Birth Chart
Darryl F. Zanuck
Darryl Francis Zanuck
Sun Virgo
Moon Scorpio
Ascendant Taurus
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Virgo - 12°35' - in house 5/6
↣ Moon in Scorpio - 00°18' - in house 7
↣ Mercury in Libra - 03°04' - in house 6
↣ Venus in Leo - 21°10' - in house 5
↣ Mars in Leo - 00°58' - in house 4
↣ Jupiter in Aquarius - 08°42' - in house 10/11 - retrograde
↣ Saturn in Capricorn - 21°31' - in house 10 - retrograde
↣ Uranus in Sagittarius - 17°19' - in house 8
↣ Neptune in Cancer - 03°27' - in house 3
↣ Pluto in Gemini - 19°40' - in house 2
↣ North Node in Libra - 25°59' - in house 7
↣ Ascendant in Taurus - 07°43' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Capricorn - 20°57' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Aries - 24°28'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 5/6
↣ Moon in house 7
↣ Mercury in house 6
↣ Venus in house 5
↣ Mars in house 4
↣ Jupiter in house 10/11
↣ Saturn in house 10
↣ Uranus in house 8
↣ Neptune in house 3
↣ Pluto in house 2
↣ North Node in house 7
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Uranus square (4°44' applying)
↣ Sun and Ascendant trine (4°52' applying)
↣ Moon and Mars square (0°39' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (3°09' applying)
↣ Moon and North Node conjunction (4°19' separating) parallel
↣ Moon and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (5°50' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant opposition (7°25' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars sextile (2°06' separating)
↣ Mercury and Jupiter trine (5°38' applying)
↣ Mercury and Neptune square (0°23' applying)
↣ Venus and Uranus trine (3°52' separating)
↣ Venus and Pluto sextile (1°31' separating)
↣ Venus and North Node sextile (4°48' applying)
↣ Venus and Equatorial Ascendant trine (3°17' separating)
↣ Mars and Jupiter opposition (7°44' applying)
↣ Mars and Saturn opposition (9°26' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and North Node square (4°58' separating)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant square (6°29' applying)
↣ Mars and Midheaven opposition (10°00' applying) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Ascendant square (0°59' applying)
↣ Saturn and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Saturn and North Node square (4°28' separating)
↣ Saturn and Equatorial Ascendant square (2°57' separating)
↣ Saturn and Midheaven conjunction (0°34' applying) parallel
↣ Uranus and Neptune antiparallel
↣ Uranus and Pluto opposition (2°21' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant sextile (4°16' separating)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven antiparallel
↣ Pluto and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (4°48' separating)
↣ Pluto and Ascendant parallel
↣ North Node and Equatorial Ascendant opposition (1°31' applying)
↣ North Node and Midheaven square (5°02' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Darryl Francis Zanuck
- Chart date
- 05/09/1902
- Chart time
- 21:00
- Date and time quality
- C Questionable accuracy what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Wahoo (NE), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 41°13' North · 96°37' West
- Time zone
- 06:00 West
The data used to calculate the charts comes from public sources, as do the descriptive texts. We use sources such as Wikipedia.
About
Darryl F. Zanuck was one of the most influential producers and executives in American cinema, a central figure in shaping the classic studio system. He founded Twentieth Century Pictures and, after its 1935 merger with Fox Film Corporation, co‑created Twentieth Century‑Fox. Zanuck became vice president in charge of production, where he exercised strong creative control over scripts, editing and casting.
His career began as a prolific screenwriter—authoring dozens of treatments, including adventures for Rin Tin Tin—and he rose to prominence as head of production at Warner Bros. before establishing his own company. In the 1930s and 1940s he alternated commercial hits with critical acclaim: he won three Irving G. Thalberg Awards and produced notable films such as Gentleman's Agreement, which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1947.
In later decades he also worked on independent productions and large‑scale epics, at times intervening in direction of scenes on films like The Longest Day and Cleopatra. When he retook leadership of 20th Century‑Fox in the 1960s, he appointed his son Richard as production chief, creating a family leadership that lasted until his removal and eventual retirement in 1971.
Zanuck left a lasting impact on studio structure and the model of the producer‑as‑author, combining commercial instincts with artistic ambition in films that helped define the golden age of American cinema.
