George Orwell (1903-1950) Born in India, Eric Arthur Blair was better known by his penname, George Orwell.
He died in 1950 at the age of 46..
Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four are widely cited as key works of political allegory, and his name has become a shorthand for political dystopias, while terms from his novels have permeated the common lexicon.
His work as a journalist, his non-fiction writing, and his time spent as a volunteer in the Spanish Civil War demonstrated his strong political beliefs, which carried into his fiction.
George Orwell (1903-1950) Born in India, Eric Arthur Blair was better known by his penname, George Orwell