Christopher Milne

This article is about the Australian actor. For the son of A.A. Milne, see Christopher Robin Milne.

Christopher Milne
Born (1950-05-24) 24 May 1950 (age 74)
Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Spouse
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(m. 1979; div. 1990)​
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Christopher Milne (born 24 May 1950) is an Australian actor and writer who has scripted episodes of Prisoner and Neighbours, as well as appearing on the shows as a performer. He originated the character of Philip Martin on Neighbours in 1985 when the program debuted on Network Seven,[1] before Ian Rawlings took over the role. He was also Ben Mazzini in Water Under The Bridge.[2]

Milne also appeared in feature films, including the vampire film Thirst and Felicity.[3]

Milne was a script editor for Crawford Productions.[4] He has written children's books (ages 6–13) for many years and his Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls is a winner of The Young Australians Best Book Award. He recorded 13 of the stories for the BBC in London.[5][6]

Milne was married to Denise Drysdale for ten years until their separation in 1989. They have two sons.[1][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Cooney, Jenny (13 July 1985). "'Don't call me Mr Drysdale'". TV Week. p. 64.
  2. ^ New York Times
  3. ^ DVD Talk
  4. ^ Johnson, Jacqui (5 June 1982). "New mother Denise calls it quits". TV Week. p. 14.
  5. ^ Librarything.com
  6. ^ Goodreads.com
  7. ^ Devlyn, Darren (3 March 1990). "'Stranger things have happened'". TV Week. pp. 14–15.


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