- John often had difficulty falling asleep. When he was lying awake his father would come and sit on his bed and tell him tales of Carrots, a boy with red hair who climbed into a cuckoo clock and went off on a series of strange adventures. This was the premise for the character of Tom Bombadil in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings'.
- Served as a Roman Catholic priest.
- First son of writer J.R.R. Tolkien. Brother of Priscilla Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, and Michael Tolkien.
- Has ordered his attorneys to take legal action against one website, which is advertising a new book containing allegations about his conduct while working as a priest. They are attempting to halt the book, which they claim is defamatory. (2001)
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