Singer
Gene Pitney
Town Without Pity, and a songwriter for the Crystals and Ricky Nelson.
Gene Francis Alan Pitney was an American singer, songwriter and musician known predominantly for emotive, dramatic ballads heightened by an expansive range and sorrowful vocals. He also recorded country music. Between 1961 and 1968 Pitney charted with 16 Top 40 hits on Billboard's Hot 100, including four Top Tens. Between 1961 and 1974 in the United Kingdom he charted with 21 Top 40 solo hits, ten of them Top Ten. In 1989, in a collaboration with Marc Almond, he reached number one in the UK singles chart with an updated duet version of his 1967 UK hit "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart".
- Born
- 1941-02-17, Hartford, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2006-04-05, Cardiff, WalesA Wednesday, aged 65
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1941-02-17, Hartford, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 28°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 13°26′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 13°29′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 29°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 9°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 9°17′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 22°18′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 27°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 2°39′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2006-04-05, Cardiff, Wales · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 15°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 15°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 18°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 29°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 25°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 17°20′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 4°22′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 12°38′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 19°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 26°44′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Gene Pitney 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.