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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] is sent to South Africa for training in the Royal Air Force. | * '''[[8 January|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 54]]. | ||
* '''[[18 January|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 55]]. | |||
* '''?''' - [[Christopher Tolkien]] is sent to [[Orange Free State|South Africa]] for training in the Royal Air Force. | |||
==February== | |||
* '''[[13 February|13]]''' - [[John Tolkien]] is made an Exorcist and Acolyte in a ceremony at Stonyhust. | |||
* '''[[18 February|18]]''' - [[Anthony Jackson]], the Tale Bearer in the [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|1968 radio series of ''The Hobbit'']], is born in [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. | |||
==March== | |||
* '''[[1 March|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 56]]. | |||
==April== | |||
* '''[[3 April|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 58]]. | |||
* '''[[5 April|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 59]]. | |||
* '''[[13 April|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 60]]. | |||
* '''[[18 April|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 61]]. | |||
* '''[[23 April|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 62]]. | |||
* '''[[24 April|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 63]]. | |||
* '''[[30 April|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 64]]. | |||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''5''' - [[John Rhys-Davies]], who would play [[Gimli]] and voice [[Treebeard]] in [[ | * '''[[4 May|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 65]]. | ||
* '''[[4 May|4]]''' - While writing on ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] sees a new charater arrive on the scene. He later [[Letter 66|comments]]: ''"(I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking into the woods of [[Ithilien]]): [[Faramir]], brother of [[Boromir]]"''. | |||
* '''[[5 May|5]]''' - [[John Rhys-Davies]], who would play [[Gimli]] and voice [[Treebeard]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | |||
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 66]]. | |||
* '''[[11 May|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 67]]. | |||
* '''[[12 May|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 68]]. | |||
* '''[[14 May|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 69]]. | |||
* '''[[21 May|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 70]]. | |||
* '''[[25 May|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 71]]. | |||
* '''[[31 May|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 72]]. | |||
==June== | |||
* '''[[10 June|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 73]]. | |||
* '''[[29 June|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 74]]. | |||
==July== | |||
* '''[[5 July|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 75]]. | |||
* '''[[28 July|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 76]]. | |||
* '''[[31 July|31]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 77]]. | |||
==August== | |||
* '''[[12 August|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 78]]. | |||
* '''[[22 August|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 79]]. | |||
* '''?''' - Author [[Richard C. West]] is born. | |||
==September== | |||
* '''[[3 September|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 80]]. | |||
* '''[[19 September|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[G.E. Selby 19 September 1944|a postcard to G.E. Selby]]. | |||
* '''[[23 September|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[letter 81]]. | |||
* '''[[30 September|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 82]]. | |||
==October== | |||
* '''[[6 October|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 83]]. | |||
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 84]]. | |||
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' – [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] sends ''[[Leaf by Niggle]]'' to the ''Dublin Review'', which hosts a short-story competition. It was published in the January [[1945]] issue. | |||
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 85]]. | |||
* '''[[23 October|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 86]]. | |||
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives a letter from 12 year old John Barrow from [[wikipedia:Westtown Township, Pennsylvania|West town, Pa.]]. The boy has already read ''[[The Hobbit]]'' eleven times, and his use of the term "Gee Whiz" delights Tolkien. | |||
* '''[[25 October|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 87]]. | |||
* '''[[28 October|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 88]]. | |||
* '''?''' - [[Gene Hargrove]], author and composer, is born. | |||
==November== | |||
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] starts writing [[letter 89]]. | |||
* '''[[11 November|11]]''' - Actor [[Martyn Read]] is born. | |||
* '''[[24 November|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 90]]. | |||
* '''[[29 November|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 91]]. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''17''' - [[Bernard Hill]], who would play [[Théoden]] in [[ | * '''[[17 December|17]]''' - [[Bernard Hill]], who would play [[Théoden]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[18 December|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 92]]. | |||
* '''[[24 December|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 93]]. | |||
* '''[[28 December|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 94]]. | |||
==?== | |||
* '''?''' - Dutch translator [[Peter Cuijpers]] is born. | |||
* '''?''' - ''[[Sir Orfeo (booklet)|Sir Orfeo]]'' is published. | |||
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Revision as of 13:48, 23 November 2013
- You may also be looking for Third Age 1944.
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1944.
January
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 54.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 55.
- ? - Christopher Tolkien is sent to South Africa for training in the Royal Air Force.
February
- 13 - John Tolkien is made an Exorcist and Acolyte in a ceremony at Stonyhust.
- 18 - Anthony Jackson, the Tale Bearer in the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is born in Birmingham, England.
March
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 56.
April
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 58.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 59.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 60.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 61.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 62.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 63.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 64.
May
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 65.
- 4 - While writing on The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien sees a new charater arrive on the scene. He later comments: "(I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking into the woods of Ithilien): Faramir, brother of Boromir".
- 5 - John Rhys-Davies, who would play Gimli and voice Treebeard in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 66.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 67.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 68.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 69.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 70.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 71.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 72.
June
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 73.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 74.
July
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 75.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 76.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 77.
August
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 78.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 79.
- ? - Author Richard C. West is born.
September
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 80.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a postcard to G.E. Selby.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 81.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 82.
October
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 83.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 84.
- 12 – J.R.R. Tolkien sends Leaf by Niggle to the Dublin Review, which hosts a short-story competition. It was published in the January 1945 issue.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 85.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 86.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a letter from 12 year old John Barrow from West town, Pa.. The boy has already read The Hobbit eleven times, and his use of the term "Gee Whiz" delights Tolkien.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 87.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 88.
- ? - Gene Hargrove, author and composer, is born.
November
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 89.
- 11 - Actor Martyn Read is born.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 90.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 91.
December
- 17 - Bernard Hill, who would play Théoden in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 92.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 93.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 94.
?
- ? - Dutch translator Peter Cuijpers is born.
- ? - Sir Orfeo is published.
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