Category: General News

Today, August 20th is Alan Lee’s birthday. He was born in England in 1947, and will be 61 today. You can read his cast bio here. You can view a gallery of his art work here and his sketches here. Many happy returns Alan.

Today, August 20th is John Noble’s birthday. He was born in 1948 in Port Pirie, Australia, and he will be 60 today. You can read his cast bio here and there are pictures of John in the role of Denethor here. Many happy returns John.

In a recent poll in the UK to find the best-loved author of all time, JRR Tolkien was voted in at number 7. To see the full list and find out who was voted in at number 1, go to dailymail.co.uk.

The collapse of the real estate market has forced ‘The Shire’, a Bend Oregon housing development inspired by The works of JRRT, into foreclosure. Only one home has been sold, although another is nearly completed and 14 other lots have been developed.

Whilst dismantling a fireplace in Tolkien’s former home in Poole, Dorset, demolition worker Stephen Malton, came across a postcard addressed to Tolkien. A collector has reportedly offered $500,000 for the fireplace and postcard. You can read the full story here.

Today, July 1st, is Liv Tyler’s birthday. She was born in New York on 1st July 1977 and is 31 today. You can take a look at her cast bio here. You can view pictures of Liv here and pictures of Liv in the role of Arwen here. Happy Birthday, Liv.

We are now continuing with another Cross Realm Poetry Contest. This time with a small addition of Tom Bombadil and Midsummer. Go here to learn more about this round. Congratulations to Teciltur, who won the 8th Cross Realm Poetry Contest!

Christopher Lee was born in London, UK on 27th May 1922 and today is his 86th birthday. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Christopher here and of Christopher in the role of Saruman here. Happy birthday Christopher!

Ian McKellen was born on 25th May 1939 in Burnley, UK and today is his 69th birthday. You can read about Ian in the cast list. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Ian here and pictures of Ian in the role of Gandalf here. Happy birthday Ian!

May 14th is Cate Blanchett’s birthday. She was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1969 and is 39 years old today. You can read Cate’s CoE bio here. There are pictures of Cate here and of Cate in the role of Galadriel here. Many happy returns Cate.