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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''5''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 227]]. | * '''[[4 January|4]]''' - Actor [[Graham McTavish]] is born. | ||
* '''24''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 228]]. | * '''[[5 January|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 227]]. | ||
* '''[[5 January|5]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Madam Ossendrijver (5 January 1961)|a letter to Mme Ossendrijver]]. | |||
* '''[[24 January|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 228]]. | |||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''23''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 229]]. | * '''[[12 February|12]]''' - [[Joseph Pearce]] is born. | ||
* '''28''' - [[Mark Ferguson]], who would play [[Gil-galad]] in ''[[ | * '''[[13 February|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 228a]]. | ||
* '''[[23 February|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 229]]. | |||
* '''[[28 February|28]]''' - [[Mark Ferguson]], who would play [[Gil-galad]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | |||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''28''' - [[Jamieson Price]], who | * '''[[10 April|10]]''' - Actress [[Lorraine Ashbourne]] is born. | ||
* '''[[28 April|28]]''' - [[Jamieson Price]], who would voice [[Aragorn]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'', is born. | |||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''6''' - Actor [[Wally Wingert]] is born. | * '''[[6 May|6]]''' - Actor [[Wally Wingert]] is born. | ||
* '''17''' - Singer [[Enya]] is born. | * '''[[9 May|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Hart|a letter to Mr. Hart]]. | ||
*'''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] spends a Sunday with a fan club at Queen's College in [[Cambridge]] (as the meeting happened mid-month, it was most probably on Sunday, the [[14 May|14th]] of May). | |||
* '''[[17 May|17]]''' - Singer [[Enya]] is born. | |||
* '''[[23 May|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (23 May 1961)|a letter to Rayner Unwin]]. | |||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''8''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 230]]. | * '''[[1 June|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jan Broberg|a letter to Jan Broberg]]. | ||
* '''[[8 June|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 230]]. | |||
==August== | |||
* '''[[21 August|21]]''' - An [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] ("[[Den besynnerlige professor Tolkien]]") is published in Swedish. | |||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''4''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 231]]. | * '''[[4 October|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 231]]. | ||
* '''31''' - Director [[Peter Jackson]] is born in Pukerua Bay, [[New Zealand]]. | * '''[[31 October|31]]''' - Director [[Peter Jackson]] is born in Pukerua Bay, [[New Zealand]]. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''4''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 232]]. | * '''[[4 November|4]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 232]]. | ||
* '''15''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 233]]. | * '''[[13 November|13]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Paul Barnetson|a letter to Paul Barnetson]]. | ||
* '''22''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 234]]. | * '''[[15 November|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 233]]. | ||
* '''[[15 November|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Jane Neave (15 November 1961)|a letter to Jane Neave]]. | |||
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 234]]. | |||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''6''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 235]]. | * '''[[6 December|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 235]]. | ||
* '''30''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 236]]. | * '''[[29 December|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Miss Perry|a letter to Miss Perry]]. | ||
* '''[[30 December|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 236]]. | |||
==?== | |||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], nominated by [[C.S. Lewis]], was [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/jan/05/jrr-tolkien-nobel-prize rejected by the Nobel Prize jury]. | |||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Christopher Fettes|a letter to Christopher Fettes]]. | |||
* '''?''' - Author [[Joseph Pearce]] is born. | |||
{{Years|1958|1959|1960|1961|1962|1963|1964|}} | {{Years|1958|1959|1960|1961|1962|1963|1964|}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:44, 18 December 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1961.
January[edit | edit source]
- 4 - Actor Graham McTavish is born.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 227.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mme Ossendrijver.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 228.
February[edit | edit source]
- 12 - Joseph Pearce is born.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 228a.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 229.
- 28 - Mark Ferguson, who would play Gil-galad in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
April[edit | edit source]
- 10 - Actress Lorraine Ashbourne is born.
- 28 - Jamieson Price, who would voice Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring, is born.
May[edit | edit source]
- 6 - Actor Wally Wingert is born.
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr. Hart.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien spends a Sunday with a fan club at Queen's College in Cambridge (as the meeting happened mid-month, it was most probably on Sunday, the 14th of May).
- 17 - Singer Enya is born.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Unwin.
June[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jan Broberg.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 230.
August[edit | edit source]
- 21 - An interview with J.R.R. Tolkien ("Den besynnerlige professor Tolkien") is published in Swedish.
October[edit | edit source]
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 231.
- 31 - Director Peter Jackson is born in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand.
November[edit | edit source]
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 232.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Paul Barnetson.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 233.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jane Neave.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 234.
December[edit | edit source]
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 235.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Perry.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 236.
?[edit | edit source]
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien, nominated by C.S. Lewis, was rejected by the Nobel Prize jury.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Christopher Fettes.
- ? - Author Joseph Pearce is born.
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