Birth Name:

David Rakoff

Male

Birth Date:

Fri, Nov 27, 1964

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Age:

60

Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius

Astrology Data:

Sun

5°

Sag

30'

About David Rakoff

David Benjamin Rakoff (November 27, 1964 – August 9, 2012) was a Canadian-born American writer of prose and poetry based in New York City, who wrote humorous and sometimes autobiographical non-fiction essays. Rakoff was an essayist, journalist, and actor, and a regular contributor to WBEZ's This American Life. Rakoff described himself as a "New York writer" who also happened to be a "Canadian writer", a "mega Jewish writer", a "gay writer", and an "East Asian Studies major who has forgotten most of his Japanese" writer.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• David Rakoff on IMDb

• David Rakoff's filmography from The New York Times

• David Rakoff's favourite books

• David Rakoff articles at Byliner

• "Our Friend David" anthology of Rakoff's radio stories for This American Life

• David Rakoff Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for David Rakoff: Sun 5 Sagittarius, Moon 22 Virgo, Mercury 26 Sagittarius, Venus 3 Scorpio, Mars 10 Virgo, Jupiter 19 Taurus, Saturn 28 Aquarius, Uranus 14 Virgo, Neptune 18 Scorpio, Pluto 16 Virgo, Mercury Sextile Saturn, Venus Trine Saturn, Venus Semi Square Pluto, Mars Conjunct Uranus, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Trine Uranus, Jupiter Opposition Neptune, Jupiter Trine Pluto, Uranus Sextile Neptune, Uranus Conjunct Pluto, Neptune Sextile Pluto

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