Actress & writer
Mae West
Wrote her own material, went to jail for a play called Sex in 1927, and was still making films at eighty-five. Most of the lines attributed to her are hers.
Mary Jane "Mae" West was an American actress, singer, comedian, screenwriter, and playwright whose career spanned more than seven decades. Recognized as a prominent sex symbol of her time, she was known for portraying sexually confident characters and for her use of double entendres, often delivering her lines in a distinctive contralto voice. West began performing in vaudeville and on stage in New York City before moving on to film in Los Angeles.
- Born
- 1893-08-17, Brooklyn, New York, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1980-11-22, Los Angeles, California, USAA Saturday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1893-08-17, Brooklyn, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 24°57′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 6°09′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 11°05′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 23°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 0°45′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 29°41′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 9°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 7°07′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 13°19′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 10°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1980-11-22, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 0°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 8°27′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 11°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 28°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 0°34′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 4°46′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 7°03′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 26°09′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 21°35′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 23°09′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Mae West 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.