Film director
Sidney Lumet
Made 12 Angry Men, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network, mostly in New York and mostly fast. He shot his first feature in seventeen days.
Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas that focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority. He received various accolades including an Academy Honorary Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for nine British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.
- Born
- 1924-06-25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 2011-04-09, New York, New York, USAA Saturday, aged 86
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-06-25, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 3°46′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 21°42′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 21°55′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 12°52′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Pisces | 0°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°38′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 25°37′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Pisces | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 18°27′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 11°40′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2011-04-09, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 19°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 27°19′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 19°43′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 16°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 5°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 17°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 13°26′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 1°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 0°08′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 7°30′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sidney Lumet 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.