Alina Dadlez
Alina Marja Helena Dadlez[1] is a former employee of George Allen & Unwin.
Polish-born[1] Alina Dadlez worked for the British publishers George Allen & Unwin since the 1950s. She lived in London and was official naturalised as a British subject on 6 July 1959.[1] In the announcement of her naturalisation in The London Gazette (18 September 1959) her occupation is named "Departmental Manageress (Publishers)".[1]
At Allen & Unwin, she worked at the department for foreign rights and permissions, where her employment status is described as a coordinator and later as a manager.[2][3] Alina Dadlez frequently corresponded with J.R.R. Tolkien concerning the translations of his work into foreign languages, such as Dutch, Polish or German.
Since at least 1987, Alina Dadlez worked for the London record label Decca Records.[4]
Alina Dadlez is mentioned in the acknowledgement of Humphrey Carpenter's J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography.[5]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The London Gazette, 18th September 1959, p. 5908 (accessed 22 July 2017)
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 109
- ↑ International Literary Market Place: 1985-86 (1985), p. 400
- ↑ John Hunt and Stephen J. Pettitt (1987), From Adam to Webern: the recordings of von Karajan, p. 143
- ↑ Humphrey Carpenter, J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, p. 277
