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
Rabbit (Winnie-the-Pooh) briefly voiced him in "Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons". Will Ryan took over the role for "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" and performed both Rabbit and Tigger in "Welcome to Pooh Corner". Ken Sansom replaced Ryan beginning with "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and is to date Rabbit's longest-running portrayer, having continued the voice up to and including "My Friends Tigger and Pooh". Tom Kenny most recently provided the voice for the 2011 film, "Winnie the Pooh". Peter Capaldi voiced Rabbit in "Christopher Robin", the live-action extension of the Winnie the Pooh franchise. Rabbit