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'''Roger Lancelyn Green''' (2 November [[1918]] – 8 October [[1987]]) was a | __NOTOC__ | ||
'''Roger Lancelyn Green''' ([[2 November]] [[1918]] – [[8 October]] [[1987]]) was a friend of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]. He was also successfull as a biographer, producing work on [[C.S. Lewis]] (his teacher at the [[University of Oxford]]), [[Lewis Carroll]] and Hans Christian Andersen. He also wrote various children's stories himself; these were mainly retellings of Norse, Greek and Egyptian myths, and the Arthur and Robin Hood epics. | |||
He was also an actor, founder of the Lewis Carroll Society, and Deputy Librarian at Oxford. | He was also an actor, founder of the Lewis Carroll Society, and Deputy Librarian at Oxford. | ||
{{ | ==Bibliography== | ||
===Books=== | |||
*[[1974]]: ''[[C.S. Lewis: A Biography (1974 book)|C.S. Lewis: A Biography]]'' (with Walter Hooper) | |||
===Articles=== | |||
*[[1980]]: [[Amon Hen 44|''Amon Hen'' 44]] | |||
**"Recollections of Tolkien" | |||
==Awards== | |||
* [[1971]] - '''[[Mythopoeic Society|Mythopoeic Award]]''', Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, ''[[C.S. Lewis: A Biography (1974 book)|C.S. Lewis: A Biography]]'' | |||
==External links== | |||
*{{WP|Roger Lancelyn Green}} | |||
[[Category:Authors|Green, Roger Lancelyn]] | |||
[[Category:Letter receivers|Green, Roger Lancelyn]] | |||
[[Category:British people|Green, Roger Lancelyn]] | |||
[[Category:People by name|Green, Roger Lancelyn]] | |||
Revision as of 00:03, 2 November 2016
Roger Lancelyn Green (2 November 1918 – 8 October 1987) was a friend of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was also successfull as a biographer, producing work on C.S. Lewis (his teacher at the University of Oxford), Lewis Carroll and Hans Christian Andersen. He also wrote various children's stories himself; these were mainly retellings of Norse, Greek and Egyptian myths, and the Arthur and Robin Hood epics.
He was also an actor, founder of the Lewis Carroll Society, and Deputy Librarian at Oxford.
Bibliography
Books
- 1974: C.S. Lewis: A Biography (with Walter Hooper)
Articles
- 1980: Amon Hen 44
- "Recollections of Tolkien"
Awards
- 1971 - Mythopoeic Award, Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies, C.S. Lewis: A Biography
