Singer & critic
George Melly
English jazz and blues singer, a surrealism scholar and a film critic.
Alan George Heywood Melly was an English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer, and lecturer. From 1965 to 1973, he was a film and television critic for The Observer; he also lectured on art history, with an emphasis on surrealism.
- Born
- 1926-08-17, St Michael's Hamlet, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 2007-07-05, Shepherd's Bush, EnglandA Thursday, aged 80
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-08-17, St Michael's Hamlet, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 2°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 9°22′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Cancer | 29°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 8°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 22°00′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 19°52′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 28°44′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 24°29′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 15°15′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2007-07-05, Shepherd's Bush, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 13°03′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 13°48′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 3°19′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 24°58′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 7°35′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 11°30′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 22°47′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 18°38′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 21°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 27°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment George Melly 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.