Humorist & actor
Robert Benchley
A New Yorker columnist whose short films won an Academy Award.
Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.
- Born
- 1889-09-15, Worcester, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1945-11-21, New York City, USAA Wednesday, aged 56
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1889-09-15, Worcester, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 23°00′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 6°41′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 18°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 16°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 25°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 29°09′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Leo | 27°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Libra | 20°32′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 4°33′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 6°54′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1945-11-21, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 29°02′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 28°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 20°48′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 11°46′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 2°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 18°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 24°41′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 16°05′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 7°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 11°47′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Robert Benchley 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.