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J. R. R. Tolkien

Writing

Born January 3, 1892 · Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa

Died September 2, 1973

Also known as John Ronald Reuel Tolkien · JRR Tolkien · J.R.R. Tolkien

Biography

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).

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Awards & recognition

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame · 2013
  • Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame · 2009
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2004
  • Nebula AwardBest Script · 2004
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2003
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  • Nebula AwardBest Script · 2003
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation · 2002
  • Nebula AwardBest Script · 2002
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award · 1981
  • Mythopoeic Awards · 1980
  • Ditmar Award · 1978
  • Locus AwardBest Fantasy Novel · 1978
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1972
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · 1957
  • International Fantasy AwardBest Fiction · 1957
  • Prometheus Award · 2004 · nominated
  • Mythopoeic Fantasy Award · 1985 · nominated
  • Locus AwardBest Collection · 1981 · nominated
  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation · 1978 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Literature · 1961 · nominated

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