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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''[[January | * '''[[15 January|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is [[1957 "Carnival of Books" Interview|interviewed]] by Ruth Harshaw for the NBC radio program "Carnival of Books". | ||
==February== | |||
* '''[[3 February|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 195a]]. | |||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[March 21|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 196]]. | * '''[[1 March|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 195b]]. | ||
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 196]]. | |||
==April== | |||
* '''[[9 April|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Hayward|a letter to Mr Hayward]]. | |||
* '''[[23 April|23]]''' - Poet [[Roy Campbell]] dies. | |||
* '''[[24 April|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 196a]]. | |||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[May 9|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 197]]. | *'''[[7 May|7]]''' - Tolkien visits [[Cambridge]] to view the ''Ancrene Wisse'' manuscript. | ||
* '''[[9 May|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 197]]. | |||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[7 June|7]]''' - [[Marquette University]] acquires many of [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s manuscripts for 1,500 pounds. | ||
* '''[[June 24|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 199]]. | * '''[[9 June|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to William Ready (9 June 1957)|a letter to William Ready]]. | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[24 June|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 199]]. | ||
* '''[[June | * '''[[25 June|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 200]]. | ||
* '''[[26 June|26]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Deirdre Levinson (26 June 1957)|a letter to Deirdre Levinson]]. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[August 21|21]]''' - Artist [[John Howe]] is born. | * '''[[5 August|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letters to Jerome W. Archer|two letters to Jerome W. Archer]], Director of Libraries at [[Marquette University]]. | ||
* '''[[August | * '''[[21 August|21]]''' - Artist [[John Howe]] is born. | ||
* '''[[August | * '''[[24 August|24]]''' - Actor [[Stephen Fry]] is born. | ||
* '''[[25 August|25]]''' - Author [[Ian Brodie]] is born. | |||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[September | * '''[[2 September|2]]''' - Professor [[William Craigie]], [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]]'s predecessor as [[Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon]], dies. | ||
* '''[[September 7|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 201]]. | * '''[[4 September|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 200a]]. | ||
* '''[[September 11|11]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[letter 202]]. | * '''[[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]]''' - 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. | |||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''?''' - Scholar [[Christopher Mitchell]] is born. | * '''?''' - Scholar [[Christopher Mitchell]] is born. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[November | * '''[[6 November|6]]''' - Actor [[Cam Clarke]] is born. | ||
* '''[[November 17|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 203]]. | * '''[[9 November|9/10]]''' - At midnight, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (9/10 November 1957)|a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]. | ||
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 203]]. | |||
* '''[[17 November|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski (17 November 1957)|a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]]. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[December | * '''[[7 December|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 204]]. | ||
* '''[[13 December|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 204a]]. | |||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is awarded the International Fantasy Award. | * '''?''' - ''[[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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Latest revision as of 12:17, 18 December 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1957.
January[edit | edit source]
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by Ruth Harshaw for the NBC radio program "Carnival of Books".
February[edit | edit source]
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 195a.
March[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 195b.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 196.
April[edit | edit source]
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr Hayward.
- 23 - Poet Roy Campbell dies.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 196a.
May[edit | edit source]
- 7 - Tolkien visits Cambridge to view the Ancrene Wisse manuscript.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 197.
June[edit | edit source]
- 7 - Marquette University acquires many of Tolkien's manuscripts for 1,500 pounds.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to William Ready.
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes two letters to Jerome W. Archer, Director of Libraries at Marquette University.
- 21 - Artist John Howe is born.
- 24 - Actor Stephen Fry is born.
- 25 - Author Ian Brodie is born.
September[edit | edit source]
- 2 - Professor William Craigie, Tolkien's predecessor as Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, dies.
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 200a.
- 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[edit | edit source]
- ? - Scholar Christopher Mitchell is born.
November[edit | edit source]
- 6 - Actor Cam Clarke is born.
- 9/10 - At midnight, J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 203.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Przemyslaw Mroczkowski.
December[edit | edit source]
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 204.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 204a.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - 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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