Priscilla Tolkien
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- "So please forgive me, dear Priscilla,
If I pretend you rhyme with pillow!" - ― J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters from Father Christmas
Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien (18 June, 1929 – 28 February, 2022[1]) was J.R.R. Tolkien's only daughter, the sister of Christopher Tolkien, Michael Tolkien, and John Tolkien. She was the youngest of the children of J.R.R. Tolkien. She was a social worker, before being retired.
Priscilla Tolkien was Honorary Vice-President of The Tolkien Society from 1986 until her death, and for many years she was a host to members of the Society at Oxonmoot.
In the biographical drama film, named Tolkien, she appears briefly, and she was portrayed by actresses Mia Woods and Sienna Woods.
Bibliography
Books
- 1992: The Tolkien Family Album (with John Tolkien)
Articles
- 1976: Amon Hen 23 (December)
- "My Father the Artist" (pp. 6-7)
- 1976: Over 21, December
- "Priscilla Tolkien Talks to Shirley Lowe" (p. 32)
- 1977: Amon Hen 29 ([?]November)
- "Talk Given at the Church House Westminster on 16.9.77 by Priscilla Tolkien" (pp. 4-6)
- 1978: Mallorn 12
- "The Biography"
- 1992: A Tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien, 3 January 1892-2 September 1973: Centenary. Ed. Rosemary Gray. Pretoria: Unisa Medieval Association.
- Foreword (pp. vii-x)
- 1992: The Brown Book (December)
- "Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in His Centenary Year" (pp. 12-14)
- 1992: Oxford Today 5, no.1 (Michaelmas)
- "News from the North Pole" (pp. 8-9)
- 1993: Angerthas 34 (July)
- "J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien's Stay in Staffordshire 1916, 1917 and 1918" (pp. 4-5)
- 2004: PN Review 31, no.1 (September-October)
- "Beginnings and Endings" (pp. 9-10)
- 2012: The Saga of Hrolf Kraki
- Foreword
- 2015: tolkienestate.com
- 2022: The Great Tales Never End
- "A Personal Memory"
Awards
- 2018: Tolkien Society Award: Outstanding Contribution
Filmography
- Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's Lord of the Rings (2003)
- J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien (1996)
- Tolkien Remembered (1992)
Reminiscence
Priscilla Tolkien, speaking at this year's Oxonmoot, said that the publishing of "Mr Bliss" was a pleasure for her as it brought back memories of having listened to its reading as a child
—Joseph Houghton, "First Impressions of Mr Bliss" in Amon Hen 59 (December 1982)
Family Tree
Edith Bratt | J.R.R. Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Tolkien | Michael Tolkien | Faith Faulconbridge | Christopher Tolkien | Baillie Tolkien | Priscilla Tolkien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simon Tolkien | Adam Tolkien | Rachel Tolkien | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "In memory of Priscilla Tolkien", Lady Margaret Hall (accessed 28 March 2024)
External links
- A message from Priscilla Tolkien to Brazilian fans
- My Conversation with Tolkien's Daughter
- JRR Tolkien's daughter sues producers of The Hobbit
- IMDB profile