1949
From Tolkien Gateway
Tolkien-related events that took place in 1949.
February
- 28 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 119.
March
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss Turnbull.
- 16 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 120.
April
- 9 - Sorcha Cusack, who would play Goldberry in Tales from the Perilous Realm (1992 radio series), is born.
June
- 4 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Pauline Baynes.
July
- 13 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 121.
- 14 - Tolkien scholar Brian Sibley is born.
October
- 20 - Farmer Giles of Ham is published.
November
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Miss How.
December
- 12 - Bill Nighy, who would play Samwise Gamgee in The Lord of the Rings 1981 radio series, is born.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 122.
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- ? - Christopher Tolkien gets his B.A. English at Trinity College, Oxford.
- ? - Robert Foster is born.
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