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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''4''' - Author and linguist [[Arden R. Smith]] is born. | * '''[[January 4|4]]''' - Author and linguist [[Arden R. Smith]] is born. | ||
* '''6''' - [[A.R. Rahman]], composer of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'', is born. | * '''[[January 6|6]]''' - [[A.R. Rahman]], composer of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'', is born. | ||
* '''7''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 283]]. | * '''[[January 7|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 283]]. | ||
* '''10''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Timothy J. Wheeler 10 January 1966|letter to Timothy J. Wheeler]]. | * '''[[January 10|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Timothy J. Wheeler 10 January 1966|letter to Timothy J. Wheeler]]. | ||
* '''11''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor II|Denethor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)]]'', dies. | * '''[[January 11|11]]''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor II|Denethor]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)]]'', dies. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''20''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Donald A. Wollheim 20 February 1966|letter to Donald A. Wollheim]]. | * '''[[February 20|20]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Donald A. Wollheim 20 February 1966|letter to Donald A. Wollheim]]. | ||
* '''23''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]]. | * '''[[February 23|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''8''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 285]]. | * '''[[April 8|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 285]]. | ||
* '''27''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]]. | * '''[[April 27|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]]. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''10''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[Letter 287|287]] and [[Letter 288|288]]. | * '''[[May 10|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[Letter 287|287]] and [[Letter 288|288]]. | ||
* '''[[May 30|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Nancy Smith 30 May 1966|letter to Nancy Smith]]. | |||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''30''' - [[Marton Csokas]], who would play [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | * '''[[June 30|30]]''' - [[Marton Csokas]], who would play [[Celeborn (Lord of Lórien)|Celeborn]] in [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]], is born. | ||
==July== | ==July== | ||
* '''29''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289]]. | * '''[[July 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289]]. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''10''' - [[André Sogliuzzo]], who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed [[:Category:Video games|video games]], is born. | * '''[[August 10|10]]''' - [[André Sogliuzzo]], who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed [[:Category:Video games|video games]], is born. | ||
* '''?''' - The magazine ''[[Rally - August, 1966]]'', with an essay on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Jared Lobdell]], is published. | * '''?''' - The magazine ''[[Rally - August, 1966]]'', with an essay on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Jared Lobdell]], is published. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Reader]]'' is published in the United States. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Reader]]'' is published in the United States. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''16''' - Actress [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] is born. | * '''[[October 16|16]]''' - Actress [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] is born. | ||
* '''26''' - Finding himself short of a speech subject, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' to a room of about 800 people. | * '''[[October 26|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]]. | * '''[[October 28|28]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 290]]. | ||
==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''22''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]]. | * '''[[November 22|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]]. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''12''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 292]]. | * '''[[December 12|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 292]]. | ||
* '''29''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293]]. | * '''[[December 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293]]. | ||
==?== | ==?== | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gifts the poem ''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]'' to his secretary, [[Joy Hill]]. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gifts the poem ''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]'' to his secretary, [[Joy Hill]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 28 May 2010
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1966.
January
- 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.
- 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.
February
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Donald A. Wollheim.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 284.
April
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 285.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 286.
May
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 287 and 288.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Nancy Smith.
June
- 30 - Marton Csokas, who would play Celeborn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
July
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 289.
August
- 10 - André Sogliuzzo, who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed video games, is born.
- ? - The magazine Rally - August, 1966, with an essay on J.R.R. Tolkien by Jared Lobdell, is published.
September
- ? - The Tolkien Reader is published in the United States.
October
- 16 - Actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is born.
- 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.
November
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 291.
December
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 292.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 293.
?
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien gifts the poem Bilbo's Last Song to his secretary, Joy Hill.
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