Biography:Born in imperial India and educated at Eton, Orwell was a colonial policeman in Burma and fought against the fascists in the Spanish civil war.
His most famous works are "The Road to Wigan Pier", "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
Born:June 25, 1903 Birthplace:Motihari, Bengal, British India
1936-06-09 Novelist and journalist George Orwell (33) weds Eileen Maud O'Shaugnessy (30) at St. Mary's Church
Historical Events
1946-08-17 George Orwell publishes "Animal Farm" in the United Kingdom
1949-06-08 Secker & Warburg publishes George Orwell's seminal novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", set in the totalitarian state of Oceania
1949-10-21 Author of "Brave New World" Aldous Huxley writes to congratulate George Orwell on his new novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
1984-01-22 Apple's seminal ad for the new Microsoft computer, directed by Ridley Scott, loosely based on George Orwell's "1984", plays during the Super Bowl
1984-04-04 Winston Smith in Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" begins his secret diary in defiance of the totalitarian government of Oceania
Quotes by George Orwell
"Within any important issue, there are always aspects no one wishes to discuss."
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