Director
John Schlesinger
Midnight Cowboy is the only X-rated film to win best picture. He also made Sunday Bloody Sunday, unusually direct about a bisexual relationship for 1971.
John Richard Schlesinger was an English film, television and theatre director, and actor. He emerged in the early 1960s as a leading light of the British New Wave, before embarking on a successful career in Hollywood, often directing films dealing with provocative subject matter, combined with his status as one of the rare openly gay directors working in mainstream films.
- Born
- 1926-02-16, London, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 2003-07-25, Palm Springs, California, USAA Friday, aged 77
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-02-16, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 19°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 27°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 13°06′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Capricorn | 5°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 9°44′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 23°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 23°18′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°52′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2003-07-25, Palm Springs, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 2°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 21°38′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 22°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 25°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 10°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 6°37′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 1°57′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 12°03′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 17°32′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Schlesinger 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.