Novelist & journalist
Truman Capote
Wrote Breakfast at Tiffany's and then In Cold Blood, which he called a non-fiction novel and which more or less invented the form. He never finished another book.
Truman Garcia Capote was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, and he is regarded as one of the founders of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Hunter S. Thompson, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. His work and his life story have been adapted into and have been the subject of more than 20 films and television productions.
- Born
- 1924-09-30, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAA Tuesday
- Died
- 1984-08-25, Los Angeles, California, USAA Saturday, aged 59
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1924-09-30, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 7°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 2°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 20°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 22°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 25°47′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 14°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 18°49′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 21°45′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 13°31′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1984-08-25, Los Angeles, California, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 2°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 18°23′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 8°01′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 22°06′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 4°21′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 3°09′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 11°11′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 9°33′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 28°42′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 29°56′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Truman Capote 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.