Fernandes, Millôr

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Name
Fernandes, Millôr Gender: M
Milton Viola Fernandes
born on 27 May 1924 at 02:00 (= 02:00 AM )
Place Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, 22s53, 43w0613
Timezone BZT h3w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_gemcol.18.gif 05°37' s_mo.18.gif s_piscol.18.gif 24°40 Asc.s_aricol.18.gif 05°52'



Millôr Fernandes
photo: Cynthia Brito, license gfdl

Biography

Brazilian writer, journalist, cartoonist, humorist and playwright.

He started his journalistic career by 1938, publishing in several Brazilian magazines, such as O Cruzeiro and A Cigarra. In 1956, Millôr shared with Saul Steinberg the first prize at the Buenos Aires International Caricature Exhibition, and in 1957 he had a one-man exhibition in Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art.

Together with Jaguar, Ziraldo and others, he founded in 1969 the groundbreaking satirical newspaper O Pasquim. Millôr wrote a number of successful plays, and has also translated classics such as Shakespeare.

He died on 27 March 2012 in Rio de Janeiro, due to complications after a stroke.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death by Disease 27 March 2012 (Following a stroke, age 88)
    chart Placidus Equal_H.

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield forwarded his birth certificate by email in July 2015. Other references give 16 August 1923.

Categories

  • Vocation : Art : Cartoonist
  • Vocation : Writers : Columnist/ journalist
  • Vocation : Writers : Humor
  • Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script