Director
Cecil B. DeMille
American director who helped found Hollywood as an industry.
Cecil Blount DeMille, often known in popular culture as Mr. DeMille, was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he created 70 features including silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most commercially successful producer-director in film history, with many films dominating the box office three or four at a time. His films were distinguished by their epic scale and by his cinematic showmanship. His silent films included social dramas, comedies, Westerns, farces, morality plays, and historical pageants.
- Born
- 1881-08-12, Ashfield, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1959-01-21, Hollywood, USAA Wednesday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1881-08-12, Ashfield, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 29°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 2°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 6°54′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 5°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 24°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 12°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Virgo | 12°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Taurus | 16°34′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Taurus | 29°16′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1959-01-21, Hollywood, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 1°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 25°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 16°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 18°09′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 27°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 14°52′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 6°52′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 3°43′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Cecil B. DeMille 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.
