1944
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January
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 54.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 55.
- ? - Christopher Tolkien is sent to South Africa for pilot training in the Royal Air Force.[1]
February
- 13 - John Tolkien is made an Exorcist and Acolyte in a ceremony at Stonyhust.
- 18 - Anthony Jackson, the Tale Bearer in the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is born in Birmingham, England.
March
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 56.
April
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 58.
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 59.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 60.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 61.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 62.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 63.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 64.
May
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 65.
- 4 - While writing on The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien sees a new charater arrive on the scene. He later comments: "(I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking into the woods of Ithilien): Faramir, brother of Boromir".
- 5 - John Rhys-Davies, who would play Gimli and voice Treebeard in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 66.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 67.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 68.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 69.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 70.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 71.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 72.
June
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 73.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 74.
July
- 5 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 75.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 76.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 77.
August
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 78.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 79.
- ? - Author Richard C. West is born.
September
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 80.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a postcard to G.E. Selby.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 81.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 82.
October
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 83.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 84.
- 12 – J.R.R. Tolkien sends Leaf by Niggle to the Dublin Review, which hosts a short-story competition. It was published in the January 1945 issue.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 85.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 86.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a letter from 12 year old John Barrow from West town, Pa.. The boy has already read The Hobbit eleven times, and his use of the term "Gee Whiz" delights Tolkien.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 87.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 88.
- ? - Gene Hargrove, author and composer, is born.
November
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts writing letter 89.
- 11 - Actor Martyn Read is born.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 90.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 91.
December
- 17 - Bernard Hill, who would play Théoden in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 92.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 93.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 94.
- 28 - Paul Drayton is born.
?
- ? - Dutch translator Peter Cuijpers is born.
- ? - Sir Orfeo is published.
- (Autumn) - Tolkien starts writing Book V of The Lord of the Rings.[2]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lxxiii
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Ring, , pp. 231-4
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