Born-January 3, 1892             Where-Bloemfontein, S. Africa Died-September 2, 1973         Where-Bournemouth, England Married to-Edith Mary Bratt   When-March 22, 1916              Tolkien fought in WW1 with the British at Somme, France and returned to England from that battle as a shell shock case. Tolkien recovered and began writing in his spare time, finishing The Hobbit in 1936, and published in 1937. This book was followed by the sequel worlds in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. These works have become much more popular today because the characters lend themselves well to computer games and graphic art.              Someone once said, "Hell, you gotta write a few books before you know where you are." That could have been J. R. R. Tolkien. From the Hobbit Bilbo's ring to the quests of Frodo, Tolkien explored his kingdom, created its elfish An able man with books and the classic languages, Tolkien rose to professorship at Oxford, Leeds, and Pembroke.

This is JRR Tolkien's Signature Awards-1957 International Fantasy Award for Lord of the Rings, 1974 Grandmaster of Fantasy Award (Gandalf), 1978 Ditmar (Australian) and Gandalf for The Simarillion, and the 1981 Balrog for Unfinished Tales