Biography
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 After Tolkien's death, his son Christopher published a series of works based on his father's extensive notes and unpublished manuscripts, including The Silmarillion.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
Filmography
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Movies 31
Writer 12
self 7
TV Shows 4
Creator 1
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Global Fan Screening (2022)
Dagor Dagorath (2016)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Ranger (2012)
Born of Hope (2009)
The Hunt for Gollum (2009)
Mr. Bliss (2004)
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Return of the King (2003)
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Hobbit (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring (2003)
Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's The Two Towers (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings (2002)
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings' (2001)
Quest for the Ring (2001)
J.R.R. Tolkien: The Origin Of The Rings (2001)
The Hobbits (1993)
J.R.R.T. : A Study of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, 1892-1973 (1992)
The Keepers (1991)
The Fantastic Journey of Mr. Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit (1985)
The Return of the King (1980)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Hobbit (1977)
The Hobbit (1977)
Sagan om ringen (1971)
Tolkien in Oxford (1968)
The Hobbit (1967)
Untitled The Lord of the Rings Film
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GenderMale
Birthday1892-01-03
Deathday1973-09-02 (81 years old)
Birth NameJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Birth PlaceBloemfontein, South Africa
ReligionCatholicism
Height
Net Worth$191 Thousand
RelationshipsEdith Tolkien (1916-03-22 - 1971-11-29)
ChildrenMichael Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien, John Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
FatherArthur Reuel Tolkien
MotherMabel Suffield
SiblingsHilary Arthur Reuel Tolkien
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesBirmingham, United Kingdom
Also Known AsJohn Ronald Reuel Tolkien, JRR Tolkien, J·R·R·托尔金, 约翰·罗纳德·瑞尔·托尔金
AwardsScience Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, International Fantasy Award, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, Ditmar Award, Nebula Award for Best Script, Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
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