Warren Beatty – Aries Sun Scorpio Moon with an Airy wife

Warren Beatty has emerged from family seclusion to make his first movie in a decade – Rules Don’t Apply, described as a biopic about the eccentric, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes but in reality about two would-be lovers coping with the money and misogyny in late-1950s Hollywood. Beatty plays Howard Hughes in a supporting role.

He is described by Vanity Fair as “one of the most famous actors of the second half of the 20th century, the most talked-about wooer of women in his day and one of Hollywood’s more successful filmmakers.” During nearly 60 years as an actor, director, screenwriter, and producer, he has been nominated for 14 Academy Awards and won best-director Oscar for Reds in 1981. At 54 he married actress Annette Bening and settled down to domestic bliss, raising four children.

Born 30 March 1937 5.30pm Richmond, Virginia (with Shirley MacLaine as an older sister) he grew up in a Baptist family. He has a 7^th house Aries Sun and Mercury trine a crusading Mars in Sagittarius; and an experimental Venus Uranus in indulgent Taurus in the 8^th. His Scorpio Moon is in a creative, self-protective Water Grand Trine to Saturn Descendant in Pisces trine Pluto, formed into an even more talented Kite by a confidently pushy Pluto opposition Jupiter, making lucky Jupiter the leading planet. His Fire Sun with Water Moon combination is not a comfortable mix – that plus Uranus Venus and in the 8^th probably points to why he took so long to settle down.

His wife Annette Bening, 29 May 1958, is a Sun Gemini with probably a Libra Moon conjunct Jupiter opposition her Venus in Aries. She has an inspirational and tough Fire Grand Trine of Venus trine Pluto trine Saturn in Sagittarius; and a disciplined and used-to-hard conditions Saturn square Mars. Her Venus falls on the cusp of his 8^th house so there will be a deep emotional connection. Plus a few sparks from her Sun opposition his Mars; and rough edges from her Mars in Pisces conjunct his Saturn.

Their relationship chart is very complicated but knit together. The composite Sun is in an affectionate conjunction to Venus Mercury possibly opposition Moon. There’s a challenging composite Saturn opposition Pluto square Sun and possibly square Moon – so it will be enduring though not always a picnic. The composite Sun is also on the focal point of a Yod to Jupiter sextile Neptune, so although strained at times, there’ll be enough lift from Jupiter Neptune to make it manageable. And given he has a strongly aspected Saturn he will have mellowed and become more sensible as he matured into his older years.