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* '''[[1 July|1]]''' - Musician [[David Arkenstone]] is born. | * '''[[1 July|1]]''' - Musician [[David Arkenstone]] is born. | ||
* '''?''' - Actor [[Brian George]] is born. | * '''?''' - Actor [[Brian George]] is born. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[29 August|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 134]]. | * '''[[29 August|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 134]]. | ||
* '''[[30 August|30]]''' - Translator [[Helmut W. Pesch]] is born. | * '''[[30 August|30]]''' - Translator [[Helmut W. Pesch]] is born. | ||
* '''Late''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] visits [[George Sayer]]. Sayer makes an audio recording of Tolkien singing and reading excerpts from his works (e.g., [[Namárië]], [[:Image:Tolkien2.mp3|listen here]]). | * '''Late''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] visits [[George Sayer]]. Sayer makes an audio recording of Tolkien singing and reading excerpts from his works (e.g., [[Namárië]], [[:Image:Tolkien2.mp3|listen here]]). | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[17 October|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is appointed supervisor of [[T.P. Dunning]]'s thesis. | |||
* '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 135]]. | * '''[[24 October|24]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 135]]. | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
Revision as of 11:58, 18 May 2013
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1952.
January
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien starts supervising Brian Miller's work on the Middle English Dame Sirith.
February
- 7 - The Inklings have dinner at C.S. Lewis' house, in the company of Dr. Firor of John Hopkins University. The evening was described by Tolkien as "like a glimpse of old times: quiet and rational (since Hugo was not asked)."
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 132.
June
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 133.
July
- 1 - Musician David Arkenstone is born.
- ? - Actor Brian George is born.
August
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 134.
- 30 - Translator Helmut W. Pesch is born.
- Late - J.R.R. Tolkien visits George Sayer. Sayer makes an audio recording of Tolkien singing and reading excerpts from his works (e.g., Namárië, listen here).
October
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien is appointed supervisor of T.P. Dunning's thesis.
- 24 - Tolkien writes letter 135.
?
- ? - Artist Stephen Raw, who would be commissioned to redraw the maps for the revised 1994 edition of The Lord of the Rings, is born.
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