Comedian & writer
Eric Sykes
Wrote for Frankie Howerd and the Goons, made the silent film The Plank, and worked for decades while almost completely deaf, using his glasses as a bone conduction hearing aid.
Eric Sykes was an English radio, stage, television and film writer, comedian, actor and director whose performing career spanned more than 50 years. He frequently wrote for and performed with many other leading comedy performers and writers of the period, including Tony Hancock, Spike Milligan, Tommy Cooper, Peter Sellers, John Antrobus and Johnny Speight. Sykes first came to prominence through his many radio credits as a writer and actor in the 1950s, which include collaboration on some scripts for The Goon Show. He became a television star in his own right in the early 1960s when he appeared with Hattie Jacques in several popular BBC comedy television series.
- Born
- 1923-05-04, Oldham, EnglandA Friday
- Died
- 2012-07-04, Esher, Surrey, EnglandA Wednesday, aged 89
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1923-05-04, Oldham, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 12°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 2°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 12°25′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 14°13′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 14°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 16°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 15°23′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°24′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2012-07-04, Esher, Surrey, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 12°52′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 21°58′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 8°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 8°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 0°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 4°59′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 22°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 8°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 2°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 8°08′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eric Sykes 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.
