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J.R.R. Tolkien's Still Able to Pay His Bills
October 30, 2009 - Professor Tolkien still pulls in quite a sum of money, even though he died over 35 years ago. |
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J.R.R. Tolkien... World War 2 Code Breaker?
September 16, 2009 - Looks like Tolkien was on the short list to becoming a Nazi codebreaker in World War 2. |
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Tolkien at the Tobacconist's
August 18, 2009 - The British Library's "Recording of the Week" features Tolkien in an "educational disc". Give it a listen... if you live in the UK. |
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Today is the thirty-fifth anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien's death.
September 2, 2008 - On September 2, 1973 J. R. R. Tolkien passed away at the age of 81. |
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New Tolkien Letter Discovered in Late Swiss Lawyer's Filing Cabinet
June 28, 2007 - When Swiss lawyer Albin Schram died in 2005, he left behind a silent legacy - his private collection of autographed letters quietly amassed over three decades. Among the rare collection are letters by Napoleon Bonaparte, Oscar Wilde, Albert Einstein, Sir Issac Newton, Winston Churchill… and among many others, none other than Professor J.R.R.Tolkien. |
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Has Tolkien's Family Been "Forced into Hiding"?
April 13, 2007 - "The Tolkien family is under perpetual abuse of one kind or another. It goes on all the time." |
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Today is Tolkien's Birthday... and the Toast is "The Professor"
January 3, 2007 - On January 3rd Tolkien fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this much loved author at 21:00 (9 pm) your local time. |
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Buy J.R.R. Tolkien's Fireplace... only $250,000!
December 18, 2006 - Time to dig between the cushions of your couch and find that spare change! |
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J.R.R. Tolkien Makes Forbes List of Top Earners
June 16, 2006 - Yes, he's still making plenty of money. Not bad for not publishing a new complete work in 30 years. |
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Tolkien's World War 1 Revolver to go on Display
May 20, 2006 - JRR Tolkien's Webley Mark VI revolver carried at the Battle of the Somme is to go on display next month at London's Imperial War Museum. |