David Benedictus, an English writer and theatre director, best known for his novels  Winnie-the-Pooh and Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009), was born in 1938 and graduated from the University of Iowa.
David Henry Benedictus (born 16 September 1938) is an English writer and theatre director, best known for his novels. His work includes the Winnie-the-Pooh novel Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009). Born in 1938 to chartered accountant Henry Jules Benedictus and Kathleen Constance (nee Ricardo), he was educated at Eton College, Balliol College, Oxford, and the University of Iowa. Balliol College, Oxford
University of Iowa 
