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* '''[[18 March|18]]''' - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee ([[letter 184]]). | * '''[[18 March|18]]''' - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee ([[letter 184]]). | ||
* '''[[19 March|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 185]]. | * '''[[19 March|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 185]]. | ||
| + | * '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[E. Rasdall 21 March 1956|a letter to E. Rasdall]]. | ||
* '''[[28 March|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Patricia Kirke 28 March 1956|a letter to Patricia Kirke]]. | * '''[[28 March|28]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Patricia Kirke 28 March 1956|a letter to Patricia Kirke]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
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==?== | ==?== | ||
| + | * '''?early''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[G.E. Selby c. 1955/6|a letter to G.E. Selby]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[Marquette University]] purchases [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] manuscripts for 1,500 pounds sterling. | * '''?''' - [[Marquette University]] purchases [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] manuscripts for 1,500 pounds sterling. | ||
* '''?''' - [[Inger Edelfeldt]], Swedish author and illustrator, is born. | * '''?''' - [[Inger Edelfeldt]], Swedish author and illustrator, is born. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:17, 27 March 2013
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1956.
[edit] January
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to a fan.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 180.
- 22 - The New York Times Book Review publishes W.H. Auden's review of The Return of the King: "At the End of the Quest, Victory".
- ? - Diana Glyer is born.
[edit] February
- 5 - Dan Wickenden gives a positive review of The Return of the King in the New York Herald Tribune titled "Notable Allegorical Trilogy Comes to Triumphant End".
[edit] March
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien examines Brian Miller's thesis on the Middle English Dame Sirith.
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives a letter from a Sam Gamgee – from Tooting.
- 18 - Tolkien writes a letter to a Mr Sam Gamgee (letter 184).
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 185.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to E. Rasdall.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Patricia Kirke.
[edit] April
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of Letter 186.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of Letter 187.
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 188.
- 8 - Jim Piddock, who would voice Bilbo Baggins and Elrond in Vivendi's game The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 189.
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
[edit] June
- 18 - Dominic Guard, who would voice Pippin in The Lord of the Rings (1978 film), is born.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 198.
[edit] July
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 190.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 191.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 192.
[edit] September
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Terence Tiller.
[edit] November
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 193.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 194.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Stanley-Smith.
[edit] December
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien makes a a speech at the opening of the new Deddington Library.
- 15 - Linguist Patrick H. Wynne is born.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 195.
- 15 - The Oxford Mail publishes an article about J.R.R. Tolkien's speech at the opening of the new Deddington Library.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Stanley-Smith.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Deirdre Levinson.
[edit] ?
- ?early - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to G.E. Selby.
- ? - Marquette University purchases Tolkien manuscripts for 1,500 pounds sterling.
- ? - Inger Edelfeldt, Swedish author and illustrator, is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 182.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes the draft of letter 183.
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