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* '''[[6 January|6]]''' - [[A.R. Rahman]], composer of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'', is born. | * '''[[6 January|6]]''' - [[A.R. Rahman]], composer of ''[[The Lord of the Rings Musical]]'', is born. | ||
* '''[[7 January|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 283]]. | * '''[[7 January|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 283]]. | ||
* '''[[7 January|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Roger Shaw | * '''[[7 January|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Roger Shaw|letter to Roger Shaw]]. | ||
* '''[[10 January|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Timothy J. Wheeler 10 January 1966|letter to Timothy J. Wheeler]]. | * '''[[10 January|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Timothy J. Wheeler (10 January 1966)|letter to Timothy J. Wheeler]]. | ||
* '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], dies. | * '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], dies. | ||
* '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Hicks|a letter to David Hicks]]. | * '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Hicks|a letter to David Hicks]]. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[10 February|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Donald A. Wollheim | * '''[[10 February|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|letter to Donald A. Wollheim]]. | ||
* '''[[23 February|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]]. | * '''[[23 February|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 284]]. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''?[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is interviewed for the article "[[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien]]". | * '''?[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is interviewed for the article "[[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien]]". | ||
* '''[[9 March|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Roger Verhulst 9 March 1966|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | * '''[[9 March|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (9 March 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | ||
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Sayer (21 March 1966)| a letter to George Sayer]]. | * '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Sayer (21 March 1966)| a letter to George Sayer]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 285]]. | * '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 285]]. | ||
* '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Roger Verhulst 8 April 1966|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | * '''[[8 April|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (8 April 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | ||
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mother Mary Anthony|a letter to Mother Mary Anthony]]. | * '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mother Mary Anthony|a letter to Mother Mary Anthony]]. | ||
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to James Ridolfo|a letter to James Ridolfo]]. | * '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to James Ridolfo|a letter to James Ridolfo]]. | ||
* '''[[27 April|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]]. | * '''[[27 April|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]]. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Roger Verhulst 3 May 1966|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | * '''[[3 May|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (3 May 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | ||
* '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Martin M. Snapp | * '''[[6 May|6]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Martin M. Snapp|letter to Martin Snapp]]. | ||
* '''[[10 May|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[Letter 287|287]] and [[Letter 288|288]]. | * '''[[10 May|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes letters [[Letter 287|287]] and [[Letter 288|288]]. | ||
* '''[[30 May|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Nancy Smith 30 May 1966|letter to Nancy Smith]]. | * '''[[30 May|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Nancy Smith (30 May 1966)|letter to Nancy Smith]]. | ||
==June== | ==June== | ||
* '''[[1 June|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Royston F. Porthouse|a letter to Royston F. Porthouse]]. | * '''[[1 June|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Royston F. Porthouse|a letter to Royston F. Porthouse]]. | ||
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* '''[[2 July|2]]''' - An issue of ''[[Saturday Evening Post (2 July 1966)|Saturday Evening Post]]'' is published, containing the [[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien|an interview with Tolkien]]. | * '''[[2 July|2]]''' - An issue of ''[[Saturday Evening Post (2 July 1966)|Saturday Evening Post]]'' is published, containing the [[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien|an interview with Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives the unexpected visitors [[J.S. Ryan]] and [[Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]. | * '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives the unexpected visitors [[J.S. Ryan]] and [[Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]. | ||
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Michael George Tolkien 29 July 1966|a letter to Michael Tolkien]], partly published as [[letter 289]]. | * '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)|a letter to Michael Tolkien]], partly published as [[letter 289]]. | ||
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Max Rouslin|a letter to Max Rouslin]]. | * '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Max Rouslin|a letter to Max Rouslin]]. | ||
==August== | ==August== | ||
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==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[Dick Plotz|Richard Plotz]]. | * '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[Dick Plotz|Richard Plotz]]. | ||
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Gene Wolfe | * '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Gene Wolfe|a letter to Gene Wolfe]]. | ||
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]]. | * '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]]. | ||
* '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]], published as "[[The Man Who Understands Hobbits]]". | * '''[[30 November|30]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]], published as "[[The Man Who Understands Hobbits]]". | ||
Revision as of 15:18, 29 May 2014
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.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Shaw.
- 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.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to David Hicks.
February
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Donald A. Wollheim.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 284.
March
- ?2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed for the article "The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien".
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Sayer.
April
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 285.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mother Mary Anthony.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to James Ridolfo.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 286.
May
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Martin Snapp.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 287 and 288.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Nancy Smith.
June
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Royston F. Porthouse.
- 29 - Gene Deitch's ashcan animation of The Hobbit is shown to a limited audience in New York City.
- 30 - Marton Csokas, who would play Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
July
- 2 - An issue of Saturday Evening Post is published, containing the an interview with Tolkien.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives the unexpected visitors J.S. Ryan and Hans-Jörg Modlmayr.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Michael Tolkien, partly published as letter 289.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Max Rouslin.
August
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by William Cater.
- 6 - Glasgow Herald (6 August 1966), including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
- 10 - André Sogliuzzo, who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed video games, is born.
- 11 - The Christian Science Monitor (11 August 1966), including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien lends Rayner Unwin a reading-copy of "The End of Bovadium".
- ? - The magazine Rally - August, 1966, with an essay on J.R.R. Tolkien by Jared Lobdell, is published.
September
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rose MacNamara.
- ? - The Tolkien Reader is published in the United States.
October
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Clyde S. Kilby.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr..
- 16 - Actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is born.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to schoolchildren.
- 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.
- ? - The article "Tolkien on Tolkien" is published in Diplomat.
November
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien conducts an interview with Richard Plotz.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Gene Wolfe.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 291.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien conducts an interview, published as "The Man Who Understands Hobbits".
- 30 - Letters to an American Lady is released.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Harry C. Bauer.
- ? - New Worlds Vol. 50, No. 168, including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
December
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 292.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien inscribes a copy of the Japanese Hobbit to Father Hugh Maycock, and includes a brief note.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 293.
?
- Spring - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rod Jellema.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien gifts the poem Bilbo's Last Song to his secretary, Joy Hill.
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