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* '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], dies. | * '''[[11 January|11]]''' - [[Robert Farquharson]], who played [[Saruman]] and [[Denethor]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]], dies. | ||
* '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Hicks|a letter to David Hicks]]. | * '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to David Hicks|a letter to David Hicks]]. | ||
* '''[[12 January|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 283a]]. | |||
* '''[[29 January|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 283b]]. | |||
==February== | ==February== | ||
* '''[[10 February|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|letter to Donald A. Wollheim]]. | * '''[[10 February|10]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to Donald A. Wollheim|letter to Donald A. Wollheim]]. | ||
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* '''?[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is interviewed for the article "[[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien]]". | * '''?[[2 March|2]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] is interviewed for the article "[[The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien]]". | ||
* '''[[9 March|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (9 March 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | * '''[[9 March|9]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (9 March 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | ||
* '''[[11 March|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 284a]]. | |||
* '''[[12 March|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to John Bush (12 March 1966)|letter to John Bush]]. | |||
* '''[[20 March|20]]''' - Director [[Kenji Kamiyama]] is born. | |||
* '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Sayer (21 March 1966)| a letter to George Sayer]]. | * '''[[21 March|21]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to George Sayer (21 March 1966)| a letter to George Sayer]]. | ||
==April== | ==April== | ||
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* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mother Mary Anthony|a letter to Mother Mary Anthony]]. | * '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Mother Mary Anthony|a letter to Mother Mary Anthony]]. | ||
* '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to James Ridolfo|a letter to James Ridolfo]]. | * '''[[12 April|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to James Ridolfo|a letter to James Ridolfo]]. | ||
* '''[[14 April|14]]''' - Actor [[Lloyd Owen]] is born. | |||
* '''[[19 April|19]]''' - [[Rayner Unwin]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | * '''[[19 April|19]]''' - [[Rayner Unwin]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien]]. | ||
* '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|a letter to Rayner Unwin]]. | * '''[[25 April|25]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rayner Unwin (25 April 1966)|a letter to Rayner Unwin]]. | ||
* '''[[27 April|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]]. | * '''[[27 April|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 286]]. | ||
==May== | ==May== | ||
* '''[[3 May|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (3 May 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | * '''[[3 May|3]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Roger Verhulst (3 May 1966)|a letter to Roger Verhulst]]. | ||
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* '''[[4 July|4]]''' – ''[[The Jerusalem Bible]]'' is published. | * '''[[4 July|4]]''' – ''[[The Jerusalem Bible]]'' is published. | ||
* '''[[23 July|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has a formal dinner in [[Cambridge]]. | * '''[[23 July|23]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] has a formal dinner in [[Cambridge]]. | ||
* '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives the unexpected visitors [[J.S. Ryan]] and [[Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]. | * '''[[27 July|27]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] receives the unexpected visitors [[John Ryan|J.S. Ryan]] and [[Hans-Jörg Modlmayr]]. | ||
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)|a letter to Michael Tolkien]], partly published as [[letter 289]]. | * '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Michael George Tolkien (29 July 1966)|a letter to Michael Tolkien]], partly published as [[letter 289]]. | ||
* '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Max Rouslin|a letter to Max Rouslin]]. | * '''[[29 July|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Max Rouslin|a letter to Max Rouslin]]. | ||
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* '''[[10 August|10]]''' - [[André Sogliuzzo]], who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed [[:Category:Video games|video games]], is born. | * '''[[10 August|10]]''' - [[André Sogliuzzo]], who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed [[:Category:Video games|video games]], is born. | ||
* '''[[11 August|11]]''' - [[The Christian Science Monitor (11 August 1966)|''The Christian Science Monitor'' (11 August 1966)]], including an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Daphne Castell]], is published. | * '''[[11 August|11]]''' - [[The Christian Science Monitor (11 August 1966)|''The Christian Science Monitor'' (11 August 1966)]], including an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Daphne Castell]], is published. | ||
* '''[[August 19|19]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289a]]. | |||
* '''[[24 August|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] lends [[Rayner Unwin]] a reading-copy of "[[The End of Bovadium]]". | * '''[[24 August|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] lends [[Rayner Unwin]] a reading-copy of "[[The End of Bovadium]]". | ||
* '''?''' - The magazine ''[[Rally - August, 1966]]'', with an essay on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Jared Lobdell]], is published. | * '''?''' - The magazine ''[[Rally - August, 1966]]'', with an essay on [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] by [[Jared Lobdell]], is published. | ||
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* '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Reader]]'' is published in the United States. | * '''?''' - ''[[The Tolkien Reader]]'' is published in the United States. | ||
==October== | ==October== | ||
* '''[[11 October|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter | * '''[[11 October|11]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 289b]]. | ||
* '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.|a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.]]. | * '''[[12 October|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.|a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr.]]. | ||
* '''[[14 October|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289c]]. | |||
* '''[[16 October|16]]''' - Actress [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] is born. | * '''[[16 October|16]]''' - Actress [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] is born. | ||
* '''[[17 October|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to a Primary School in Acocks Green|a letter to schoolchildren]]. | * '''[[17 October|17]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to a Primary School in Acocks Green|a letter to schoolchildren]]. | ||
* '''[[18 October|18]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 289d]]. | |||
* '''[[26 October|26]]''' - Finding himself short of a speech subject, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' to a room of about 800 people. | * '''[[26 October|26]]''' - Finding himself short of a speech subject, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] reads ''[[Smith of Wootton Major]]'' to a room of about 800 people. | ||
* '''[[28 October|28]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 290]]. | * '''[[28 October|28]]''' - Tolkien writes [[letter 290]]. | ||
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==November== | ==November== | ||
* '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[Dick Plotz|Richard Plotz]]. | * '''[[1 November|1]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] conducts an [[Index:Interviews with J.R.R. Tolkien|interview]] with [[Dick Plotz|Richard Plotz]]. | ||
* '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter | * '''[[7 November|7]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter 290a]]. | ||
* '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]]. | * '''[[22 November|22]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 291]]. | ||
* '''[[24 November|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Harry C. Bauer|a letter to Harry C. Bauer]]. | * '''[[24 November|24]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Harry C. Bauer|a letter to Harry C. Bauer]]. | ||
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==December== | ==December== | ||
* '''[[8 December|8]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a [[Letter to James S. Marsh (8 December 1966)|letter to James S. Marsh]]. | |||
* '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 292]]. | * '''[[12 December|12]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 292]]. | ||
* '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] inscribes a copy of the [[Hobitto no Bōken|Japanese ''Hobbit'']] to Father Hugh Maycock, and [[Letter to Father Hugh Maycock|includes a brief note]]. | * '''[[14 December|14]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] inscribes a copy of the [[Hobitto no Bōken|Japanese ''Hobbit'']] to Father Hugh Maycock, and [[Letter to Father Hugh Maycock|includes a brief note]]. | ||
* '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signs three American editions of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' for Allen. | * '''[[15 December|15]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] signs three American editions of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' for Allen. | ||
* '''[[29 December|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes a second [[Letter to James S. Marsh (29 December 1966)|letter to James S. Marsh]]. | |||
* '''[[29 December|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293]]. | * '''[[29 December|29]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[letter 293]]. | ||
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* '''Spring''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rod Jellema|a letter to Rod Jellema]]. | * '''Spring''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] writes [[Letter to Rod Jellema|a letter to Rod Jellema]]. | ||
* '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gifts the poem ''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]'' to his secretary, [[Joy Hill]]. | * '''?''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] gifts the poem ''[[Bilbo's Last Song]]'' to his secretary, [[Joy Hill]]. | ||
* '''?''' - Second edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' by [[Allen & Unwin]].<ref>{{HM|RC}}, p. lii</ref> | |||
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Tolkien-related events that took place in 1966.
January[edit | edit source]
- 4 - Author and linguist Arden R. Smith is born.
- 6 - A.R. Rahman, composer of The Lord of the Rings Musical, is born.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 283.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Shaw.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Timothy J. Wheeler.
- 11 - Robert Farquharson, who played Saruman and Denethor in The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series), dies.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to David Hicks.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 283a.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 283b.
February[edit | edit source]
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Donald A. Wollheim.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 284.
March[edit | edit source]
- ?2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed for the article "The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien".
- 9 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 284a.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to John Bush.
- 20 - Director Kenji Kamiyama is born.
- 21 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to George Sayer.
April[edit | edit source]
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 285.
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Mother Mary Anthony.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to James Ridolfo.
- 14 - Actor Lloyd Owen is born.
- 19 - Rayner Unwin writes a letter to J.R.R. Tolkien.
- 25 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rayner Unwin.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 286.
May[edit | edit source]
- 3 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Roger Verhulst.
- 6 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Martin Snapp.
- 10 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letters 287 and 288.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Nancy Smith.
June[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Royston F. Porthouse.
- 9 - John Garth is born.
- 29 - Gene Deitch's ashcan animation of The Hobbit is shown to a limited audience in New York City.
- 30 - Marton Csokas, who would play Celeborn in The Lord of the Rings (film series), is born.
July[edit | edit source]
- 2 - An issue of Saturday Evening Post is published, containing the an interview with Tolkien.
- 4 – The Jerusalem Bible is published.
- 23 - J.R.R. Tolkien has a formal dinner in Cambridge.
- 27 - J.R.R. Tolkien receives the unexpected visitors J.S. Ryan and Hans-Jörg Modlmayr.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Michael Tolkien, partly published as letter 289.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Max Rouslin.
August[edit | edit source]
- 2 - J.R.R. Tolkien is interviewed by William Cater.
- 6 - Glasgow Herald (6 August 1966), including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
- 10 - André Sogliuzzo, who would provide many voices for Tolkien-themed video games, is born.
- 11 - The Christian Science Monitor (11 August 1966), including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
- 19 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 289a.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien lends Rayner Unwin a reading-copy of "The End of Bovadium".
- ? - The magazine Rally - August, 1966, with an essay on J.R.R. Tolkien by Jared Lobdell, is published.
September[edit | edit source]
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rose MacNamara.
- ? - The Tolkien Reader is published in the United States.
October[edit | edit source]
- 11 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 289b.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Kenneth I. Rasmussen, Jr..
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 289c.
- 16 - Actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn is born.
- 17 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to schoolchildren.
- 18 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 289d.
- 26 - Finding himself short of a speech subject, J.R.R. Tolkien reads Smith of Wootton Major to a room of about 800 people.
- 28 - Tolkien writes letter 290.
- ? - The article "Tolkien on Tolkien" is published in Diplomat.
November[edit | edit source]
- 1 - J.R.R. Tolkien conducts an interview with Richard Plotz.
- 7 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes Letter 290a.
- 22 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 291.
- 24 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Harry C. Bauer.
- 30 - J.R.R. Tolkien conducts an interview, published as "The Man Who Understands Hobbits".
- 30 - Letters to an American Lady is released.
- ? - New Worlds Vol. 50, No. 168, including an interview with J.R.R. Tolkien by Daphne Castell, is published.
December[edit | edit source]
- 8 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to James S. Marsh.
- 12 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 292.
- 14 - J.R.R. Tolkien inscribes a copy of the Japanese Hobbit to Father Hugh Maycock, and includes a brief note.
- 15 - J.R.R. Tolkien signs three American editions of The Lord of the Rings for Allen.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a second letter to James S. Marsh.
- 29 - J.R.R. Tolkien writes letter 293.
?[edit | edit source]
- Spring - J.R.R. Tolkien writes a letter to Rod Jellema.
- ? - J.R.R. Tolkien gifts the poem Bilbo's Last Song to his secretary, Joy Hill.
- ? - Second edition of The Lord of the Rings by Allen & Unwin.[1]
References
- ↑ Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull (eds), The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion, p. lii
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