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Greta Garbo (garboforever.com)

September 18 is Greta Garbo’s birthday.

“Ninotchka” provides a perfect example of how most Virgo natives behave in the real world, so it should not be a surprise to anyone that the title character of the classic film was portrayed by a Virgo actress.

For as long as I’ve been an astrologer, I’ve made jokes about how easy it is to get an uptight Virgo native to reveal their true character simply by getting them drunk. Inebriation plays an essential role in “Ninotchka,” and Garbo plays the part as if she knew exactly what she was doing. It always makes me wonder if there was a “been there/done that” episode in her own past that inspired her legendary performance.

The funny thing about the champagne scene in “Ninotchka” is that it reminds me of another famous film scene featuring a Virgo actress. Whenever I think…