John Patrick Gillese (1920–1999) was an Irish-born Canadian author whose career spanned six decades. He wrote over 5,000 works including novels and short stories. His notable work, Kirby's Gander, was the first full-length feature film shot in Canada by Hollywood, pivotal to the country's film industry. As a director of Alberta Culture's Film and Literary Arts Branch, he promoted writers and received numerous awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award. His legacy includes a park named in his honor in Edmonton.
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Patrick Gillese belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Ireland
Place of Death: Edmonton
Occupation: novelist
Spouses: Thelma Elizabeth Ashby
Children: 6 | 1 adopted child
Employers: Alberta Culture's Film and Literary Arts Branch
Awards Received: CAA Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People (1967) | Writers' Guild of Alberta Lifetime Achievement Award (1995) | City of Edmonton Outstanding Citizen Award | Western Canadian Book Publishers' Association Award | Outstanding Albertans award
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for March 7, 1920
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 7, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for March 7, 2026 |
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| Sun | 16 Pisces 50 | 17 Pisces 8 | 29 Gemini 58 |
| Moon | 20 Libra 58 | 6 Scorpio 32 | 10 Virgo 40 |
| Mercury | 3 Aries 56 | 16 Pisces 38 | 24 Cancer 5 |
| Venus | 16 Aquarius 35 | 1 Aries 34 | 26 Gemini 38 |
| Mars | 8 Scorpio 46 | 4 Pisces 1 | 23 Libra 52 |
| Jupiter | 9 Leo 0 | 15 Cancer 7 | 16 Leo 3 |
| Saturn | 8 Virgo 23 | 2 Aries 26 | 7 Virgo 14 |
| Uranus | 2 Pisces 30 | 27 Taurus 54 | 5 Pisces 35 |
| Neptune | 9 Leo 13 | 1 Aries 17 | 9 Leo 46 |
| Pluto | 5 Cancer 41 | 4 Aquarius 42 | 7 Cancer 5 |
| Rahu | 18 Scorpio 50 | 8 Pisces 41 | 13 Scorpio 14 |
| Ketu | 18 Taurus 50 | 8 Virgo 41 | 13 Taurus 14 |
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