Poetic Obituaries: To mark Pooh's 50th birthday in 1976,

[Peter] Dennis gave an impromptu late-night reading at Cambridge University and was stunned to perform before a packed house.

His show, "Bother!"--named for a favorite exclamation by Pooh--was born. Dennis would perform it in more than 100 venues in the United States and Europe, including the Hollywood Bowl and Westminster Palace in London.

In addition to "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926), Dennis drew from "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928) and the poetry volumes "When We Were Very Young" (1924) and "Now We Are Six" (1926).

from Los Angeles Times: Peter Dennis dies at 75; actor made a career of one-man 'Pooh' readings

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