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Biography of J. R. R. TolkienName: J. R. R. TolkienBirth Date: January 3, 1892 Death Date: September 2, 1973 Place of Birth: Bloemfontein, South Africa Nationality: English Gender: Male Occupations: writer, essayist, poet, editor J. R. R. Tolkien J. R. R. Tolkien (1892-1973) gained a reputation during the 1960s and 1970s as a cult figure among youths disillusioned with war and the technological age; his continuing popularity evidences his ability to evoke the oppressive realities of modern life while drawing audiences into a fantasy world.Tolkien was born on Jan. 3, 1892, the son of English-born parents in Bloemfontein, in the Orange Free State of South Africa, where his father worked as a bank manager. To escape the heat and dust of southern Africa and to better guard the delicate health of Ronald (as he was called), Tolkien's mother moved back to England with him and his younger brother when they were very young boys. Within a year of this move their father, Arthur Tolkien, died in Bloemfontein, and a few years later the boys' mother died as well. The boys lodged at several homes from 1905 until 1911, when Ronald entered Exeter …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…The Wind in the Willows1925: "Pretty Boy" Floyd began 9-year criminal career by robbing a St. Louis Post Office of 0 in pennies1946: The bikini swimsuit is introduced but will not appear on American beaches until the 1960s1960: John Updike published Rabbit, Run1972: An earthquake in Iran killed 5,000 Further Reading Newsweek, September 17, 1973.New York Times, September 3, 1973.Publishers Weekly, September 17, 1973.Time, September 17, 1973.Washington Post, September 3, 1973.Anderson, Douglas A., author of introduction and notes, The Annotated Hobbit, Houghton, 1988.Authors in the News, Volume 1, Gale, 1976.Carpenter, Humphrey, J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography, Allen & Unwin, 1977, published as Tolkien: A Biography, Houghton, 1978.Carpenter, Humphrey, The Inklings: C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Williams and Their Friends, Allen & Unwin, 1978, Houghton, 1979.Carter, Lin, Tolkien: A Look behind The Lord of the Rings, Houghton, 1969.Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, 1971.Contemporary Literary Criticism, Gale, Volume 1, 1973; Volume 2, 1974; Volume 3, 1975; Volume 8, 1978; Volume 12, 1980; Volume 38, 1986. |