Thomas Nicholas Scortia was an American author born on August 29, 1926, in Alton, Illinois, and passed away on April 29, 1986, in La Verne, California. He studied chemistry and initially worked in the aerospace industry. Scortia is known for co-writing five disaster novels with Frank M. Robinson, including the world-famous 'The Glass Inferno,' which achieved success due to its film adaptation. He also collaborated with Dalton Trumbo on one of his works.
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Time Zone - America/Chicago (5:0 W)
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Thomas N. Scortia belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Alton
Place of Death: La Verne
Cause of Death: leukemia
Educated At: Washington University in St. Louis
Occupation: science fiction writer | novelist | writer
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 29, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 29, 2025 |
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| Sun | 5 Virgo 35 | 6 Virgo 36 | 13 Sagittarius 50 |
| Moon | 29 Taurus 41 | 19 Scorpio 37 | 1 Capricorn 45 |
| Mercury | 18 Leo 12 | 22 Leo 50 | 25 Scorpio 19 |
| Venus | 14 Leo 3 | 4 Leo 48 | 17 Sagittarius 33 |
| Mars | 13 Taurus 21 | 14 Libra 26 | 4 Taurus 32 |
| Jupiter | 20 Aquarius 19 | 17 Cancer 28 | 21 Aquarius 41 |
| Saturn | 20 Scorpio 56 | 0 Aries 3 | 0 Sagittarius 52 |
| Uranus | 28 Pisces 19 | 1 Gemini 27 | 25 Pisces 31 |
| Neptune | 24 Leo 57 | 1 Aries 24 | 26 Leo 59 |
| Pluto | 15 Cancer 30 | 1 Aquarius 48 | 15 Cancer 28 |
| Rahu | 13 Cancer 33 | 18 Pisces 44 | 8 Cancer 18 |
| Ketu | 13 Capricorn 33 | 18 Virgo 44 | 8 Capricorn 18 |
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