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Tolkien responded to a request as to what makes him 'tick'. Quotes from this letter were printed in the 5 June 1955 New York Times Book Review article '...
Lars Gustafsson writes to Tolkien to request an interview with him. He says that he is not interested in talking about allegory and would prefer to disc...
Tolkien replies to Lars Gustafsson's letter remarking that he would like to meet him to be interviewed. Gustafsson's suggested topic meets his approval.
Tolkien regrets that he shall not be in Oxford when suggested. "I shall be away from the 19th June until the 15th July." Tolkien will reside in Bournemo...
Tolkien writes thanking Gris for the enclosed proposal. Gris worked for the company UPI who were, and are a press agency. It is assumed they had wanted ...
Daphne Castell (later Cloke) interviewed Tolkien circa 1966. This letter, along with three others and an annotated transcript of her notes for the inter...
Tolkien writes to Rayner Unwin about an interview with Philip Norman that appeared in The Sunday Times on 15 January 1967, The Hobbit Man. He wishes tha...
Tolkien apologizes to Pamela Chandler, but he will no longer allow photographs to be taken in his house.
Tolkien requests that the Plimmers remove from their interview a quote from Tolkien comparing lembas to the Catholic Eucharist.
Writing to Rayner Unwin, Tolkien makes clear that he does not want to take part in another interview. He is unhappy with the list of proposed questions ...
Tolkien was asked to write about his teenage memories and, along with 69 other contributors, this was published in the book Attacks of Taste, compiled a...
Tolkien declines to meet or be interviewed by Mr. Meyer as he is unable to spare the time.
Tolkien writes to Joy Hill, informing her that he empowers her to act on his behalf in regard to correspondence to reject politely any "requests for int...
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Interview
(13 letters match)1955
5 June 1955
J.R.R. Tolkien to The New York Times Book Review
#1016
Tolkien responded to a request as to what makes him 'tick'. Quotes from this letter were printed in the 5 June 1955 New York Times Book Review article '...
1961
16 May 1961
Lars Gustafsson to J.R.R. Tolkien
#2290
Lars Gustafsson writes to Tolkien to request an interview with him. He says that he is not interested in talking about allegory and would prefer to disc...
18 May 1961
J.R.R. Tolkien to Lars Gustafsson
#2291
Tolkien replies to Lars Gustafsson's letter remarking that he would like to meet him to be interviewed. Gustafsson's suggested topic meets his approval.
1 June 1961
J.R.R. Tolkien to Jan Broberg
#470
Tolkien regrets that he shall not be in Oxford when suggested. "I shall be away from the 19th June until the 15th July." Tolkien will reside in Bournemo...
1966
1966
J.R.R. Tolkien to Henry Gris
#783
Tolkien writes thanking Gris for the enclosed proposal. Gris worked for the company UPI who were, and are a press agency. It is assumed they had wanted ...
c. June 1966
J.R.R. Tolkien to Daphne Castell
#2089
Daphne Castell (later Cloke) interviewed Tolkien circa 1966. This letter, along with three others and an annotated transcript of her notes for the inter...
Not dated; August 1966
J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin
#1532
Carpenter #289a
Tolkien writes to Rayner Unwin about an interview with Philip Norman that appeared in The Sunday Times on 15 January 1967, The Hobbit Man. He wishes tha...
1967
6 February 1967
J.R.R. Tolkien to Pamela Chandler
#742
Tolkien apologizes to Pamela Chandler, but he will no longer allow photographs to be taken in his house.
16 February 1967
J.R.R. Tolkien to Charlotte and Denis Plimmer
#1043
Tolkien requests that the Plimmers remove from their interview a quote from Tolkien comparing lembas to the Catholic Eucharist.
14 March 1967
J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin
#799
Writing to Rayner Unwin, Tolkien makes clear that he does not want to take part in another interview. He is unhappy with the list of proposed questions ...
1968
1 March 1968
J.R.R. Tolkien to Evelyn B. Byrne
#794
Tolkien was asked to write about his teenage memories and, along with 69 other contributors, this was published in the book Attacks of Taste, compiled a...
1972
18 May 1972
J.R.R. Tolkien to Robert Theodore Meyer
#1266
Tolkien declines to meet or be interviewed by Mr. Meyer as he is unable to spare the time.
31 July 1972
J.R.R. Tolkien to Joy Hill
#2278
Tolkien writes to Joy Hill, informing her that he empowers her to act on his behalf in regard to correspondence to reject politely any "requests for int...
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