Pooh the most valuable fictional character in 2002, with merchandising products alone generating more than $5.9 billion that year. In 2005, Pooh generated $6 billion, a figure surpassed by only Mickey Mouse. In 2006, Pooh received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, marking the 80th birthday of Milne's creation. The bear is such a popular character in Poland that a Warsaw street is named for him, Ulica Kubusia Puchatka. There is also a street named after him in Budapest (Micimackó utca). In music, Kenny Loggins wrote the song"
"""The Independent"" reports that the original penguin toy is also thought to have been bought at Harrods. ""The toy department where Mrs. Milne bought the iconic bear hosted a huge array of stuffed animals,"" said Harrods archivist Sebastian Wormell. ""In the early years of the 20th century, toy penguins soared in popularity as the exploits of Antarctic explorers such as Shackleton and Scott fascinated the public. We believe that the toy pictured could be Squeak, which originated in our 1922 catalogue and came from ""Pip, Squeak and Wilfred"", a popular cartoon-strip."" This is the second authorised sequel to Milne's original"
"an identical design, except for a peace symbol embroidered on the fabric. Princess the Bear was a Beanie Baby bear that was made in the memory of Princess Diana, who was killed on August 31, 1997. Ty, Inc. announced the release of the collectible on October 29, 1997. Its purpose was to raise money for Diana's favorite charities. Originally, only 12 units were shipped to each authorized Ty retailer. At this time, these were purchased quickly and sold on the second-hand market for hundreds of dollars apiece. But within months, they were shipped en masse, the market became flooded with"