“Hollywood astrologer” Joyce Jillson died at 58 of kidney failure on Friday at Cenars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She should have known it would happen. Her “Astrological Forecast” column was syndicated in 200 newspapers, including the LA Times (where she took over for the late Syndey Omarr in 2003), and will continue under her name until November 7, when it will be written by her apprentice and editor, Holiday Mathis.

In 1977, Jillson suggested that George Lucas open Star Wars on May 27, 1977, and it became one of the highest-grossing movies ever and 20th Century Fox became a client. She advised Reagan aides to select George H. W. bush as Reagan’s running mate in 1980. Nancy Reagan consulted her, and she was a frequent White House guest after the attempt on Ronnie’s life.

Jillson, a Capricorn with strong Libra leanings, came from a background in show business, starring on TV’s Peyton Place and acting on Broadway in The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, among other gigs. She guest-starred on such primetime dramas as Police Woman and Columbo, and predicted the future on morning and afternoon chat shows. A published author (Lifesigns, Real Women Don’t Pump Gas), she leaves behind two manuscripts: Dog Astrology and Astrology for Cats. (CNN, etc.)