J.R.R. Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis - they were both members of the informal literary discussion group known as the Inklings. Tolkien was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II on 28 March 1972. After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion. These, together with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings form a connected body of tales, poems, fictional histories, invented languages, and literary essays about a fantasy world called Arda, and Middle-earth within it. Between 1951 and 1955, Tolkien applied the term legendarium to the larger part of these writings. While many other authors had published works of fantasy before Tolkien, the great success of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings led directly to a popular resurgence of the genre. This has caused Tolkien to be popularly identified as the "father" of modern fantasy literature - or, more precisely, of high fantasy. In 2008, The Times ranked him sixth on a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Forbes ranked him the 5th top-earning "dead celebrity" in 2009. - Wikipedia
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WritingBirthday
January 3, 1892Deathday
February 9, 1973Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
33Place of birth
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South AfricaAlso known as
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, J·R·R·托尔金, 约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金Cast credits
J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings
Self (archive footage)J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973
Self (archive footage)Tolkien in Oxford
HimselfSecrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit
Self (archive footage)Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring
Self (archive footage)Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers
Self (archive footage)Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King
Self (archive footage)Crew credits
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
NovelThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
NovelThe Lord of the Rings
NovelThe Return of the King
NovelThe Hobbit
NovelThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
NovelThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
NovelJ. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
NovelThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
NovelThe Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again
NovelMr. Bliss
NovelQuest for the Ring
BookThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
NovelSecrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit
NovelSecrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King
BookSecrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring
BookSecrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers
BookSagan om ringen
NovelThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
NovelLord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum
NovelDagor Dagorath
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