1966
From Tolkien Gateway
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.
February
- 20 - 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.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 286.
May
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 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 The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
July
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Michael Tolkien, partly published as letter 289.
August
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by William Cater.
- 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.
- ? - The article "Tolkien on Tolkien" is published in Diplomat.
November
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Gene Wolfe.
- 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.
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- 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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