Actor
Barry Fitzgerald
Going My Way won him an Academy Award, and he remains the only person nominated twice for one role.
William Joseph Shields, known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film, and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as Bringing Up Baby (1938), The Long Voyage Home (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), The Sea Wolf (1941), Going My Way (1944), None but the Lonely Heart (1944), and The Quiet Man (1952). For Going My Way, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was simultaneously nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same performance. In 2020, he was listed at number 11 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
- Born
- 1888-03-10, Dublin, IrelandA Saturday
- Died
- 1961-01-14, Dublin, IrelandA Saturday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1888-03-10, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 20°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 25°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 7°30′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 18°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 29°59′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 6°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°58′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 16°14′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Taurus | 27°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 3°08′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1961-01-14, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 24°05′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 20°13′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 29°30′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 10°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 3°21′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 21°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 24°57′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 11°05′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 7°49′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Barry Fitzgerald was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.