Born: 25 June 1903 · Died: 21 January 1950 · Age at death: 46
How old was George Orwell when he died?
George Orwell died aged 46. He was born on 25 June 1903 and died on 21 January 1950.
English writer whose novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four warned against totalitarianism and gave us the term Big Brother
Did you know?He chose his pen name because he loved the River Orwell in Suffolk and the English countryside.
Quick facts
Date of birth25 June 1903
Date of death21 January 1950
Age at death46
Cause of deathTuberculosis
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceMotihari, India
Occupationwriter, war correspondent, poet
Editor's Take:
Orwell gave the world a vocabulary for understanding power and propaganda. Words and phrases from his books, such as Big Brother, thoughtcrime, doublethink and Room 101, are used daily by people who may never have read them. His views came from experience: he served as a police officer in colonial Burma, lived among the poor in Paris and London, and was shot in the throat fighting in the Spanish Civil War. Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four both warn about how revolutions can be betrayed and truth manipulated. He also wrote brilliantly clear essays on politics and plain English that are still taught today.
Key Milestones
1922: Joins the Indian Imperial Police in Burma
1937: Wounded fighting in the Spanish Civil War
1945: Publishes Animal Farm
1949: Publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell.
George Orwell's birthday is June 25. He was born on June 25, 1903 in Motihari, India.
How old was George Orwell when he died?
George Orwell died on January 21, 1950, aged 46.
Who shares a birthday with George Orwell?
Famous people who share George Orwell's June 25 birthday include Antoni Gaudí, George Michael, Anthony Bourdain, Yanka Kupala and Jean-Joseph Sanfourche.
