1962

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1962.

April

• 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 237.
• 15 - Tom Kane, who would voice Gandalf in Vivendi's The Fellowship of the Ring (game), is born.

July

• 2 - J.R.R. and Edith Tolkien make a trip to Bournemouth.
• 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 238.
• 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 239.

August

• 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 240.
• 31 - Dee Bradley Baker, who would provide various voices to video games, is born.

September

• 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien begins writing letter 241.
• 20 - Cartoonist Bill Amend is born.
• ? - Matt Blessing, the head of Marquette University archives, is born.

November

• 22 - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is published.
• 22 – A review in The Listener calls The Adventures of Tom Bombadil "close to genius".
• 23 - The literary supplement of The Times runs a review of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
• 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 242.

December

• 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 243.

?

• ? - Tolkien's edition of the Middle English Ancrene Wisse, titled The English Text of the Ancrene Riwle, is published.
• ? - Henry Gee is born.

Years 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965