FILE - "Romeo and Juliette" movie director Franco Zeffirelli, left, actors Olivia Hussey, center, and Leonard Whiting are seen after the Parisian premiere of the film in Paris on Sept. 25, 1968.

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The death of actress Olivia Hussey sparks a writer's memories of seeing 'Romeo & Juliet' on the big screen as a teen in 1968.

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Olivia Hussey, who shot to international fame as a teenager for her smoldering performance in a 1968 film version of Shakespeare’s tale of ill-fated young love, “Romeo and Juliet,” but ...

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Her passionate portrayal of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 adaptation won enduring acclaim. In 2023, she sued over the circumstances of a nude scene. By Alex Traub Olivia Hussey, whose ...

Leonard Whiting, best known for his iconic role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (1968), has remained a significant figure in film and television. Alongside co-star Olivia Hussey, Whiting’s ...

Olivia Hussey became an overnight sensation after playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's period film Romeo and Juliet in 1968. She was selected from over 500 young actresses to portray the ...

British actress Olivia Hussey, known for her stellar role in the 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet, passed away on December 27, 2024, at 73. Born in Buenos Aires on April 17, 1951, to an opera singer ...