1966
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1966.
January[edit]
- 4 - Author and linguist Arden R. Smith is born.
- 6 - A.R. Rahman, composer of The Lord of the Rings Musical, is born.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 283.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Shaw.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Timothy J. Wheeler.
- 11 - Robert Farquharson, who played Saruman and Denethor in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), dies.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to David Hicks.
February[edit]
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Donald A. Wollheim.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 284.
March[edit]
- ?2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed for the article "The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien".
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to John Bush.
- 20 - Director Kenji Kamiyama is born.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Sayer.
April[edit]
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 285.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mother Mary Anthony.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to James Ridolfo.
- 14 - Actor Lloyd Owen is born.
- 19 - Rayner Unwin writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Unwin.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 286.
May[edit]
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Martin Snapp.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 287 and 288.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Nancy Smith.
June[edit]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Royston F. Porthouse.
- 9 - John Garth is born.
- 29 - Gene Deitch's ashcan animation of The Hobbit is shown to a limited audience in New York City.
- 30 - Marton Csokas, who would play Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
July[edit]
- 2 - An issue of Saturday Evening Post is published, containing the an interview with Tolkien.
- 4 – The Jerusalem Bible is published.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien has a formal dinner in Cambridge.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives the unexpected visitors J.S. Ryan and Hans-Jörg Modlmayr.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Michael Tolkien, partly published as letter 289.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Max Rouslin.
August[edit]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by William Cater.
- 6 - Glasgow Herald (6 August 1966), including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
- 10 - André Sogliuzzo, who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed video games, is born.
- 11 - The Christian Science Monitor (11 August 1966), including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien lends Rayner Unwin a reading-copy of "The End of Bovadium".
- ? - The magazine Rally - August, 1966, with an essay on J.R.R. Tolkien by Jared Lobdell, is published.
September[edit]
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rose MacNamara.
- ? - The Tolkien Reader is published in the United States.
October[edit]
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Clyde S. Kilby.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr..
- 16 - Actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is born.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to schoolchildren.
- 26 - Finding himself short of a speech subject, J.R.R. Tolkien reads Smith of Wootton Major to a room of about 800 people.
- 28 - Tolkien writes letter 290.
- ? - The article "Tolkien on Tolkien" is published in Diplomat.
November[edit]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien conducts an interview with Richard Plotz.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Gene Wolfe.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 291.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Harry C. Bauer.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien conducts an interview, published as "The Man Who Understands Hobbits".
- 30 - Letters to an American Lady is released.
- ? - New Worlds Vol. 50, No. 168, including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
December[edit]
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to James S. Marsh.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 292.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien inscribes a copy of the Japanese Hobbit to Father Hugh Maycock, and includes a brief note.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien signs three American editions of The Lord of the Rings for Allen.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a second letter to James S. Marsh.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 293.
?[edit]
- Spring - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rod Jellema.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien gifts the poem Bilbo's Last Song to his secretary, Joy Hill.
- ? - Second 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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