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Birth Name:

Richard Boyle (journalist)

Male

Birth Date:

Thu, Mar 26, 1942

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

San Francisco, California, United States

Age:

82

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Astrology Data:

Sun

5°

Ari

29'

About Richard Boyle (journalist)

Richard David Boyle (March 26, 1942 – September 1, 2016) was an American reporter, photojournalist and author best known for his video documentaries, Sir! No Sir! (2005) and Into the Valley of Death (2001), and reporting, photography and his 1972 book, Flower of the Dragon: The Breakdown of the U. S. Army in Vietnam: An Eyewitness Account of the Day-to-Day Environment of American Soldiers in Vietnam. He co-wrote the 1986 movie Salvador with Oliver Stone. He covered the revolution in Cambodia, The Troubles in Ireland and the civil war in Lebanon. In the Republic of Vietnam, he documented the resistance of U.S. troops against the war. Salvador was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Woods) and Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Stone and Boyle). Boyle was played in Salvador by James Woods and the cast included Jim Belushi, Michael Murphy and John Savage. He taught journalism in Southern California colleges. He also ran as a gadfly for public office, including for Supervisor and City Treasurer in San Francisco, in 1977 and 1977, and for the 42nd District of the California State Assembly in 1988. He died in the Philippines while covering the beginning of the reign of President Rodrigo Duterte.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Richard Boyle (journalist): Sun 5 Aries, Moon 25 Cancer, Mercury 14 Pisces, Venus 20 Aquarius, Mars 11 Gemini, Jupiter 15 Gemini, Saturn 25 Taurus, Uranus 27 Taurus, Neptune 28 Virgo, Pluto 3 Leo, Sun Trine Pluto, Sun Semi Square Venus, Mercury Square Mars, Mercury Square Jupiter, Venus Square Saturn, Mars Conjunct Jupiter, Saturn Conjunct Uranus, Saturn Trine Neptune, Uranus Trine Neptune

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