Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Andrew Barton `` Banjo '' Paterson , OBE ( 17 February 1864-5 February 1941 ) was an Australian bush poet , journalist and author .
Simplified: Andrew Barton `` Banjo '' Paterson ( 1864 â `` 1941 ) was a famous Australian bush poet , journalist and author .