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* '''[[7 August|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George and Moira Sayer (7 August 1952)|a letter to George and Moira Sayer]]. | * '''[[7 August|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George and Moira Sayer (7 August 1952)|a letter to George and Moira Sayer]]. | ||
* '''[[10 August|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Moira Sayer 10 August 1952|a letter to Moira Sayer]]. | * '''[[10 August|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Moira Sayer (10 August 1952)|a letter to Moira Sayer]]. | ||
* '''[[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. | ||
Revision as of 13:41, 29 May 2014
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
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George and Moira Sayer.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Moira Sayer.
- 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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