Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) was a playwright, an essayist, a novelist, and a short-story writer. He is best known as the creator of a series of children's books about a teddy bear named Winnie-the-Pooh. Milne was also a longtime contributor and assistant editor at the British humor magazine Punch.

Jim Broadbent, in addition to his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, has starred in such films as The Crying Game, Bridget Jones' Diary, Topsy-Turvy, Moulin Rouge, and won an Oscar for his role in Iris.