Birth Name:

Rodney Marvin Woolever

Male

Birth Date:

Sat, Apr 29, 1933

Time of Birth:

10:30 AM

Place of Birth:

Oakland, California, United States

Age:

91

Zodiac Sign:

Taurus

Astrology Data:

Sun

8°

Tau

58'

Moon

3°

Can

43'

Asc

27°

Can

27'

MC

13°

Ari

34'

About Rod McKuen

Rodney Marvin McKuen (April 29, 1933 – January 29, 2015) was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s. Throughout his career, McKuen produced a wide range of recordings, which included popular music, spoken word poetry, film soundtracks and classical music. He earned two Academy Award nominations and one Pulitzer nomination for his music compositions. McKuen's translations and adaptations of the songs of Jacques Brel were instrumental in bringing the Belgian songwriter to prominence in the English-speaking world. His poetry deals with themes of love, the natural world and spirituality. McKuen's songs sold over 100 million recordings worldwide, and 60 million books of his poetry were sold as well.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Official website

• 1986 audio interview with McKuen by Don Swaim of CBS Radio, RealAudio at WiredForBooks.org

• Rod McKuen on IMDb

• Rod McKuen at Find a Grave

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Rod McKuen

Astrological portrait of Rod McKuen

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Rod McKuen's relationships

Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Rod McKuen: Sun 8 Taurus, Moon 3 Cancer, Mercury 13 Aries, Venus 11 Taurus, Mars 2 Virgo, Jupiter 13 Virgo, Saturn 15 Aquarius, Uranus 24 Aries, Neptune 7 Virgo, Pluto 21 Cancer, Asc 27 Cancer, Mc 13 Aries, Sun Trine Neptune, Moon Sextile Neptune, Sun Conjunct Venus, Mercury Quincunx Jupiter, Sun Trine Jupiter, Mercury Sextile Saturn, Moon Sextile Mars, Moon Sesquiquadrate Saturn, Mercury Conjunct Midheaven, Venus Trine Jupiter, Venus Square Saturn, Venus Trine Neptune, Mars Conjunct Neptune, Jupiter Quincunx Saturn, Jupiter Conjunct Neptune, Jupiter Semi Square Ascendant, Jupiter Quincunx Midheaven, Saturn Sextile Midheaven, Uranus Sesquiquadrate Neptune, Uranus Square Pluto, Uranus Square Ascendant, Neptune Semi Square Pluto, Pluto Conjunct Ascendant

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