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J.R.R. Tolkien

Biography

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE (/ˈtɒlkiːn/ tol-keen; 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 After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion.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

Documentaries

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring

2003

as Self (archive footage)

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers

2003

as Self (archive footage)

J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings

2002

as Self (archive footage)

J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973

1992

as Self (archive footage)

Tolkien in Oxford

1968

as Himself

Writing

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024

Characters

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening

2022

Original Concept

Dagor Dagorath

2016

Author

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014

Novel

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013

Novel

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012

Novel

Ranger

2012

Author

Born of Hope

2009

Author

The Hunt for Gollum

2009

Author

The Lord of the Rings the Musical - Original London Production - Promotional Documentary

2007

Author

Mr. Bliss

2004

Novel

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King

2003

Book

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003

Novel

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit

2003

Novel

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring

2003

Book

Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers

2003

Book

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Novel

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

Novel

Quest for the Ring

2001

Book

The Hobbit: Treasures under the Mountain

1994

Novel

The Fabulous Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit, Across the Wild Land, Through the Dark Forest, Beyond the Misty Mountains. There and Back Again

1985

Novel