Possible Clues:

• George, who wrote '1984'
• George -, nineteen eighty-four author
• Author is yellow, then in good health
• Blair, as the writer of 'Zero tolerance at the heart, I say!'
• Author of 1984
• George —, novelist
• Blair, Eric, d. 1950
• British novelist offering an alternative to Spring
• __ Prize, the UK's premier award for political writing
• 'Thoughtcrime' coiner