Joy Davidman (born Helen Joy Davidman on April 18, 1915 - July 13, 1960) was an American poet and writer, often referred to as the 'child prodigy.' She earned an MA in English Literature from Columbia University in 1935 and won several poetry awards, including the Yale Series of Younger Poets competition in 1938. After her marriage to William Lindsay Gresham and subsequent conversion to Christianity, she moved to England with her children. Davidman's most famous work, 'Smoke on the Mountain,' was published in 1954. She became the second wife of author C.S. Lewis before her death from cancer in 1960.
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Meaning of the name - Joy
happiness, delight, joy
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Joy Davidman belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: New York City
Place of Death: Oxford
Cause of Death: bone cancer
Educated At: Hunter College | Columbia University
Occupation: novelist | film critic | journalist | poet | writer
Spouses: William Lindsay Gresham | C. S. Lewis
Children: Douglas Gresham | David Gresham
Awards Received: Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition | Russell Loines Award for Poetry
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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 April 18, 1915
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 18, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 18, 2026 |
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| Sun | 27 Aries 34 | 28 Aries 40 | 14 Leo 5 |
| Moon | 13 Gemini 49 | 15 Taurus 28 | 6 Cancer 58 |
| Mercury | 13 Aries 53 | 5 Aries 13 | 6 Leo 45 |
| Venus | 20 Pisces 6 | 23 Taurus 21 | 4 Leo 16 |
| Mars | 1 Aries 26 | 6 Aries 54 | 22 Gemini 18 |
| Jupiter | 16 Pisces 58 | 17 Cancer 22 | 27 Pisces 35 |
| Saturn | 28 Gemini 24 | 7 Aries 37 | 11 Cancer 36 |
| Uranus | 15 Aquarius 11 | 29 Taurus 37 | 13 Aquarius 37 |
| Neptune | 27 Cancer 41 | 2 Aries 51 | 0 Leo 43 |
| Pluto | 0 Cancer 22 | 5 Aquarius 26 | 2 Cancer 43 |
| Rahu | 23 Aquarius 22 | 6 Pisces 27 | 17 Aquarius 29 |
| Ketu | 23 Leo 22 | 6 Virgo 27 | 17 Leo 29 |
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