Director
Sam Peckinpah
Made The Wild Bunch, which used multiple cameras at different speeds to make screen violence something audiences had to sit with rather than enjoy.
David Samuel Peckinpah was an American filmmaker and actor. He was known for his revisionist approach to the Western genre, employing a visually innovative and explicit depiction of action and violence. His 1969 film The Wild Bunch received two Academy Award nominations and was ranked No. 80 on the American Film Institute's Top 100 list.
- Born
- 1925-02-21, Fresno, California, USAA Saturday
- Died
- 1984-12-28, Inglewood, California, USAA Friday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1925-02-21, Fresno, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 2°41′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 15°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 23°14′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 17°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 10°32′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 14°14′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 14°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 20°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 20°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 11°36′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1984-12-28, Inglewood, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 7°17′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 22°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 15°44′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 22°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 2°43′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 20°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 24°25′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 15°11′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 1°21′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 4°17′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sam Peckinpah 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.