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==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]]. | * '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 172]]. | ||
* '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is published. | * '''[[20 October|20]]''' - ''[[The Return of the King]]'' is published. | ||
* '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. | * '''[[21 October|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] presents his paper [[English and Welsh]]. | ||
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 173]]. | * '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 173]]. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[10 November|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 174]]. | * '''[[10 November|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 174]]. | ||
* '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[Bruce Hopkins]], who would play [[Gamling]] in | * '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[Bruce Hopkins]], who would play [[Gamling]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 175]]. | * '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 175]]. | ||
* '''?''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|first radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]] | * '''?''' - The first episode of the [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|first radio series of ''The Lord of the Rings]]'' is aired on [[BBC|BBC Radio]] | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Ancrene Riwle]]'' is published. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - Tolkien's poem ''[[Imram]]'' is published in ''Time and Tide''. | * '''[[2 December|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Elizabeth Jennings 2 December 1955|a letter to Elizabeth Jennings]]. | ||
* '''[[3 December|3]]''' - Tolkien's poem ''[[Imram]]'' is published in ''[[Time and Tide (3 December 1955)|Time and Tide]]''. | |||
* '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 176|176]] and [[letter 177|177]]. | * '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 176|176]] and [[letter 177|177]]. | ||
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 178]]. | * '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 178]]. | ||
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[David Masson 12 December 1955|a letter to David Masson]]. | |||
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]]. | * '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 179]]. | ||
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* '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born. | * '''?''' - [[Pete Fenlon]] is born. | ||
* '''?''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born. | * '''?''' - Actor [[Ken Stott]] is born. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[ | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[David Masson 1955|an 8-page draft letter to Mr David Masson]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1950|a letter to August Closs]]. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters not published in "The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien"#1950|a letter to August Closs]]. | ||
* '''?late''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[G.E. Selby c. 1955/6|a letter to G.E. Selby]]. | |||
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Revision as of 12:18, 7 September 2013
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1955.
March
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Derrick Parnum.
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 159.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 160.
April
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 161.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 162.
May
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Turnbull.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Turnbull.
June
- 5 - Harvey Breit writes an article on Tolkien in the New York Times Book Review. Breit tells of "Dr. Tolkein", and the article contains many more errors. Tolkien sends an angry letter to him.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 163.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 164.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the Preface to The Ancrene Riwle.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 165.
July
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 166.
August
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien and his daughter Priscilla visit Italy, and he writes several entries in his diary concerning the trip.
- 11 - During the holiday to Italy, J.R.R. Tolkien and his daughter Priscilla visit a mass at the church of Santa Chiara.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 167.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to John Roberts.
September
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of letter 171.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 168.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 169.
- 18 - Bob Papenbrook, who would voice Théoden and Gimli in the video game The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, is born.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 170.
October
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 172.
- 20 - The Return of the King is published.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien presents his paper English and Welsh.
- 24 - Tolkien writes letter 173.
November
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 174.
- 25 - Bruce Hopkins, who would play Gamling in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 175.
- ? - The first episode of the first radio series of The Lord of the Rings is aired on BBC Radio
- ? - The Ancrene Riwle is published.
December
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Elizabeth Jennings.
- 3 - Tolkien's poem Imram is published in Time and Tide.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 176 and 177.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 178.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to David Masson.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 179.
?
- ? - Grant Major is born.
- ? - Pete Fenlon is born.
- ? - Actor Ken Stott is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes an 8-page draft letter to Mr David Masson.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to August Closs.
- ?late - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to G.E. Selby.
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