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Overview

Date of Birth:

25 June 1903, Motihari, India more

Date of Death:

21 January 1950, London, England, UK more

Mini Biography:

Born the son of an Opium Agent in Bengal, Eric Blair was educated in England... more

Trivia:

Wrote Animal Farm after his experiences during the Spanish Civil War,... more

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NewsDesk:
(33 articles)

Podcast: Racist Transformers, A tribute to Michael Jackson in movies and an early review of Public Enemies.
(From SoundOnSight. 30 June 2009, 10:49 PM, PDT)
Podcast 131 - Racist Transformers? More than meets the eye?
(From SoundOnSight. 29 June 2009, 10:02 PM, PDT)

Filmography

In Development:

1984 (details only on IMDbPro)

Animal Farm (1999) (TV) (novel)
Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) (novel)
... aka A Merry War (New Zealand: English title) (USA)
... aka Comstock and Rosemary
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) (novel 1984)
1984: A Personal View of Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty Four' (1983) (TV) (novel "Nineteen Eighty Four")
... aka George Orwell's 1984 (USA: video box title)
Anno Schmidt (1974) (text)
"Theatre 625" (3 episodes, 1965)
    - The World of George Orwell: 1984 (1965) TV episode (novel)
    - The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air (1965) TV episode (novel)
    - The World of George Orwell: Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1965) TV episode (novel)
1984 (1956) (novel)
Animal Farm (1954) (novel)
"BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1 episode, 1954)
- 1984 (1954) TV episode (novel)
"Studio One" (1 episode, 1953)
... aka "Studio One Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Studio One in Hollywood" (USA: new title)
... aka "Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
... aka "Westinghouse Studio One" (USA)
... aka "Westinghouse Summer Theatre" (USA: summer title)
- 1984 (1953) TV episode (novel)

Additional Details

Other Works:

Book: Animal Farm Publisher: Mandarin Paperbacks isbn 0749317248 more

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 1 Portrayal | 5 Print Biographies | 6 Articles | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi more

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | London England | 1980s | Big Brother more

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