▁not ▁see ▁him ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 5   year s ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁see ▁him ▁on ▁her ▁death bed . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Christopher ▁Mil ne ' s ▁daughter ▁Cla re ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁severe ▁c ere br al ▁p als y . ▁ ▁Mil ne ▁gave ▁the ▁original ▁stuff ed ▁animals ▁that ▁inspired ▁the ▁Po oh ▁characters ▁to ▁the ▁books ' ▁editor , ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁don ated ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library ; ▁Mar jor ie ▁Taylor ▁( in ▁her ▁book ▁Im ag inary ▁Comp an ions ▁and ▁the ▁Children ▁Who ▁Create ▁Th em ) ▁rec ount s ▁how ▁many ▁were ▁disappoint ed ▁at ▁this , ▁and ▁Mil ne ▁had ▁to ▁explain ▁that ▁he ▁preferred ▁to ▁concent rate ▁on ▁the ▁things ▁that ▁currently ▁interested ▁him . ▁He ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁W inn ie - the - Po oh ▁being ▁commercial ised . ▁ ▁Death ▁Mil ne ▁lived ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁with ▁my as then ia ▁gra vis , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁sleep ▁on ▁ 2 0   A pril ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁in ▁Tot nes , ▁Dev on , ▁aged   7 5 . ▁After ▁his ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁one ▁newspaper ▁as ▁a ▁" ded ic ated ▁at he ist ". ▁ ▁Family ▁Mil ne ▁had ▁one ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Cla re , ▁who ▁had ▁c ere