George Orwell.
Writer: 1984.
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.