Oral historian
Studs Terkel
Recorded thousands of ordinary Americans talking about work, war and the Depression, and won a Pulitzer for it.
Louis "Studs" Terkel was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
- Born
- 1912-05-16, New York, New York, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2008-10-31, Chicago, Illinois, USAA Friday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1912-05-16, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 22°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 29°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 11°48′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 23°11′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°28′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Taurus | 23°46′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 3°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 21°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 27°42′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2008-10-31, Chicago, Illinois, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 8°38′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 9°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 15°38′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 18°55′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 16°47′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 18°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 19°02′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 21°28′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 29°12′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Studs Terkel 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.