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* '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born. | * '''[[24 July|24]]''' - Artist [[Colleen Doran]] is born. | ||
* '''Mid-July''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Edith Tolkien|Edith]] move from [[76 Sandfield Road]] to [[Woodridings|Poole]], near [[Bournemouth]]. | |||
==August== | ==August== | ||
* '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]], is born. | * '''[[28 August|28]]''' - [[Billy Boyd]], who would play [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy]], is born. | ||
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* '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published. | * '''Late Summer''' - [[Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3)|''Tolkien Journal'' (Vol.3, No.3)]] is published. | ||
* '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'' is published. | ||
* '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]]. | * '''?''' - After the death of his [[Stanley Unwin|father]], [[Rayner Unwin]] becomes chairman of [[Allen and Unwin]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded. | * '''?''' - [[The Tolkien Society of Sweden]], the first European [[Tolkien Societies|Tolkien society]], is founded. |
Revision as of 20:42, 23 August 2012
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1968.
January
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien reads over The New Shadow and most likely starts typing a final typescript.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ken Jackson.
February
- 5-9 - J.R.R. Tolkien is filmed for the documentary Tolkien in Oxford.
- 20 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 300.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 301.
March
- 17 - Author Nataša Tučev is born.
- 20 - Actor and stuntman Lawrence Makoare is born.
- 21 - Actor Greg Ellis is born.
- 22 - The Daily Telegraph publishes an interview of Charlotte and Denis Plimmer with J.R.R. Tolkien, in the article "The Man Who Understands Hobbits".
- 25 - Michael Reisz , who would voice Legolas in The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 30 – The documentary Tolkien in Oxford is aired on the BBC.
May
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 302.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 303.
- ? - Author Michael D.C. Drout is born.
- ? - The Tolkien Relation is published.
June
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 304.
- 26 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 305.
July
- 24 - Artist Colleen Doran is born.
- Mid-July - J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith move from 76 Sandfield Road to Poole, near Bournemouth.
August
- 28 - Billy Boyd, who would play Peregrin Took in The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy, is born.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Ingrid Pridgeon.
September
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Billy Callahan.
- 29 - An Unexpected Party, the first episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
October
- 6 - Out of the Frying-pan into the Fire, the second episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 9 - Video game writer František Fuka is born.
- 13 - Riddles in the Dark, the third episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Niall Hoskin.
- 20 - Strange Lodgings, the fourth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 27 - Barrels out of Bond, the fifth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
November
- 3 - A Warm Welcome, the sixth episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 10 - The Gathering of the Clouds, the seventh episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 307.
- 17 - The Clouds Burst, the eighth and last episode of the 1968 radio series of The Hobbit, is aired on BBC Radio.
?
- Late Summer - Tolkien Journal (Vol.3, No.3) is published.
- ? - The Road Goes Ever On is published.
- ? - After the death of his father, Rayner Unwin becomes chairman of Allen and Unwin.
- ? - The Tolkien Society of Sweden, the first European Tolkien society, is founded.
- ? - Tolkien and the Critics: Essays on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is published.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mr David Masson.
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