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Eileen Blair

British writer

Died when: 39 years 185 days (474 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Eileen Blair

Eileen Maud Blair (née O'Shaughnessy, 25 September 1905 – 29 March 1945) was the first wife of George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair).During World War II, she worked for the Censorship Department of the Ministry of Information in London and the Ministry of Food.

She was born in South Shields in the northeast of England.Her mother was Marie O'Shaughnessy and her father was Lawrence O'Shaughnessy, a customs collector.

She died at the age of 39 during an operation.


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