Novelist
John Gardner
Grendel, and On Moral Fiction which started a literary war.
John Champlin Gardner Jr. was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic, and university professor, who wrote the popular 1971 novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view.
- Born
- 1933-07-21, Batavia, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1982-09-14, Susquehanna River, USAA Tuesday, aged 49
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Cancer
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1933-07-21, Batavia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 28°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 17°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 12°20′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Leo | 22°40′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 8°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 20°07′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 14°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 27°21′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 8°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 23°08′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1982-09-14, Susquehanna River, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 13°54′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 16°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 8°22′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 26°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 8°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 21°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 1°08′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 24°17′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 25°29′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Gardner 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.