6079 Winston Smith is a fictional character and the protagonist of George Orwell's 1949 novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. His name has become a metaphor for the man in the street, the unwitting and innocent victim of political machination. In the book, Winston is a clerk for the Ministry of Truth, where his job is to rewrite historical documents so that they match the current party line, which changes daily. This involved retyping and reprinting newspaper articles and retouching photographs—mostly to remove individuals who had become "unpersons." The original (more accurate) document was dropped into a "memory hole,"which led to an incinerator. This job was very difficult with 1948 technology. Ironically, present-day technology (personal computers, word processors, the Internet, Photoshop®) would make it feasible; although personal computers and the Internet would enable citizens to detect some alterations of history: The interplay between Google and the PRC will be instructive.) This article is about the Orwell novel. ... Winston Smith can refer to:- Winston Smith, the protagonist in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, Winston Smith (artist), the artist, Winston Smith (track), the athlete, Winston Smith, butler to Lara Croft in the video game Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend, Category: ... Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... A protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. ... Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 [1] [2] – 21 January 1950), better known by the pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Orwell novel. ... This article is about metaphor in literature and rhetoric. ... In literature and drama, the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual, with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify, and who is often placed in extraordinary circumstances. ... For the 2007 documentary, see Ministry of Truth (film) Senate House, supposed inspiration for the Ministry of Truth The Ministry of Truth (or Minitrue, in Newspeak) is one of the four ministries that govern Oceania in George Orwells novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Historical revisionism is the attempt to change commonly held ideas about the past. ... In politics, the line or the party line is an idiom for a political party or social movements canon agenda, as well as specific ideological elements specific to the organizations partisanship. ... PRC is a common abbreviation for: Peoples Republic of China Palestinian Red Crescent Popular Resistance Committees This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In the novel, Winston is lured into joining a secret organisation whose aim is to undermine the dictatorship of "Big Brother". He does not realize that he is being set up by O'Brien, a government agent. When captured and tortured, he eventually betrays his only accomplice, Julia, the woman he loves, and he discovers that the underground movement, the Brotherhood, which they believed themselves to have joined may not, in fact, exist. Big Brother as portrayed in the BBCs 1954 production of Nineteen Eighty-Four. ... Richard Burton as OBrien in the 1984 film adaption. ... Spy and Secret agent redirect here. ... Julia is the name of a fictional character from George Orwells dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...

John Hurt as Winston Smith in the 1984 film adaption of Nineteen Eighty-Four

The character was born about 1945 and Orwell chose his name from Winston Churchill with Smith being used because it is a very common surname. Given the rewriting of history prevalent in Oceania (the fictional nation of which Winston Smith is a citizen), it seems quite possible that Smith would never have heard of Churchill. Image File history File links John_Hurt_in_1984. ... Image File history File links John_Hurt_in_1984. ... For the singer, see Mississippi John Hurt. ... This article is about the year. ... 1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is how the title appears on screen) is a British film based upon the 1949 novel of the same name by George Orwell; the film was made in the year imagined by the author. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... “Churchill” redirects here. ... Look up smith, Smith in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Oceania is red on the fictitious 1984 world map Note: At the end of the novel, there are news reports that Oceania has captured all of Africa, though as propaganda, the credibility of the reports are uncertain. ...

The character of Smith has appeared on television and in film in various adaptations of the novel. The first actor to play the role would be David Niven in an August 27, 1949 radio adaptation of the novel for NBC's NBC University Theater. In the BBC's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) he was played by Peter Cushing, and eleven years later in another BBC adaptation, by David Buck. In the 1956 film, Edmond O'Brien took the role and, in the more faithful adaptation 1984 (1984), John Hurt played Winston. In a dramatisation broadcast on BBC Home Service radio in 1965, Patrick Troughton voiced the part. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the television network. ... BBC One is the primary television channel of the BBC, and the first in the United Kingdom. ... Peter Cushing played Winston Smith while Donald Pleasence played Syme. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE, (26 May 1913-11 August 1994) was an English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, amongst many other roles, often appearing opposite his close friend Christopher Lee. ... David Buck (October 17, 1936—January 27, 1989) was an English actor. ... 1984 is a 1956 movie based on the novel by George Orwell. ... Edmond OBrien (September 10, 1915–May 9, 1985) was an American film actor who is perhaps best remembered for his role in D.O.A.. Born in New York, New York, OBrien made his film debut in 1938, and gradually built a career as a highly regarded supporting... 1984 (sometimes Nineteen Eighty-Four, which is how the title appears on screen) is a British film based upon the 1949 novel of the same name by George Orwell; the film was made in the year imagined by the author. ... This article is about the year. ... For the singer, see Mississippi John Hurt. ... The BBC Home Service was the original name for Radio 4 and was on the air from 1939 until 30 September 1967. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick George Troughton (25 March 1920 – 28 March 1987) was a versatile and prolific English actor known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 until 1969. ...

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• NBC University Theater recording of 1984
• Consumed by Rich Robinson