Playwright
Brendan Behan
Joined the IRA at fourteen, spent years in borstal and prison, and wrote Borstal Boy and The Quare Fellow about it. He drank himself to death at forty-one.
Brendan Francis Aidan Behan was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, and Irish Republican, an activist who wrote in both English and Irish. His widely acknowledged alcohol dependence, despite attempts to treat it, impacted his creative capacities and contributed to health and social problems which curtailed his artistic output and finally his life. He is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest writers.
- Born
- 1923-02-09, Dublin, IrelandA Friday
- Died
- 1964-03-20, Dublin, IrelandA Friday, aged 41
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1923-02-09, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
Europe/DublinThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 19°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 4°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 29°13′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 2°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 13°51′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 18°01′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 20°00′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 12°12′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 16°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°25′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1964-03-20, Dublin, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Dublinthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 29°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 25°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 7°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 14°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 22°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 24°38′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 29°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 7°05′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 17°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Virgo | 12°29′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Brendan Behan 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.