1931

Tolkien-related events that took place in 1931.

[edit] February

• 25 - Fraser Kerr, who would voice Saruman in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.

[edit] March

• 16 - Anthony Kenny is born.
• 26 - Leonard Nimoy, who would reach cult status both as Dr. Spock and with The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins, is born.

[edit] May

• 20 - Actor Michael Spice is born.

[edit] July

• 14 - Robert Stephens, who would voice Aragorn in the radio series of The Lord of the Rings, is born.

[edit] September

• 12 - Ian Holm, who would voice Frodo Baggins in the BBC radio adaptation and play Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
• 19 - C.S. Lewis invited J.R.R. Tolkien and Hugo Dyson to dine with him in Magdalen. A conversation followed that ran until 4 a.m. the following morning that was essential to Lewis's conversion to Christianity.
• 25 - Peter Woodthorpe, who would voice Gollum in both The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), and The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
• ? - J.R.R. Tolkien abandons The Lay of Leithian and sends it to C.S. Lewis for review.

[edit] October

• 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien's poem "Progress in Bimble Town" is published in The Oxford Magazine.
• 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed supervisor for B.Litt student A.F. Colborn.
• 31 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.

[edit] December

• 23 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.

[edit] ?

• ? - Artist Angus McBride is born.