George Orwell
Biography
Eric Blair (the real name of George Orwell) was born in Bengal, the son of Richard Walmesley Blair, an agent in the Opium Department…moreBorn
6/25/1903, Motihari, Bengal, British IndiaDied
1/21/1950Birth Name
Eric Arthur BlairGender
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Theatre 625
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S 3:
Ep 11
The World of Orwell: 1984
11/28/65
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S 3:
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The World of Orwell: Coming Up for Air
11/21/65
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S 3:
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The World of Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying
11/7/65
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S 3:
Ep 11
The World of Orwell: 1984
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Studio One
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S 6:
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1984
9/21/53
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S 6:
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1984
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Theatre 625
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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In the late 1930s, Orwell described himself as "a revolutionary patriot".
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Orwell died of tuberculosis in 1950, at the age of forty-six. Three days before, he ended his last will - "...lastly, I direct that my body shall be buried (not cremated) according to the rites of the Church of England in the nearest convenient cemetery, and that there shall be placed over my grave a plain brown stone bearing the inscription, 'Here lies Eric Arthur Blair, born June 25th 1903, died...'" He was buried at Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire.
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He was a close friend of David Astor, the owner and editor of The Observer newspaper. Astor died in 2001 and is buried in the grave next to Orwell.
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Quotes
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George Orwell: The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.
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George Orwell: Political chaos is connected with the decay of language.
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George Orwell: During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
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