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  1. Richard Horatio Blair (born 14 May 1944) is a British trustee and patron who is the only (adopted) son of English author George Orwell. Life and works. Blair was adopted by Eileen and Eric Blair (George Orwell), and after their deaths, lived with Avril Dunn (née Blair, Orwell's sister, his legal guardian) and Bill Dunn.

    • 14 May 1944 (age 79)
    • British
    • 2
    • Trustee, patron
  2. Richard Blair is George Orwell's adopted son and the Founding Patron of The Orwell Foundation, a charity that promotes Orwell's legacy and values. He is also patron of The Orwell Society and a founding trustee of The Orwell Youth Prize.

  3. Mar 25, 2009 · Most Orwell readers know that he and Eileen adopted a son, Richard. And that’s about all they know of Richard Blair (George Orwell was the pseudonym of Eric Blair), who has kept his silence...

  4. Feb 22, 2017 · Blair is patron of the Orwell society, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to spreading knowledge about the life and work of the writer, as well as debate about ideas, and that remains...

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  5. Jun 30, 2023 · George Orwell might have a sense of "deja vu" about the state of politics if he was alive today, his son has told the BBC. Richard Blair was speaking on the 120th anniversary of the writer's...

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  6. May 4, 2020 · Richard Blair, now retired and Patron of The Orwell Society, sums up: ‘My father was completely devoted to me. When Eileen died, he really cared for me, which was very rare at that time. He fed me, changed my clothes and nappies, he gave me baths: most fathers at that time never did that sort of thing’ (2019).

  7. Sep 7, 2023 · Richard Blair is Patron of the Orwell Society. He supports the Orwell Archive at University College, London, and is a board member of the Orwell Foundation/Prize. Our thanks to Quentin Kopp for the photographs.

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