Screenwriter
Dennis Potter
Wrote Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective, with characters miming to old records. He gave a final interview, dying, with morphine and champagne on the table.
Dennis Christopher George Potter was an English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist. He is best known for his BBC television serials Pennies from Heaven (1978) and The Singing Detective (1986) as well as the BBC television plays Blue Remembered Hills (1979) and Brimstone and Treacle (1976). His television dramas, often set or partly set in the Forest of Dean of his childhood, mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social, and often used themes and images from popular culture. Potter is widely regarded as one of the most influential and innovative dramatists to have worked in British television.
- Born
- 1935-05-17, Berry Hill, Gloucestershire, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 1994-06-07, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, EnglandA Tuesday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1935-05-17, Berry Hill, Gloucestershire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 25°36′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 13°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 15°31′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 6°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 6°03′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 17°29′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 9°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 2°49′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 11°48′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 24°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1994-06-07, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 16°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 25°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 7°21′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 20°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 5°40′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 12°12′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 25°47′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 22°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 26°08′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Dennis Potter 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.