Winnie-the-Pooh is the first volume of stories about Winnie-
the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne (below).

Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh for a teddy bear owned by
his son, Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character
Christopher Robin. The rest of Christopher Robin Milne’s toys, Piglet,
Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and Tigger, were incorporated into Milne’s stories.

Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882- January 31, 1956)

Milne with his son Christopher Robin and
Pooh Bear.

TIM MAGUIRE

Michael Kirk Douglas is 72 today.

Michael Douglas studied drama at the University of California,
Santa Barbara. His role as flamboyant pianist Liberace in the
2013 HBO biopic Behind the Candelabra earned him an Emmy
Award.

1993

From left: Michael Douglas with his father Kirk Douglas.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

   
     James Maury "Jim" Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) 

Jim Henson created puppets for a children’s show on local TV called The Junior
Morning Show. Another early TV show was Sam and Friends, which featured
prototypes of The Muppets. He was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as
both himself and Kermit the Frog.

SANDY KOZEL

Stephen Edwin King is 69 today.

Stephen King spent his childhood pouring over horror books,
comic books, and films, and he especially loved Tales from the
Crypt and Dracula. He graduated from the University of Maine
in 1970 with a Bachelor’s degree in English.

William James "Bill" Murray is 66 years old today.

In his youth, Bill Murry worked as a golf caddy to fund his
high school education. He began taking pre-med courses
at Regis University in Denver, Colorado but dropped out.

TIM MAGUIRE

William Oliver Stone is 70 years old today.

As a teenager, Stone worked in the French Financial
Exchange. He then went into the Army and served in
Vietnam from June 1965 to 1968.His 1991 film JFK led
to Congress passing the Assassination Materials
Disclosure Act of 1992, which ended the secrecy 
surrounding John F. Kennedy‘s assassination.