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Johnny Grant, the honorary Mayor of Hollywood, poses for a photo with from left, Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger during a ceremony Tuesday, April 11, 2006, celebrating Pooh's 80th anniversary with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Winnie the Poohsure does love his honey, but the beloved bear now has something just as sweet: a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The children's character, created in the 1920s by British author A.A. Milne, was joined Tuesday at the star's unveiling by his Hundred Acre WoodpalsTigger, Eeyore and Rabbit.
Pooh debuted as a cartoon character in the 1966 Disneyfeaturette"Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and went on to star in dozens of films, specials and several cartoon series.
"I know that Winnie would react to all thisfanfareby simply saying, `Oh bother," said Robert Iger, CEO of The Walt Disney Co. "But, Winnie, you really are worth a bother."
Milne named Pooh after a stuffed bear owned by his son Christopher Robin Milne.
The ceremony coincided with the DVD release of 1997's "Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin," which marks the bear's 80th anniversary.
(China Daily)
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