Birth Chart
Hal Ashby
William Hal Ashby
Sun Virgo
Moon Leo
Ascendant Gemini
Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Virgo - 09°19' - in house 4
↣ Moon in Leo - 23°08' - in house 3
↣ Mercury in Libra - 04°07' - in house 5
↣ Venus in Leo - 02°08' - in house 2
↣ Mars in Libra - 07°19' - in house 5
↣ Jupiter in Gemini - 14°39' - in house 12
↣ Saturn in Sagittarius - 23°55' - in house 7
↣ Uranus in Aries - 10°34' - in house 11 - retrograde
↣ Neptune in Virgo - 01°26' - in house 4
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 19°10' - in house 2
↣ North Node in Taurus - 14°26' - in house 12 - retrograde
↣ Ascendant in Gemini - 28°55' - in house 1
↣ Midheaven in Pisces - 04°37' - in house 10
↣ Equatorial Ascendant in Gemini - 08°14'
Influences in houses
↣ Sun in house 4
↣ Moon in house 3
↣ Mercury in house 5
↣ Venus in house 2
↣ Mars in house 5
↣ Jupiter in house 12
↣ Saturn in house 7
↣ Uranus in house 11
↣ Neptune in house 4
↣ Pluto in house 2
↣ North Node in house 12
↣ Ascendant in house 1
↣ Midheaven in house 10
Aspects
↣ Sun and Jupiter square (5°20' applying)
↣ Sun and Neptune conjunction (7°53' separating)
↣ Sun and North Node trine (5°06' applying)
↣ Sun and Equatorial Ascendant square (1°05' applying)
↣ Sun and Midheaven opposition (4°42' applying)
↣ Moon and Venus parallel
↣ Moon and Saturn trine (0°47' applying)
↣ Moon and Neptune conjunction (8°18' applying)
↣ Moon and Ascendant sextile (5°47' separating)
↣ Moon and Midheaven opposition (11°30' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (1°59' separating)
↣ Mercury and Mars conjunction (3°12' applying) parallel
↣ Mercury and Uranus opposition (6°26' applying) antiparallel
↣ Mercury and Equatorial Ascendant trine (4°07' separating)
↣ Mercury and Ascendant square (5°13' applying)
↣ Venus and Mars sextile (5°11' applying)
↣ Mars and Uranus opposition (3°14' applying)
↣ Mars and Equatorial Ascendant trine (0°55' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Uranus sextile (4°06' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Pluto parallel
↣ Jupiter and Equatorial Ascendant conjunction (6°25' applying)
↣ Saturn and Pluto antiparallel
↣ Saturn and Ascendant opposition (5°00' separating)
↣ Uranus and Equatorial Ascendant sextile (2°19' applying)
↣ Neptune and Ascendant sextile (2°31' applying)
↣ Neptune and Midheaven opposition (3°12' separating)
↣ Pluto and North Node sextile (4°44' separating)
Birth data
- Original name
- William Hal Ashby
- Chart date
- 02/09/1929
- Chart time
- 00:10
- Date and time quality
- B Biography/autobiography what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
-
Ogden (UT), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 41°13' North · 111°58' West
- Time zone
- 07:00 West
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About
Hal Ashby was an American filmmaker and editor associated with the New Hollywood generation, whose work reflected the countercultural attitudes of the 1960s and 1970s. He began as a film editor—work that earned him two Academy Award nominations and a win for In the Heat of the Night—and translated that technical experience into directing marked by rhythms and cuts attentive to actor characterization.
He directed a number of influential and varied films, many focused on outsiders and social satire: The Landlord, Harold and Maude, The Last Detail, Shampoo, Bound for Glory, Coming Home and Being There. Several of these titles established iconic performances (such as Jane Fonda and Jon Voight in Coming Home), and two have been preserved by the National Film Registry.
His biggest commercial success was Shampoo; artistically, Coming Home earned Ashby his sole Academy Award nomination for director. His later career was eroded by conflicts with studios and rumors about his behavior, which reduced his opportunities to work.
Ashby’s legacy lies in the balance between human sensitivity and social critique, his inventive use of editing, and his contribution to a more personal, engaged cinema within the New Hollywood movement.
