Good Marriages Single Marriage or Single Marriage cum Devoted Spouse

Criteria: a) All dates are in American formats e.g. 11/7/1955 (mm/dd/yyyy) i.e. 7th Nov 1955 b) Seven Chara Karaka Scheme utilized to construct charts Chart 1: Anne, Queen of Britain

British royalty, the second daughter of James, duke of York and Anne Hyde; (King James II, 168588), and was Queen of Great Britain from 1702 to 1714 and the last Stuart monarch. She was thrust into her destined position despite her brother's challenge to her right of succession. She became the first queen of the joint kingdoms of England and Ireland on 3/08/1702; they were termed Great Britain in 1707. She showed an interest in state and church and the welfare of the people. Under her 12yearrule, Britain prospered and stabilized. Although her father was a Roman Catholic, Anne was brought up as a Protestant at the insistence of her uncle, King Charles II. Her elder sister, Mary, married William, Prince of Orange, in 1677. Anne married George, Prince of Denmark, in 1683, and he became her devoted companion. When Protestant ruler William III of Orange, stadholder of The Netherlands, overthrew her father, James II, in 1688, Anne sided with William. William and Mary, Annes elder sister, became king and queen of England, and Anne was placed in line for succession to the throne. Anne and Mary had a bitter parting of the ways before Mary died in 1694. Anne became Queen upon Williams death in 1702. Although she was pregnant 18 times between 1683 and 1700, only five children were born alive and only one of those survived infancy. When this son died in 1700, her hopes of providing an heir were dashed and she acquiesced to the Act of Settlement of 1701 that designated her successors as the descendants of King James I of England. Annes husband, Prince George, died in 1708. Throughout her reign, Anne was motivated by an intense devotion to the Anglican Church. In 1704 she granted the crown revenues from tenths and first fruits to form a fund known as "Queen Annes Bounty for the benefit of the church. Upon her recommendation, an act was passed in 1711 to build 50 churches in London. She detested Roman Catholics and sympathized with High Church Tories. At the same time, she acted to free her reign from domination by the political parties. Her first ministry was headed by two neutrals, even though it was predominantly Tory. She directed Englands efforts against France and Spain in the War of Spanish Succession, 17011714. In 1702 Anne recognized Charles III, second son of Emperor Leopold I, as king of Spain, and the English armies defending his claim won many glorious victories. The war was ended by the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. The most important constitutional legislation of Annes reign was the Act of Union with Scotland in 1707. Bitter rivalries between Whigs and Tories during her reign and concerns about Annes advancing age and illhealth intensified uncertainties about the succession to her throne. Her sudden final illness and death frustrated the efforts of the Tories to capture the throne for Annes exiled Roman Catholic brother, James, The Old Pretender. Her last act was to secure the Protestant succession of Prince George Louis (King George I, 17141727). Anne died on 08/01/1714 in London. She was interred in Henry VIIs Chapel, Westminster.

Chart 2: Arp, Hans

GermanFrench poet, abstract painter and sculptor known as a great innovator and founder of the dada movement, a leader in surrealism and a giant in the history of art. Arp grew up speaking German, French and the Alsatian dialect of his birthplace. To avoid the German draft in WW I, he fled Alsace for Switzerland where he became a leading member of the original dada group centered around Zurich's Cafe Voltaire, protesting the idiocy of the war and bourgeois values in general. As a dadaist in Zurich in 191618, he and

Taeuber made geometrical abstract art, always allowing a happy relaxation, a formal gaiety into the composition. He was denied Swiss citizenship when officials decided that his poetry proved him mentally deranged, and left staid Switzerland for Paris, where he became a citizen after Alsace was declared French. Eventually he became part of a cutting edge that included Kandinsky, Picasso and Mondrian, an acknowledged bulwark of modernism, a founder of dadaism as far back as 1916. His exceptional collages were widely imitated and he also wrote experimental poetry. He and his wife Sophie Taeuber, married in 1921, were cofounders of the AbstractionCreation group in 1931. She became known as a formidable talent in her own right. In life, she was completely subservient to his career, his major inspiration and deepest human love. She died in early 1943, at 54, suffocated by fumes from a gas heater while visiting a friend's house. Her death depressed him profoundly and his work became more conventional and less magical. In his later years, Arp was an icon, revered and covered with honors. He died on 6/07/1966 in Basel, Switzerland.

Chart 3: Babbitt, Bruce

American politician who announced in May 1987, while the Governor of Arizona, that he would run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. He was not selected, and he took a post as Secretary of the Interior in Clinton's cabinet in February 1993 where he set about revitalizing the National Park Service and increasing the protection of endangered species. Conservation groups embraced him warmly, looking for his efforts to overhaul mining, grazing, water and timber policies in the West. Babbitt is appropriately suited to carry the environmental message as he comes from a cattle ranching family, a thirdgeneration Arizona pioneer. He holds a master's degree in geophysics and a Harvard law degree. A graduate of Notre Dame magna cum laude, with post grad work at the University of Newcastle, England, 1962 and Harvard, 1965, he became Arizona attorney general 197578 and Governor 197887. He is the author of two books, "Color and Light," and "Grand Canyon: an Anthology." In 1969 he married Hattie, an attorney; two sons, Christopher and T.J. The family opted to stay in their middleclass Phoenix neighborhood home even when Babbitt became governor. They have a cooperative marriage and believe in handson parenting. On weekends, the family heads for their rustic cabin in Red Creek Canyon where they thrive on hiking, fishing, skiing and whitewater rafting. Babbitt relates that after 20 years of marriage, his relationship with Hattie is better, stronger and richer than ever. On 3/27/2000, Babbitt previewed the longwaited Yosemite Valley Plan which would go far to restore and protect the park's splendor without inconveniencing tourists.

Chart 4: Backus, Jim

American actor in vaudeville and radio who was onscreen from 1942 in films such as "Bright Victory," "Pat and Mike" and "Crazy Mama." He is primarily known as the voice of the myopic curmudgeon Mr. Magoo in cartoons. On TV, he played in the series' "I Married Joan," 195255 and the very popular series "Gilligan's Island," 196467. The son of a successful business executive, he had an affluent upbringing. As an aspiring actor, he made a film debut in "The Great Lover," 1949. He actually began to be known for his voice during his radio days, active in radio plays during the '30s and '40s plus making 13,000 radio commercials. After he signed a contract with RKO, he had a small role in the

1952 film, "Androcles and the Lion," along with his boyhood chum, Victor Mature. One day he and Mature left the set, still in Roman costume, to make a deadline for Mature to sign some papers. They then stopped at a Hollywood bar to have a drink. The bartender stopped dead at seeing their costumes, and Mature thundered in his resonant voice, "What's the matter, don't you serve Servicemen here?" Backus had a greater range than light comedy, playing James Dean's father in "Rebel Without a Cause," 1955. He once described his film career as a series of "buddy roles" in which he drives the hero to the church but never wins the girl himself. He made about 80 pictures in his 50year acting career, with comedy always his forte and mealticket. He met his artistactress wife in 1941 when she brought chicken soup to a sick neighbor. He was visiting that day, and he and Henny, (Henriette Kay,) were never apart from that day on. They didn't have kids. Retired for most of the '80s with illness, he was all but incapacitated, becoming more reclusive and paranoid. Trying to come to grips with his debility, he wrote several humor books dealing with his Parkinson's Disease, "Backus Strikes Back," and "Forgive Us Our Digressions." With his wife, he cowrote "What Are You Doing After the Orgy?" and his autobiography in 1965, "Only When I Laugh." He died of pneumonia on 7/03/1989, 8:45 AM, Santa Monica, CA.

Chart 5: Beeferman, Harvey

American chemical engineer happily married since 1964. He is laid back and easygoing, stubborn at times, and loves music (but does not sing in spite of being a datetwin to Barbra Streisand!) He and Bonnie have two sons of whom they are proud, Daniel and Douglas. Harvey retired in November 1991 at age 49. His company, where he had worked since graduation in 1963, was sold and broken up, and he got a "golden parachute" (an early retirement offer). There are not too many jobs for 50yearold engineers, so he and Bonnie decided they could live on their savings and moved to "paradise," beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC in November 1991, where their house overlooks the golf greens.

Chart 6: Bilandic, Michael A.

American politician. Bright and intense, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 19421946 before passing the bar in 1979. He worked in the same firm for 28 years, working his way up from law clerk to senior partner. First involved in local politics in 1955, he was active, if not too visible, as Alderman of the 11th ward prior to becoming the successor to Daley as Mayor of Chicago on 4/19/1977. Known as a workaholic, he regularly put in long hours. He was married on 7/15/1977 and has one son. Bilandic died of a heart attack on January 15, 2003 in Chicago

Chart 7: Black, Ellen

American astrologer with a background in art and history. She met Bob Schmidt while they were in college and they married 9/11/1971, 4:35 PM, Annapolis, MD. They share a common obsession with learning, scholars for years, finding that astrology brings all their interests together; history, math, science, philosophy, psychology. Ellen began her study of astrology in 198384.

Chart 8: Bo Derek

American actress, making $35,000 and a reputation as the epitome of beauty with her 5'4" perfect shape in the film "10." One million posters of her were sold in just three months. The eldest of four children, she met John Derek when she was 15 and he was 45. He took her to a Greek isle for the film "And Once Upon A Time", and on to Germany; they married in 1977. John died of a heart attack on 5/22/1998. Bo's new TV series, "Wind on Water," premiered for the fall schedule of 1998, but only lasted for a few episodes of the competitive season.

Chart 9: Bridges, Lloyd

American actor with a successful career for over four decades. He has two acting sons, Jeff and Beau, and one daughter. Bridges is known as a devoted family man committed to non violence. Athletic, he has kept his college weight and is in good physical shape. In 1941 he made his film debut in "Lone Wolf." His popular TV series, "The Sea Hunt" ran from 1957 1961. The show cast him as a stonefaced macho type, and he later played dimwit comedy in "Airplane!" 1980. Of his more than a hundred movies, his most memorable roles were in supporting parts such as "Home of the Brave," 1949 and "High Noon," 1952. On stage since the late '30s, Bridges

was a struggling actor when his sons were born, Beau in late 1941 and Jeff in late 1949. There was a third little boy two years before Jeff who died of S.I.D.S., and later, a daughter, Cindy. Though he was an avid lifelong tennis player and swimmer and played basketball, baseball and football in his school and college, Bridges admitted that he had never tried skin diving until he landed the role in "Sea Hunt." A member of the Actors Lab group in Hollywood and opposed to prejudice against any group, Bridges was put on Hollywood's blacklist for alleged Communist leanings during the early 1950s. In 1953, he was blacklisted and did not work for three years before clearing his name with the FBI and congressional committees. In 1994, he and his wife Dorothy, whom he met when they were students at UCLA, received the Ralph Bunche Peace Award commemorating the UN Year of the Family. Unquestionably, the best role of Bridges' lifetime was patriarch of the family, creating a bond of love and loyalty with his sons that they passed on to their families. He died on 3/10/1998 at his home in Hollywood, CA. He had suffered from a heart condition since 1992.

Chart 10: Bridges, Jeff

American actor and noted family, the son of Lloyd Bridges and the younger brother of Beau Bridges. As part of an acting family, he made his screen debut at four months. Jeff served a stint in the coast guard Reserves and did not decide on an acting career until after he had made six films. He built over 20 films credits by 1990 and worked his way up to top starring roles. Bridges was praised for stories portraying troubled youths and was nominated for an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show," 1984. Other films include his debut film, "Halls of Anger," 1970, "King King," 1976 and "Tucker, The Man and His Dream," 1988. With quarterback good looks, he has played an amazing variety of roles, from a high school hero to an extraterrestrial to a homicidal psychopath to a cynical jazz pianist. He has earned three Oscar nominations while working with much of Hollywood's top talent. He sees acting as a profession, from the viewpoint of a second generation actor who has grown up in Hollywood. Never starstruck or ambitious for the biggerandbetter role, he spends weeks at a time at his ranch in Montana, letting his hair and beard grow and holed up with his books, music and painting. He enjoys his hiatustime with his family. While in Hollywood, he is part of a tightlyknit clan with his brother and sister, wives and kids and over ten grandkids for the patriarch, Lloyd and his wife Dorothy. The family is tightly bonded with love and respect for each other and steadily supportive. When Jeff was born, his dad was a struggling actor, a former chairman of the UCLA drama department. He was their third son, born two years after a prior child had died of S.I.D.S. Beau, eight years older, became Jeff's champion and mentor. Though both boys played parts on their dad's TV series "Sea Hunt," as kids Beau wanted to go into sports and Jeff into music. As Beau became more committed to acting, it was he who encouraged Jeff to follow in the family footsteps. It was not until after Jeff made "The Last Picture Show," for which he received an Oscar nomination, that he decided that he was in the right field.

Jeff met his wife, Susan Geston, when he was making "Rancho Deluxe" in Montana in 1974. It was love at first sight, but commitment did not come easily. They lived together for a long time, but did not wed until 1977. At the turn of the century, he and Susan celebrated 23 years together. Isabelle was born in 1982, Jessica in 1983 and Haley in 1986. In an interview, Bridges said, "My family is pretty damn remarkable. We're all on the same team, rooting for one another. I'm a pretty lucky guy. And having that kind of love and support has given me a real responsibility as far as my own children are concerned. It's the responsibility of being blessed and not squandering it." Chart 11: Brown, Helen Gurley

American writer and editor of "Cosmopolitan" magazine. She was a depressionera child whose dad died in an accident when she was ten. Brown was a pale, flatchested and acned youth. She wrote stories and poems, put on school programs, gave dance lessons and worked on the school paper, graduating in 1939 as class valedictorian. From 1825, she worked as a secretary. In 1948, Brown was promoted to executive secretary, then copyright editor, then account executive. On her way up the business ladder, she moved to Los Angeles and never wanted to leave. She met her future husband, David, there and spent her honeymoon there; she wrote "Sex and the Single Girl" in L.A, She remarked that "People are kinder here than in New York; it's beautiful and halcyon and not as tough as New York." Sounding like the single girl's guru, she added, You can love two cities, and you can love two men" Brown was a single girl herself until she was 37. She said, "By the time I got married, I was ready to be faithful. And I was lucky. He's a decent, kind man, and a pretty good friend." Husband David was a member of a publishing firm. When he suggested that she write a book, she came up with her famous "Sex,,,,,;" it was a runaway bestseller in 1962. Brown authored three more books before taking over the EditorinChief position at "Cosmopolitan" in 1965. In Los Angeles, David went into film production of such hits as "Jaws I and II." During the time that she was editing Cosmo and David producing films, they had a bicoastal marriage. They are both workcentered but gregarious, with an active social life when they are together and dedicated to a trustbased relationship. In New York, they live in a fourstory apartment she describes as "voluminous." They also own a cluster of homes in Southampton that they lease. Compulsive about keeping fit, Brown exercises for an hour faithfully every morning and watches her diet carefully, customarily eating tuna or chicken salad for dinner. She pampers herself with massages, beauty treatments and designer clothes but still maintains that brains, not beauty, are a woman's best asset. In 1982 she wrote "Having It All: Love, Success, Sex, Money," a breezy gossip and advice book on a woman's job, makeup, diet and sex life. At 71, she is still the penultimate Cosmogirl, glamorous, svelte, high chic and a veteran of cosmetic surgery on her nose, eyes and face. She wrote "The Late Show: A Semiwild but Practical Survival Plan for Women Over 50."

Chart 12: Jon Bon Jovi

American musician, the superstar leader of Bon Jovi." He played in rock bands from the time he was a kid, and formed his own band in March 1983. They signed with the Mercury label on 7/01/1983 and began a live tour of the circuit with band mates Dave Bryan, Richie Sambora, Alec John Such and Tico Torres. Their first album, "Bon Jovi," was released in April 1984. June 1995, they made their 12th trip to Japan, where they were greeted by 50,000 frenzied fans. Bon Jovi first picked a guitar as his instrument at age seven. By the time he was in high school he was fronting a group called "Atlantic City Expressway." The son of a hairdresser

dad and a florist mom and the oldest of three boys, he had the benefit of a family that was surprisingly supportive of his declaration that he wanted to be a musician. Jon hit a low period in 1990. Tired of touring, sometimes 16 months at a stretch and feeling that the band had become mechanical, he was physically wiped out. He bought a house in Malibu and spent the summer drinking and walking on the beach. Dorothea, his wife, gave him a lot of space during this period. At the end of summer they took off together cross country on motorcycles, completely away from the music business. When they returned to their home by the ocean in Rumson, NJ, Bon Jovi felt that a fog was slowly lifting, a long, slow, healing process. He returned to his world with a different perspective, making some progressive business decisions. His first solo, "Blaze of Glory," 1990, had copped both Oscar and Grammy nominations. He made an acting debut in a cameo shot on the set of "Young Guns II." In 1991 he began taking acting lessons, leading to a role in "Moonlight and Valentino." Following "Moonlight...," Bon Jovi starred in three domestic releases: "Long Time, Nothing New," "Little City," and "Homegrown." In 1995, the band returned to the studio to record "These Days" before hitting the road for ten months. After selling more than 75 million records worldwide with "Bon Jovi" by 1997, Jon recorded his second solo effort, "Destination Anywhere." His second effort was done with taste, and was accompanied by some of the most personal lyrics of Bon Jovi's career. For example, one song on the album was solely about moving his family to London, England to film a movie. Bon Jovi separated in 1997 from "Bon Jovi" in order to allow the band to digest his second solo effort. Around the same time that "Destination Anywhere" was released, songwriting partner Richie Sambora released his own solo album. He married Dorothea on 4/29/1989 in Las Vegas after they had been together for almost nine years. Their daughter Stephanie Rose was born on 6/01/1993, Red Bank, NJ. Their son, Jesse James Louis, was born on 2/19/1995. A decade later he says that their relationship has intensified over the years, especially as a family with kids. Their third son, Jacob Hurley, was born on 5/07/2002. The Bon Jovi group consists of Jon on vocals, Richie Sambora on guitar (born 7/11/1959), David Bryan on keyboards (born 2/07/1962, New Jersey), Alec John Such on bass (born 11/14/1956) and Tico Torres on drums (born 10/07/1953). He and his wife Dorothea welcomed their fourth child, a boy named Romeo Jon, on Monday, April 5, 2004 in a hospital near their home in Middleton Township, NJ Note: There has been some recent development in his marriage if any reader is aware of it kindly send us a mail.