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* '''[[19 December|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 37]]. | * '''[[19 December|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 37]]. | ||
* '''[[December | * '''[[24 December|24]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[Rehabilitations and Other Essays]]'' by [[C.S. Lewis]], which includes references to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[Rehabilitations and Other Essays]]'' by [[C.S. Lewis]], which includes references to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published. | ||
{{Years|1936|1937|1938|1939|1940|1941|1942|1942|}} | {{Years|1936|1937|1938|1939|1940|1941|1942|1942|}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:32, 9 June 2011
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1939.
January
- 23 - The Brothers Hildebrandt are born.
February
- 1 - Wolfgang Krege, German translator, is born.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 35.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 36.
March
- 1 - David Weatherley, who would play Barliman Butterbur in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 8 - Tolkien delivers his lecture "On Fairy-Stories" at St. Andrew's University, Scotland.
- 27-29 - J.R.R. Tolkien completes three days' training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters.
April
- 20 - Writer and screenwriter Peter S. Beagle is born.
May
- 25 - Ian McKellen, who would play Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
September
- 6 - Gordon Reid, who would provide the voices of several characters in The Lord of the Rings radio series, is born.
December
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 37.
- 24 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
- ? - Rehabilitations and Other Essays by C.S. Lewis, which includes references to J.R.R. Tolkien, is published.
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