1920

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1920.

June

• 11 - German translator Walter Scherf is born.
• 22 - Voice acting legend Paul Frees, who would voice several characters in the Rankin/Bass movies, is born.

July

• 21 - Tolkien is appointed to Readership in English Language at the University of Leeds.

August

• 16 - Max Schuchart, who would be the first to translate The Lord of the Rings, is born.

September

• 27 - William Conrad, voice actor who portrayed Denethor in The Return of the King (1980 film), is born.

October

• 8 - Nils Werenskiold, the first Norwegian translator of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
• 10 - Victor Platt, who would voice Sam in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), is born.
• 22 - Michael Tolkien, Tolkien's second son, is born.
• 30 - Norman Bird, who would voice Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.

December

• 22 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.

?

• ? - The Book of Fairy Poetry is published.

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