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==January== | ==January== | ||
* '''23''' - [[The Brothers Hildebrandt]] are born. | * '''[[January 23|23]]''' - [[The Brothers Hildebrandt]] are born. | ||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''1''' - [[Wolfgang Krege]], German translator, is born. | * '''[[February 1|1]]''' - [[Wolfgang Krege]], German translator, is born. | ||
* '''2''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 35]]. | * '''[[February 2|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 35]]. | ||
* '''10''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 36]]. | * '''[[February 10|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 36]]. | ||
==March== | ==March== | ||
* '''1''' - [[David Weatherley]], who would play [[Barliman Butterbur]] in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | * '''[[March 1|1]]''' - [[David Weatherley]], who would play [[Barliman Butterbur]] in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', is born. | ||
* '''8''' - Tolkien delivers his lecture "[[On Fairy-Stories]]" at St. Andrew's University, Scotland. | * '''[[March 8|8]]''' - Tolkien delivers his lecture "[[On Fairy-Stories]]" at St. Andrew's University, Scotland. | ||
*'''27'''-'''29''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] completes three days' training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters. | * '''[[March 27|27]]'''-'''[[March 29|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] completes three days' training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
* '''20''' - Writer and screenwriter [[Peter S. Beagle]] is born. | * '''[[April 20|20]]''' - Writer and screenwriter [[Peter S. Beagle]] is born. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''25''' - [[Ian McKellen]], who would play [[Gandalf]] in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | * '''[[May 25|25]]''' - [[Ian McKellen]], who would play [[Gandalf]] in ''[[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings]]'', is born. | ||
==September== | ==September== | ||
* '''6''' - [[Gordon Reid]], who would provide the voices of several characters in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' radio series]], is born. | * '''[[September 6|6]]''' - [[Gordon Reid]], who would provide the voices of several characters in [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' radio series]], is born. | ||
==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''19''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 37]]. | * '''[[December 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 37]]. | ||
* '''24''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | * '''[[December 24|24]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children. | ||
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Revision as of 11:17, 20 June 2010
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1939.
January
- 23 - The Brothers Hildebrandt are born.
February
- 1 - Wolfgang Krege, German translator, is born.
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 35.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 36.
March
- 1 - David Weatherley, who would play Barliman Butterbur in Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, is born.
- 8 - Tolkien delivers his lecture "On Fairy-Stories" at St. Andrew's University, Scotland.
- 27-29 - J.R.R. Tolkien completes three days' training with the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School (GCCS) at their London headquarters.
April
- 20 - Writer and screenwriter Peter S. Beagle is born.
May
- 25 - Ian McKellen, who would play Gandalf in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, is born.
September
- 6 - Gordon Reid, who would provide the voices of several characters in The Lord of the Rings radio series, is born.
December
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 37.
- 24 - Father Christmas writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien's children.
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