1963
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1963.
January
- 11 - Actor Jason Connery is born.
February
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Julie Cape.
- 20 - Author Rainer Nagel is born.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs Gill.
- 22 - Jane Neave, aunt of J.R.R. Tolkien, dies.
March
- 10 - Actor Steve Staley is born.
- 11 - Producer Zane Weiner is born.
- 23 - Mr. and Mrs. Kloos write a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
April
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a couple he met on holiday.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos.
May
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien finishes writing a letter to Mr. and Mrs. Kloos.
June
- 9 - Actress Megan Edwards is born.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 245.
July
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien's paper "English and Welsh" is published in Angles and Britons: O'Donnell Lectures, a collection of lectures from the University of Wales.
August
- 25 - Actress Brianne Siddall is born.
September
- 18 - Writer Gary Russell is born.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 247.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing a letter to Eileen Elgar.
- 25 - Actor Mikael Persbrandt is born.
- 30 - Music producer Carvin Knowles is born.
October
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien posts a letter to Eileen Elgar.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 248.
- 15 - While dining, J.R.R. Tolkien saves the life of an old lady who nearly choked on a whiting-bone.[1]
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 249.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 249a.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mrs. Munby.
- 29 - Actor Jed Brophy is born.
November
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 250.
- 10 - Hobbits and Heroes, which includes extracts of an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien, is published in The Sunday Telegraph.
- 22 - C.S. Lewis dies.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien, James Dundas-Grant, Robert Havard, Owen Barfield and Christopher Tolkien attend the funeral of C.S. Lewis.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Sayer.
December
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jared C. Lobdell.
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a Miss Clark.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Baronne A. Baeyens.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Jonathan Hepworth.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 253.
?
- ? - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil is published in the US.
| Years 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 |
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 609
