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==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 196]]. | * '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 196]]. | ||
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| + | * '''[[24 April|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Michael George Tolkien 24 April 1957|a letter to his grandson Michael George Tolkien]]. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[9 May|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 197]]. | * '''[[9 May|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 197]]. | ||
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* '''[[25 June|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 200]]. | * '''[[25 June|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 200]]. | ||
* '''[[26 June|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Deirdre Levinson 26 June 1957|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | * '''[[26 June|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Deirdre Levinson 26 June 1957|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | ||
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==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[21 August|21]]''' - Artist [[John Howe]] is born. | * '''[[21 August|21]]''' - Artist [[John Howe]] is born. | ||
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* '''[[2 September|2]]''' - Professor [[William Craigie]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s predecessor as [[Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon]], dies. | * '''[[2 September|2]]''' - Professor [[William Craigie]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s predecessor as [[Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon]], dies. | ||
* '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 201]]. | * '''[[7 September|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 201]]. | ||
| + | * '''[[10 September|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] wins the [[The Bookseller, 14 September 1957|International Fantasy Award]]. | ||
* '''[[11 September|11]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[letter 202]]. | * '''[[11 September|11]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[letter 202]]. | ||
| + | * '''[[11 September|11]]''' - The [[Oxford Mail, 11 September 1957|''Oxford Mail'']] reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien. | ||
| + | * '''[[14 September|14]]''' - [[The Bookseller, 14 September 1957|''The Bookseller'']] reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien. | ||
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==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''?''' - Scholar [[Christopher Mitchell]] is born. | * '''?''' - Scholar [[Christopher Mitchell]] is born. | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 26 February 2012
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1957.
January
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by Ruth Harshaw for the NBC radio program "Carnival of Books".
March
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 196.
April
May
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 197.
June
- 7 - Marquette University acquires many of Tolkien's manuscripts for 1,500 pounds.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 199.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 200.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
August
- 21 - Artist John Howe is born.
- 24 - Actor Stephen Fry is born.
- 25 - Author Ian Brodie is born.
September
- 2 - Professor William Craigie, Tolkien's predecessor as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, dies.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 201.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien wins the International Fantasy Award.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 202.
- 11 - The Oxford Mail reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien.
- 14 - The Bookseller reports from the International Fantasy Award, won by Tolkien.
October
- ? - Scholar Christopher Mitchell is born.
November
- 6 - Actor Cam Clarke is born.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 203.
- 9/10 - At midnight, J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski
December
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 204.
?
- ? - The Lord of the Rings is awarded the International Fantasy Award.
- ? - Anders Stenström, scholar of J.R.R. Tolkien, is born.
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