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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 308|308]] and [[letter 309|309]]. | * '''[[2 January|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[letter 308|308]] and [[letter 309|309]]. | ||
* '''[[6 January|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[letter to Paula Coston (6 January 1969)|letter to Paula Coston]]. | |||
* '''[[27 January|27]]''' - Actor and author [[Cliff Broadway]] is born. | * '''[[27 January|27]]''' - Actor and author [[Cliff Broadway]] is born. | ||
* '''?''' - The first issue of [[Mythlore 1|Mythlore]] is published. | * '''?''' - The first issue of [[Mythlore 1|Mythlore]] is published. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[3 February|3]]''' - [[Shane Rangi]], who would play several characters and lead the stunt crew of | * '''[[3 February|3]]''' - [[Shane Rangi]], who would play several characters and lead the stunt crew of [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''?''' - [[David Salo]], Tolkien Linguist, is born. | * '''?''' - [[David Salo]], Tolkien Linguist, is born. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''[[6 March|6]]''' - Scholar [[Gergely Nagy]] is born. | * '''[[6 March|6]]''' - Scholar [[Gergely Nagy]] is born. | ||
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Amy Ronald 20 March 1969|a letter to Amy Ronald]]. | * '''[[13 March|13]]''' - [[Adam Tolkien]] is born. | ||
* '''[[15 March|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Amy Ronald (15 March 1969)|a letter to Amy Ronald]]. | |||
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Amy Ronald (20 March 1969)|a letter to Amy Ronald]]. | |||
* '''?''' - ''[[Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings]]'' is published. | |||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - Actor [[Ian Hughes]] is born. | * '''[[8 April|8]]''' - Actor [[Ian Hughes]] is born. | ||
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==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[7 May|7]]''' - Producer [[Rick Porras]] is born. | * '''[[7 May|7]]''' - Producer [[Rick Porras]] is born. | ||
* '''[[14 May|14]]''' - [[Cate Blanchett]], who would play [[Galadriel]] in [[The Lord of the Rings | * '''[[14 May|14]]''' - [[Cate Blanchett]], who would play [[Galadriel]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]], is born. | ||
* '''[[20 May|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 310]]. | * '''[[20 May|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 310]]. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Paul Bibire | * '''[[30 June|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Paul Bibire|letter to Paul Bibire]]. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''[[8 July|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is diagnosed with an inflamed or diseased gall-bladder. Dr. Denis Tolhurst forbids him the consummation of fats (notably butter) and, in the eyes of the patient even worse, alcohol. | * '''[[8 July|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is diagnosed with an inflamed or diseased gall-bladder. Dr. Denis Tolhurst forbids him the consummation of fats (notably butter) and, in the eyes of the patient even worse, alcohol. | ||
* '''[[16 July|16]]''' - [[Royd Tolkien]] is born. | |||
* '''[[19 July|19]]''' - Voice actress [[Courtenay Taylor]] is born. | * '''[[19 July|19]]''' - Voice actress [[Courtenay Taylor]] is born. | ||
* '''[[22 July|22]]''' - Actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] is born. | * '''[[22 July|22]]''' - Actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] is born. | ||
* '''[[31 July|31]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 311]]. | * '''[[31 July|31]]''' - J.R.R. Tolkien writes [[Letter 311]]. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[1 August|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Mr Burrows | * '''[[1 August|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mr Burrows|a letter to Mr Burrows]]. | ||
* '''[[5 August|5]]''' - Actress [[Kim Mai Guest]] is born. | * '''[[5 August|5]]''' - Actress [[Kim Mai Guest]] is born. | ||
* '''[[6 August|6]]''' - [[Chris Edgerly]], who would voice various characters in [[Electronic Arts|EA]] video games, is born. | * '''[[6 August|6]]''' - [[Chris Edgerly]], who would voice various characters in [[Electronic Arts|EA]] video games, is born. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''[[29 September|29]]''' - Artist [[Warren Mahy]] is born. | * '''[[29 September|29]]''' - Artist [[Warren Mahy]] is born. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[1 October|1]]''' - Actor [[Charles Edwards]] is born. | |||
* '''?''' - The anthology ''[[The Young Magicians]]'', which includes two poems by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | * '''?''' - The anthology ''[[The Young Magicians]]'', which includes two poems by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien (by Catherine Stimpson)|J.R.R. Tolkien]]'', a study by Catherine R. Stimpson, is published. | |||
* '''[[10 October|10]]''' - Actor [[Manu Bennett]] is born. | |||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[6 November|6]]''' - Informal date of foundation of [[The Tolkien Society]]. | * '''[[6 November|6]]''' - Informal date of foundation of [[The Tolkien Society]]. | ||
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[Vera Chapman]] announces the foundation of [[The Tolkien Society]] | * '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[Vera Chapman]] announces the foundation of [[The Tolkien Society]] in the ''New Statesman''. | ||
* '''[[16 November|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 312]]. | * '''[[16 November|16]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 312]]. | ||
* '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 313]]. | * '''[[25 November|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 313]]. | ||
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* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 314]]. | * '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 314]]. | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - [[Charles Leslie Wrenn]], [[Inklings|Inkling]], dies. | |||
* '''?''' - [[Charles Leslie Wrenn]], [[Inklings| | |||
* '''?''' - ''[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[Bored of the Rings (book)|Bored of the Rings]]'' is published. | ||
* '''?''' - [[ | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] sells the film, games, and merchandising rights of the books [[The Hobbit]] and [[The Lord of the Rings]] for $250,000 to [[United Artists]]. | ||
* '''?''' - First deluxe, one-volume edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[Allen & Unwin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lii</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 10:08, 7 January 2023
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1969.
January
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 308 and 309.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Paula Coston.
- 27 - Actor and author Cliff Broadway is born.
- ? - The first issue of Mythlore is published.
February
- 3 - Shane Rangi, who would play several characters and lead the stunt crew of The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- ? - David Salo, Tolkien Linguist, is born.
March
- 6 - Scholar Gergely Nagy is born.
- 13 - Adam Tolkien is born.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Amy Ronald.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Amy Ronald.
- ? - Tolkien: A Look Behind The Lord of the Rings is published.
April
- 8 - Actor Ian Hughes is born.
- ? - Mythlore 2 is published.
May
- 7 - Producer Rick Porras is born.
- 14 - Cate Blanchett, who would play Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 310.
June
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Paul Bibire.
July
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien is diagnosed with an inflamed or diseased gall-bladder. Dr. Denis Tolhurst forbids him the consummation of fats (notably butter) and, in the eyes of the patient even worse, alcohol.
- 16 - Royd Tolkien is born.
- 19 - Voice actress Courtenay Taylor is born.
- 22 - Actor James Arnold Taylor is born.
- 31 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 311.
August
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr Burrows.
- 5 - Actress Kim Mai Guest is born.
- 6 - Chris Edgerly, who would voice various characters in EA video games, is born.
September
- 29 - Artist Warren Mahy is born.
October
- 1 - Actor Charles Edwards is born.
- ? - The anthology The Young Magicians, which includes two poems by J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien, a study by Catherine R. Stimpson, is published.
- 10 - Actor Manu Bennett is born.
November
- 6 - Informal date of foundation of The Tolkien Society.
- 7 - Vera Chapman announces the foundation of The Tolkien Society in the New Statesman.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 312.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 313.
December
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 314.
?
- ? - Charles Leslie Wrenn, Inkling, dies.
- ? - Bored of the Rings is published.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien sells the film, games, and merchandising rights of the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for $250,000 to United Artists.
- ? - First deluxe, one-volume edition of The Lord of the Rings by Allen & Unwin.[1]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lii
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