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  Today in Tolkien History: son Father John Tolkien born in 1917

  11.16.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  On November 16th, 1917 John Francis Reuel Tolkien was born to future Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien and his wife, Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt). He was their first child of four. Father Tolkien passed away in January 2003, while denying allegations that he had sexually assaulted a teenage congregant in the 1960s.

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  Rumor: Settlement Reached in Tolkien v. New Line

  09.02.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

  Leading Lord of the Rings movie blog TheOneRing.net is reporting that a tentative settlement has been reached in the lawsuit between the heirs of author JRR Tolkien and New Line Cinema. The suit threatened to derail production of New Line’s upcoming two part film adaptation of The Hobbit.

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  Tolkien heirs vs. New Line: October trial date confirmed

  07.17.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 2 Comments

  New details have come to light concerning the lawsuit by the heirs of JRR Tolkien, the late author of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, against film production company New Line Cinema. It has been confirmed that the suit will go before a jury in October, and may impact plans by New Line and Time Warner to shoot a two-part adaptation of The Hobbit, now in pre-production in New Zealand.

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