Novelist
J. D. Salinger
Published The Catcher in the Rye in 1951 and then almost nothing for the last forty-five years of his life, refusing interviews and adaptations.
Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger published several short stories in Story magazine in 1940, before serving in World War II. In 1948, his critically acclaimed story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" appeared in The New Yorker, which published much of his later work.
- Born
- 1919-01-01, New York, New York, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2010-01-27, Cornish, New Hampshire, USAA Wednesday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1919-01-01, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 10°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 2°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 18°34′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 19°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 9°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 10°50′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 27°46′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 8°40′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 5°30′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2010-01-27, Cornish, New Hampshire, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 7°39′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 12°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 11°26′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 10°38′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 2°10′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 4°28′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 24°01′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 25°28′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 4°13′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment J. D. Salinger 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.