Novelist
Nancy Mitford
Wrote The Pursuit of Love and popularised the distinction between U and non-U speech. Her sisters included a fascist, a communist and a duchess.
Nancy Freeman-Mitford was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist who was regarded as one of the "bright young things" on the London social scene in the inter-war period. She wrote several novels about upper-class life in England and France, and is considered a sharp and often provocative wit. She also has a reputation as a writer of popular historical biographies.
- Born
- 1904-11-28, London, EnglandA Monday
- Died
- 1973-06-30, Versailles, FranceA Saturday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1904-11-28, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 5°50′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 12°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 21°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 11°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 4°46′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 20°45′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 15°41′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 28°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 7°35′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 20°59′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1973-06-30, Versailles, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 8°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 8°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 1°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 0°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 6°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 10°41′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Gemini | 26°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 18°56′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 5°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 1°46′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nancy Mitford 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.