Novelist
Eric Ambler
Invented the modern spy thriller with ordinary men caught up in it.
Eric Clifford Ambler OBE was an English author of thrillers, in particular spy novels. Also working as a screenwriter, Ambler used the pseudonym Eliot Reed for books written with Charles Rodda. Ambler is notable for his novel The Light of Day (1962), which won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel in 1964 and which was adapted into film as Topkapi (1964).
- Born
- 1909-06-28, London, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1998-10-22, London, EnglandA Thursday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, 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
1909-06-28, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 6°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 6°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 22°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 19°30′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 22°01′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 19°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 16°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 25°36′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1998-10-22, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 28°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 20°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 15°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 26°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 9°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 18°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 0°15′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 8°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 29°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 6°28′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eric Ambler 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.