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Hapy birthday Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 28 August 1968 and is 39 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery you can view pictures of Billy here and Billy in the role of Pippin here. Many happy returns Billy.
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Happy birthday Alan Lee
Today, August 20th is Alan Lee’s birthday. He was born in England in 1947, and will be 60 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.
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Happy birthday John Noble
Today, August 20th is John Noble’s birthday. He was born in 1948 in Port Pirie, Australia, and he will be 59 today. You can read his cast bio here and there are pictures of John in the role of Denethor here. Many happy returns John.
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Happy anniversary to the CoE Realms
Today, 10th August marks the 4th anniversary of the CoE Realms. There are fourteen different Realms which are named after the Valar of Ilúvatar. You can find out more about the Realms here.
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Rings film inspires travel
30,000 holiday makers in Britain have voted the Fellowship of the Ring as the film most likely to inspire them to take a holiday. You can read the full story here.
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Gandalf beats Dumbledore
In a recent poll carried out by advertising company Pearl and Dean, Gandalf was voted in as the top wizard beating Dumbledore into second place. You can read the full story here.
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Happy birthday Liv Tyler
Today, July 1st, is Liv Tyler’s birthday. She was born in New York on 1st July 1977 and is 30 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.
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Happy birthday Marton Csokas
Marton Csokas was born in new Zealand on 30th June 1966 and is 41 today. You can see his cast bio here. There’s a picture of Marton here and some pictures of Marton in the role of Celeborn here.
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LotR Questionare
A survey by author Lynette Porter has been posted online for a new book being written about LotR fandom. It takes about 5-10 minutes to complete, and the questions are simple and easy to answer. Any questions can be sent to: porterly@erau.edu
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LotR actors seeking merchandising royalties
Following the lead of Peter Jackson, a number of the actors that starred in smaller roles in LotR are suing NewLine for a fair share of the revenues from the merchandising of their characters. In one example, Mark Ferguson , who played Gil-Galad is questioning the royalty accounting methods that turned $9 million US in…
