Critic & broadcaster
Clive James
Wrote television criticism good enough to outlive the programmes, and spent his last decade publishing poetry and translating Dante while terminally ill.
Clive James was an Australian critic, journalist, broadcaster, writer and lyricist who lived and worked in the United Kingdom from 1962 until his death in 2019. He began his career specialising in literary criticism before becoming television critic for The Observer in 1972, where he made his name for his wry, deadpan humour.
- Born
- 1939-10-07, Sydney, AustraliaA Saturday
- Died
- 2019-11-24, Cambridge, EnglandA Sunday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1939-10-07, Sydney, Australia · time unknown, noon chart
Australia/Sydneythe zone used then
Australia/SydneyThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 12°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 24°00′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 21°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 5°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 2°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aries | 28°58′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Taurus | 21°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Virgo | 23°48′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2019-11-24, Cambridge, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 1°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 3°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 12°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 28°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 3°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 28°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 17°21′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 3°33′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 15°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 21°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Clive James 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.