Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: Eric Arthur Blair ( 25 June 1903 â `` 21 January 1950 ) , better known by his pen name George Orwell , was an English author and journalist .
Simplified: George Orwell ( 25 June 1903 â `` 21 January 1950 ) was an English writer . His real name was Eric Arthur Blair .