Winnie-the-Pooh published in 1958, and, in 1960, became the only Latin book ever to have been featured on "The New York Times" Best Seller list. Hyphens in the character's name were omitted by Disney when the company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of features that would eventually become one of its most successful franchises. In popular film adaptations, Pooh has been voiced by actors Sterling Holloway, Hal Smith, and Jim Cummings in English, and Yevgeny Leonov in Russian. A. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on whom the
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh featurette based on the stories. "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" premiered in theaters on March 11, 1983, but was never connected to the preceding films in any manner. "The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" was the last film in the Disney canon in which Walt Disney had personal involvement, since one of the shorts ("Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree") was released during his lifetime, and he was involved in the production of "Blustery Day". It was always Walt Disney's intention to create a feature film, but he decided to make shorts instead — after