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J.R.R. Tolkien [1892–1973], beloved throughout the world as the creator of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings",
was a professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University, a fellow of Pembroke College, and a fellow of Merton College
until his retirement in 1959. His chief interest was the linguistic aspects of the early English written tradition,
but even as he studied these classics he was creating a set of his own.

"The Hobbbit"
"The Fellowship of The Ring"
"The Two Towers"
"Return of The King"

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"Lord of The Rings III:
Return of The King"
[New Line Cinema/Wingnut Films Dec 2003]

Co-written & directed by Peter Jackson; starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Lee, Ian Holm, Liv Tyler, Dominic Monaghan, Sean Astin & Cate Blanchett; won eleven Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay (Adaptation), Best Editing, Best Sound, Best Art Direction, Best Costumes, Best Makeup, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects; also won ACE Best Film, DGA, PGA, SAG (ensemble), 4 VES & 5 BAFTA awards; nominated for DGGB, WGA & USC Scripter awards; listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005)
available on Blu-ray only on the new Trilogy 9-disk set above
New Line widescreen DVD [5/2004] for $9.97
New Line extended edition DVD [12/2004] for $18.96
New Line Collector's Gift Set [12/2004] for $71.99
New Line full screen DVD [5/2004] for $9.97
full credits from IMDb

The film rights to "The Hobbit" were acquired by New Line Cinema and M.G.M. in early 2008,
with plans for live action films produced in New Zealand by Peter Jackson & directed by Guillermo del Toro
director del Toro announced leaving project 5/2010, largely since troubled M.G.M. Studios has not greeenlighted

"Making The Lord of The Rings" [documentary 2002]
Directed by Costa Botes; video not available; credits from IMDb

"An Awfully Big Adventure: J.R.R. Tolkien"
[50-minute BBC tv documentary 1998]
video not available; full credits at IMDb

"J.R.R.T.: A Film Portrait of J.R.R. Tolkien"
[2-hour documentary video Landseer U.K. 1996]
video not available; full credits at IMDb

"Tolkien Remembered" [40-min documentary short 1992]
video not available; full credits at IMDb

	"The Lord of The Rings" Trilogy [1954-55] by J.R.R. Tolkein listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Novels (10/2005) Houghton Mifflin 8½x5½ pb boxed set [9/2003] for $24.50 Houghton Mifflin 9¾x6¼ hardcover boxed set [9/2001] for $44.20 50th Anniversary leather-bound box set Houghton Mifflin 10x6½ box set [10/2004] status unclear
	"The Lord of The Rings: A Reader's Companion" [2005] by Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull Houghton Mifflin 9x6 by 2 inches! hardcover [12/2005] for $19.80
	"The Lord of The Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy" [2009] Blu-ray Theatrical Editions New Line Cinema widescreen color Blu-ray set [4/2010] 9 disks for $59.99 Blu-ray Extended Editions New Line Cinema widescreen color Blu-ray [DUE 2011?] pre-release signup
	"The Lord of The Rings Trilogy" DVD Box Sets [New Line Cinema/Wingnut Films Dec 2003] New Line Cinema extended edition DVD set [12/2004] out of prodn/many used New Line Cinema widescreen DVD set [5/2004] out of prodn/used New Line Cinema full screen DVD set [5/2004] out of prodn/used

	Boxed Set: "The Hobbit" & "The Lord of The Rings" by J.R.R. Tolkien Ballantine mass pb set [11/91] for $19.77 Mariner 8½x5½ pb set [9/99] for $29.70
	J.R.R. Tolkien Double [1969] contains "Farmer Giles of Ham" short medieval fable [1949] and "Smith of Wootton Major" short story [1967] Del Rey mass pb [1/86] for $6.99 Ballantine mass pb [3/69] out of print/used "Giles" entry at Wikipedia • "Smith" entry at Wikipedia
	"The Silmarillion" [NY Times bestseller 1977] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Del Rey mass pb [1/85] for $7.99 Houghton Mifflin illustrated hardcover [10/98] for $24.50 Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/2001] for $19.60 Bantam UNABR audio boxed set [12/98] for $41.97 Bantam ABR audio [9/98] for $17.50 Bantam ABR audio CD [10/98] for $20.97 Bantam UNABR audio CD [12/98] 6 disks for $45.47
	"Unfinished Tales: The Lost Lore of Numenor & Middle-Earth" [1986] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Del Rey mass pb [8/88] for $7.50 Houghton Mifflin 9x5¾ pb [9/2001] for $11.21 Houghton Mifflin 9x6½ hardcover [9/2001] for $17.16
	"Tales From The Perilous Realm" [1997] by J.R.R. Tolkien Illustrations by Alan Lee; contains "Leaf by Niggle" short story [1945], "Farmer Giles of Ham" short medieval fable [1949], "The Adventures of Tom Bombadil" poetry collection [1962], and "Smith of Wootton Major" short story [1967]; the 2008 edition adds "Roverandom" children's story [1925] HarperCollins mass pb [9/2002] out of print/used HarperCollins 7½x5 pb [8/98] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin 8½x6 hardcover [11/2008] for $18.48out of print/used official book page
	"The Children of Húrin" [2007] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Begun in 1918, painstakingly cobbled together from many draft manuscripts by Tolkien's son Christopher Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/2007] for $17.16 Houghton Mifflin deluxe slipcover edition [4/2007] for $47.25
	"The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun" [2009] by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien Mariner Books pb [DUE Sept 2010] for $11.53 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 8¼x5½ hardcover [5/2009] for $8.21 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Deluxe Edition 9½x6¼ hardcover [6/2009] for $46.98

	"Bored of The Rings: A Parody of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of The Rings" [1969] from The Harvard Lampoon Signet/N.A.L. mass pb [1969] out of print/used Roc Trade 7¾x5¼ pb [7/93] out of print/many, many used
	"J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography" [1977] authorized biography by Humphrey Carpenter Houghton Mifflin 8¼x5½ pb [6/2000] for $11.20 Ballantine pb [8/78] out of print/used HarperCollins 9¼x6 hardcover [12/77] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin hardcover [6/77] out of print/used
	"J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator" [1995] by Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull Houghton Mifflin 11½x8½ pb [10/2000] for $16.50 Houghton Mifflin 11½x9¼ hardcover [10/95] out of print/used
	"J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of The Century" [2000] by Tom Shippey Houghton Mifflin 8½x5½ pb [8/2002] for $10.40 HarperCollins 7½x5 pb [8/2001] for $12.24 Houghton Mifflin 8½x5¾ hardcover [3/2001] for $26.00
	"Tolkien: A Cultural Phenomenon" [2003] by Brian Rosebury Palgrave Macmillan 8½x5½ 2nd edition pb [1/2004] for $19.95 Palgrave Macmillan 8¼x5½ 2nd edition hardcover [9/2005] for $72.25
	"J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology & Reader's Guide" two-volume slipcover set [2006] by Christina Scull & Wayne G. Hammond Houghton Mifflin hardcover box set [11/2006] for $63.00 Vol. 1 - Chronology: Houghton Mifflin 9x6 hardcover [11/2006] for $31.50 Vol. 2 - Reader's Guide: Houghton Mifflin 9x6 hardcover [11/2006] for $31.50

	"The Hobbit" animated feature [N.B.C. Nov 1977] Co-directed by Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.; voices of Orson Bean, Richard Boone, Hans Conried, John Huston, Otto Preminger, Cyril Ritchard, Brother Theodore, Paul Frees, Jack DeLeon, Thurl Ravenscroft & Don Messick Warner color DVD [9/2001] for $9.99 Parade color VHS [8/97] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDB
	"The Lord of The Rings" animated feature [United Artists Nov 1978] Produced by Saul Zaentz; directed by Ralph Bakshi; voices of Christopher Guard, William Squire, Michael Scholes, John Hurt, Simon Chandler, Dominic Guard & Norman Bird Warner Home Video widescreen color Blu-ray [4/2010] for $19.99 Warner widescreen color DVD [9/2001] for $10.99 Warner color VHS [9/2001] out of prodn/many used Intrada soundtrack CD [11/92] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • official movie site
	"Return of The King" animated feature [A.B.C. May 1980] Co-directed by Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin, Jr.; voices of Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, John Huston, Roddy McDowall, Brother Theodore, Paul Frees, Don Messick, John Stephenson, Casey Kasem, Sonny Melendrez, Nellie Bellflower & Glenn Yarbrough Warner color DVD [9/2001] for $9.99 Warner color VHS [9/2001] out of prodn/many used full credits at IMDB

	"A Visual Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien's The Two Towers" [2002] Kultur color DVD [12/2002] for $12.99 Kultur color VHS [12/2002] for $14.95
	"Master of The Rings: The Definitive Guide to The World of The Rings" [Video Release Prodns Dec 2001] Directed by Stephen Grant Eagle Vision color DVD [12/2001] for $12.98 Warner color DVD [7/2002] for $17.98 color VHS [12/2001] 2 tapes for $10.98 full credits from IMDb
	"National Geographic Beyond The Movie: The Lord of The Rings - The Fellowship of The Ring" [2001] NGS color DVD [2/2002] for $22.48 NGS color VHS [2/2002] for $19.98

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