<P> In 1961 , Walt Disney Productions licensed certain film and other rights to the characters , stories and trademarks from Stephen Slesinger , Inc. and the estate of A.A. Milne. and made a series of cartoon films about him . The early cartoons were based on several of the original stories and the distinctive images made popular by Stephen Slesinger , Inc. during the 1930s through 1960s . Alongside the cartoon versions , which Disney adapted from Slesinger , Slesinger 's simplified lines and pastel color adaptations of Shepard 's classical drawings are now marketed under the description `` Classic Pooh '' . </P>
<P> In 1961 , Walt Disney Productions licensed certain film and other rights to the characters , stories and trademarks from Stephen Slesinger , Inc. and the estate of A.A. Milne. and made a series of cartoon films about him . The early cartoons were based on several of the original stories and the distinctive images made popular by Stephen Slesinger , Inc. during the 1930s through 1960s . Alongside the cartoon versions , which Disney adapted from Slesinger , Slesinger 's simplified lines and pastel color adaptations of Shepard 's classical drawings are now marketed under the description `` Classic Pooh '' . </P>
when did winnie the pooh become part of disney
when did winnie the pooh become part of disney
1961
1961