C.R. Milne was born on 21 August 1920 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. He was married to Lesley de Selincourt. He died on 20 April 1996 in Devon, England, UK.
The son of A.A. Milne, he was the inspiration for his father's Christopher Robin character in the Winnie the Pooh stories. However his own life was somewhat darker than the books as he married his own cousin and together they had a disabled daughter.