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* 1974 – Christina Davis, Australian ballet dancer and contestant on the first season of Big Brother Australia
* 1984 – Matt McDonald, American roofing foreman and contestant on the 9th season of Big Brother
Big Brother is a fictional character in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The people are constantly reminded of this by the phrase " Big Brother is watching you ", which is the core " truth " of the propaganda system in this state.
Since the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four, the term " Big Brother " has entered the lexicon as a synonym for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to civil liberties, often specifically related to mass surveillance.
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener | Lord Kitchener, a possible inspiration for Big Brother
In the essay section of his novel 1985, Anthony Burgess states that Orwell got the idea for Big Brother from advertising billboards for educational correspondence courses from a company called Bennett's, current during World War II.
Additional speculation from Douglas Kellner of UCLA argued that Big Brother represents Joseph Stalin and that the novel portrayed life under totalitarianism.
In the novel it is not clear whether Big Brother is ( or was ) a real person or a fiction invented by the Party to personify itself.
In Party propaganda Big Brother is presented as a real person: one of the founders of the Party, along with Goldstein.
At one point in 1984 Winston Smith, the protagonist of Orwell's novel, tries " to remember in what year he had first heard mention of Big Brother.
In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days.
His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties, when the capitalists in their strange cylindrical hats still rode through the streets of London ..." In the year 1984 Big Brother appears on posters and the telescreen as a man of about 45.
When Winston Smith is later arrested, O ' Brien, his interrogator, again describes Big Brother as a figure who will never die.
When Smith asks if Big Brother exists, O ' Brien describes him as " the embodiment of the Party " and that he will exist as long as the Party exists.
When Winston follows up his question by asking " Does Big Brother exist the same way I do?
A spontaneous ritual of devotion to Big Brother (" BB ") is illustrated at the end of the " Two Minutes Hate ":
Though Oceania's Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Plenty, and Ministry of Peace each have names with meanings deliberately opposite to their real purpose, the Ministry of Love is perhaps the most straightforward: " rehabilitated thought criminals " leave the Ministry as loyal subjects who have been brainwashed into genuinely loving Big Brother.
Since the publication of Nineteen Eighty-Four the phrase " Big Brother " has come into common use to describe any prying or overly-controlling authority figure, and attempts by government to increase surveillance.
Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff makes frequent reference to both Big Brother and other Orwellian traits in his Russian Reversal jokes.
The magazine Book ranked Big Brother No. 59 on its 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900 list.
The worldwide reality television show Big Brother is based on the novel's concept of people being under constant surveillance.
In 2000, after the U. S. version of the CBS program " Big Brother " premiered, the Estate of George Orwell sued CBS and its production company " Orwell Productions, Inc ." in federal court in Chicago for copyright and trademark infringement.
The iconic image of Big Brother ( played by David Graham ) played a key role in Apple's 1984 television commercial introducing the Macintosh.
The December 2002 issue of Gear magazine featured a story about technologies and trends that could violate personal privacy moving society closer to a " Big Brother " state and utilised a recreation of the movie poster from the film version of 1984 created by Dallmeierart. com.

Big and Awards
Amr Diab also won The African Music Awards 2009, Big Apple Music Awards ; Life Achievements Awards: Best Singer of The Year in 2009, and Best Male Act in African Music Awards 2010.
She has been nominated for six Academy Awards, for Best Actress in Dangerous Liaisons, Fatal Attraction, and Albert Nobbs and for Best Supporting Actress in The Natural, The Big Chill and The World According to Garp ( her first film ).
The Big Blue was nominated for several César Awards and won César Award for Best Music Written for a Film ( Eric Serra ) and Best Sound in 1989.
* Big Four ( Grammy Awards ) or the General Field, four standard Grammy Awards spanning all genres
In 1988, Nick aired the first annual Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards ( previously known as The Big Ballot ) and introduced Nick Jr., an educational television block for younger children around preschool age.
* 1985: 7th Genie Awards, Best Animated Short: The Big Snit, ( Richard Condie and Michael J. F.
: See footnote, for a list of " NCAA Top Eight Awards " winners and for links to the following awards: Nebraska's All-Time Academic All-Americans, Nebraska Student-Athletes of the Year, Herman Team GPA Awards, Academic Medallion Winners, Big 12 Conference Honors, and Honda-Broderick Cup Winner.
Big was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role ( Tom Hanks ) and Best Writing, Original Screenplay.
On November 24, 1982, three days after the November 20th Big Game ( now known for The Play ), early morning readers of the Daily Cal were chagrined to find in the headline of the front page: " NCAA Awards Big Game to Stanford.
Winters won Academy Awards for her acting in The Diary of Anne Frank and A Patch of Blue, and is also remembered for her roles in A Place in the Sun ( Oscar-nominated for Best Actress ), The Big Knife, Lolita, The Night of the Hunter, Alfie, and The Poseidon Adventure ( Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress ).
The German Big Brother Awards are organised and hosted by FoeBuD in Bielefeld.
The following countries have their own version of the Big Brother Awards:
* Big Brother Awards ( Austria )
* Big Brother Awards ( Belgium )
* Big Brother Awards ( Bulgaria )
* Big Brother Awards ( Czech Republic )
* Big Brother Awards ( Denmark )
* Big Brother Awards ( Finland )

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