Skylight Music Theatre stages the world premiere of "Juliet and Romeo," with a contemporary writer trying to give Shakespeare ...

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.

“But Miss Hussey,” joked her film Romeo, British actor Leonard Whiting ... Ms. Hussey was cast by Zeffirelli as Juliet alongside Whiting. The two young performers were relatively unknown ...

For her portrayal of Juliet, Olivia, along with co-star Leonard Whiting, received Golden Globe Awards. While Romeo and Juliet remains her most iconic role, Olivia's career extended far beyond it.

Image The director Franco Zeffirelli, left, with Ms. Hussey and her co-star, Leonard Whiting, at the Parisian premiere of “Romeo and Juliet.”Credit...Eustache Cardenas/Associated Press A ...

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 ...

British actress Olivia Hussey, known for her stellar role in the 1968 movie Romeo and Juliet ... The Battle of the Villa Fiorita. She dated Leonard Whiting briefly in 1967 and was involved ...

"Romeo and Juliet" won two Oscars and Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet, opposite British actor Leonard Whiting, who was 16 at the time. Decades later Hussey ...