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Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional, "hunny"-loving bear created in the 1920s by British author A.A. Milne. The first drawings of the character were completed by E.H. Shepard. Pooh lives in Hundred Acre Wood, alongside Eeyore, a gloomy donkey; Kanga, a kangaroo who's mother to Roo; Piglet, a timid pig; Rabbit, a "clever" rabbit; Tigger, a bounce-happy tiger; Owl, a wise bird; and Christopher Robin, a boy based on Milne's real-life son, Christopher Robin Milne. (Pooh was named for Christopher's stuffed bear, Winnie.)
In 1961, licensing and motion-picture rights were obtained by Walt Disney Co. (which dropped the name's hyphens). Since then, Pooh has been featured in several featurettes, fe...
In 1961, licensing and motion-picture rights were obtained by Walt Disney Co. (which dropped the name's hyphens). Since then, Pooh has been featured in several featurettes, fe...
Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional, "hunny"-loving bear created in the 1920s by British author A.A. Milne. The first drawings of the character were completed by E.H. Shepard. Pooh lives in Hundred Acre Wood, alongside Eeyore, a gloomy donkey; Kanga, a kangaroo who's mother to Roo; Piglet, a timid pig; Rabbit, a "clever" rabbit; Tigger, a bounce-happy tiger; Owl, a wise bird; and Christopher Robin, a boy based on Milne's real-life son, Christopher Robin Milne. (Pooh was named for Christopher's stuffed bear, Winnie.)
In 1961, licensing and motion-picture rights were obtained by Walt Disney Co. (which dropped the name's hyphens). Since then, Pooh has been featured in several featurettes, feature-length films (some direct-to-video), television shows and video games. Stuffed Pooh bears, in various sizes, are a major seller for the company. Pooh is also a presence in Disney theme parks worldwide. Aside from appearing in parades and serving as a meet-and-greet character, he has The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland plus Pooh's Hunny Hut ride at Tokyo Disneyland.
In April 2006, Pooh received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 1961, licensing and motion-picture rights were obtained by Walt Disney Co. (which dropped the name's hyphens). Since then, Pooh has been featured in several featurettes, feature-length films (some direct-to-video), television shows and video games. Stuffed Pooh bears, in various sizes, are a major seller for the company. Pooh is also a presence in Disney theme parks worldwide. Aside from appearing in parades and serving as a meet-and-greet character, he has The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland plus Pooh's Hunny Hut ride at Tokyo Disneyland.
In April 2006, Pooh received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Madigan: Recalls not enough
Chicago Tribune reporterIllinois Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan on Wednesday urged federal safety regulators to curb the sale of secondhand products recalled for potentially deadly flaws. Madigan's push came after her office found more than 400 recalled bassinets for sale, primarily...Tags: Salvation Army, eBay Incorporated, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Graco Incorporated, Consumer Confidence
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Her age is just a number
247-7429When most people think of an exciting and motivational person, a librarian in her 70s isn't likely to come up. But, at 73, Viky Pedigo is more likely to be seen on the floor of the library at Rawls Byrd Elementary School showing students what she...Tags: Culture, Books and Magazines, Harry Potter, Colonial Williamsburg, Fiction
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Covered Europe for Tribune
Chicago Tribune reporterGwen Morgan Veysey, who covered postwar Europe from the Chicago Tribune's London bureau, witnessed Queen Elizabeth's coronation, Adolph Eichmann's trial, Winston Churchill's funeral and countless other events large and small while chronicling the...Tags: National Football League, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Chicago Bears, William Allen
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Little elephant Babar is star of NYC exhibit
Associated Press WriterOnce upon a time, a woman who belonged to an illustrious French publishing family was trying to get her two young sons to sleep. Perhaps sensing the fascination children have with very large animals, she told them about a baby elephant who had lived...Tags: New York, Books and Magazines, Harry Potter, Books
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Bassinet recall includes some Graco units
Some bassinets sold by Graco Children's Products has been added to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voluntary recall for 900,000 Simplicity brand-bassinets, because they had a design linked to the deaths of two babies. Some Graco bassinets...Tags: Product Recalls, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Consumers, Graco Incorporated, Baby Products
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Shopping Scout - September 19, 2008
LOOKING FOR Winnie the Pooh Soother: Tracy of Allentown is seeking a Winnie the Pooh Night Buddies Soother made by Fisher-Price. ''It plays music and lights up,'' she says. Computer chair: Terri of Nazareth is looking for a ''ergonomically friendly''...Tags: New Tripoli, Religious Texts, Whitehall, Bethlehem (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Theater
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Popular bassinet linked to at least 2 babies' deaths
Chicago Tribune reportersOne of the most popular bassinets in America has been linked to at least two babies' deaths, and federal authorities are investigating whether the products have a deadly design flaw, the Tribune has learned. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,...Tags: Kansas, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Metal and Mineral, Consumer Confidence, Infants
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Death in a bassinet
Kennedy Brotherton Jones, 6 months old, slipped through the gap between the metal support rail and the mattress of her bassinet last week in Shawnee, Kansas. Stuck in that perilous gap of her 4-in-1 Winnie the Pooh bassinet—manufactured by...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Kansas, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Missouri, Metal and Mineral
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It's major party time with candies
Sun reporterWhen the Democratic National Convention begins Monday, voters will have more than bumper stickers and buttons to buy in the name of their party. Food and candy companies have started to realize that they can profit from democracy as well. Burdick...Tags: George Washington, Political Candidates, Elections, Primaries, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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It's reigning cats and dogs
Special to the Chicago TribuneJan Martin loves dogs. When she was younger, Martin raised them "just for fun." There were Pekingese, basset hounds and other canines. "We'd breed them and give away the puppies." Martin, who raised her dogs along with a family in Des Moines, now...Tags: House Building, Long Term Care, Bill Thomas, Cats, Des Plaines
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Disney sues Lake County business over use of Pooh, other characters
Sentinel Staff WriterStep aside, Cruella De Vil. A federal lawsuit filed by Disney Enterprises Inc. has cast a Clermont couple as villains who exploited the trademarked likenesses of Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger, too, to enrich their family business, Kool Klown Party...Tags: eBay Incorporated, Film Festivals, Movies, Litigation, Mickey Mouse
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A Honey Of A Hobby, But Not Without Risks
In his efforts to steal honey, Winnie the Pooh never faced more than a swarm of bees as a deterrent. He apparently never met the likes of Greg Boyko. After a few run-ins with a black bear, the Canton beekeeper set up an electric fence and barbed wire...Tags: Hartford Financial Services Group Incorporated, National Government, Hartford Life Incorporated, Government
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