Novelist
John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath was burned and banned in the counties it described, and won the Pulitzer the following year. He won the Nobel Prize in 1962.
John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters". One of the most widely read authors of the 20th century, he was also an independent journalist and war correspondent during World War II and the Vietnam War.
- Born
- 1902-02-27, Salinas, California, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1968-12-20, New York, New York, USAA Friday, aged 66
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1902-02-27, Salinas, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 8°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 9°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 21°22′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Aquarius | 18°44′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces | 14°51′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 4°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 24°10′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 20°57′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 28°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 16°40′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1968-12-20, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 28°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 12°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 6°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 12°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 24°41′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 18°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 3°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 27°25′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 25°05′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Steinbeck 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.
