1984 (1956 film) 1984 (1956 film) 1984 is a 1956 British black-and-white science fiction film, based on the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" by George Orwell, depicting a totalitarian future society. This is the first cinema rendition of the story, directed by Michael Anderson and starring Edmond O'Brien as protagonist Winston Smith, and featuring Donald Pleasence, Jan Sterling, and Michael Redgrave. The character O'Brien, the antagonist, was renamed "O'Connor", due to the shared surname of the actor Edmond O'Brien. The film was distributed in 1956 on a double bill with another British sci-fi film, "The Gamma People". After the customary distributor agreement expired, the film
George A. Hero his congratulations. In 1925 Hero donated land in Belle Chasse next to the Mississippi River for the first commercial airport to serve New Orleans. Suitable for use by land and sea planes, it was named for World War I hero, Alvin Callender and dedicated on November 6, 1926. Exhibition flying entertained the crowds, including dignitaries and aviators such as Howard Hughes. George A. Hero was given a rousing ovation. In 1928 George Hero and Allen S. Hackett applied for a permit to build a bridge across the Mississippi from Race Street to Gretna. After long negotiations, in 1930 President Herbert