George Orwell(1903-1950)
- Writer
Born the son of an Opium Agent in Bengal, Eric Blair was educated in
England (Eton 1921). The joined the British Imperial Police in Burma,
serving until 1927. He then travelled around England and Europe, doing
various odd jobs to support his writing. By 1935 he had adopted the
'pen-name' of 'George Orwell' and had written his first novels. He
married in 1936. In 1937, he and his wife fought against the Fascists
in the Spanish Civil War. He produced some 3000 pages of essays and
newspaper articles as well as several books and programs for the
BBC.
