Morton Freedgood was an American author and writer born in 1913 in Brooklyn, New York. He began writing at a young age, publishing articles and short stories in notable magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Esquire during the 1940s while working full-time in the film industry. He published his novel 'The Wall-to-Wall Trap' in 1957 and later adopted the pseudonym John Godey. His bestselling novel 'The Taking of Pelham One Two Three' was adapted into a film in the 1970s.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Morton
moor dweller
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Morton Freedgood belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Brooklyn
Place of Death: West New York
Educated At: New York University
Occupation: novelist | writer | screenwriter
Employers: United Artists | 20th Century Fox | Paramount
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on July 20, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for July 20, 2025 |
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Sun | 27 Cancer 34 | 28 Cancer 14 | 17 Scorpio 57 |
Moon | 21 Libra 23 | 3 Gemini 54 | 7 Sagittarius 47 |
Mercury | 24 Leo 6 | 15 Leo 19 | 8 Sagittarius 23 |
Venus | 1 Leo 36 | 18 Gemini 0 | 20 Sagittarius 50 |
Mars | 2 Virgo 13 | 19 Virgo 25 | 16 Scorpio 12 |
Jupiter | 5 Sagittarius 31 | 9 Cancer 16 | 17 Sagittarius 52 |
Saturn | 1 Gemini 54 | 1 Aries 46 | 2 Gemini 20 |
Uranus | 1 Aquarius 36 | 0 Gemini 34 | 29 Capricorn 55 |
Neptune | 23 Cancer 40 | 2 Aries 6 | 25 Cancer 59 |
Pluto | 29 Gemini 12 | 2 Aquarius 41 | 29 Gemini 46 |
Rahu | 16 Aries 25 | 20 Pisces 52 | 10 Aries 26 |
Ketu | 16 Libra 25 | 20 Virgo 52 | 10 Libra 26 |
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