Writer
Russell Baker
Two Pulitzers, one for his column and one for Growing Up.
Russell Wayne Baker was an American journalist, narrator, writer of Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical commentary and self-critical prose, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1982). He was a columnist for The New York Times for 36 years, and hosted eleven seasons of the PBS show Masterpiece Theatre. The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994 stated: "Baker, thanks to his singular gift of treating serious, even tragic events and trends with gentle humor, has become an American institution."
- Born
- 1925-08-14, Morrisonville, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2019-01-21, Leesburg, USAA Monday, aged 93
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, 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
1925-08-14, Morrisonville, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 21°18′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 28°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 9°00′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 21°07′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 1°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 13°42′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 8°32′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 24°43′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°16′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°01′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2019-01-21, Leesburg, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 1°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 8°17′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 25°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 15°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 13°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 15°54′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 13°48′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°41′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 14°36′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 21°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Russell Baker 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.