Actor
Elisha Cook Jr.
The gunsel in The Maltese Falcon, and fifty years of noir.
Elisha Vanslyck Cook Jr. was an American character actor famed for his work in film noir. He played cheerful, brainy collegiates until he was cast against type as the bug-eyed baby-faced killer Wilmer Cook in the 1941 version of The Maltese Falcon. He went on to play deceptively mild-mannered villains. Cook's acting career spanned more than 60 years, with roles in productions including The Big Sleep, Shane, The Killing, House on Haunted Hill and Rosemary's Baby.
- Born
- 1903-12-26, San Francisco, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1995-05-18, Big Pine, USAA Thursday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1903-12-26, San Francisco, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 3°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 0°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 19°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 11°16′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 16°59′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 7°26′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 26°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 4°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°25′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1995-05-18, Big Pine, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 27°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 22°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 17°07′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 2°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 26°59′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°13′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Pisces | 22°51′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 0°24′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 25°26′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 29°16′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Elisha Cook Jr. 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.
