41 articles today

Leonard Whiting Shares Moving Tribute To ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Co-Star Olivia Hussey: “Rest Now My Beautiful Juliet”

Deadline
Story by Natalie Oganesyan
from Deadline
Image from Deadline
scrn logline
Hollywood icons Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, stars of the iconic 1968 'Romeo and Juliet', mourn the loss of their beloved co-star at 73.
beat sheet
  • Whiting pens a heartfelt tribute, calling Hussey his 'beautiful Juliet' and thanking her for the indelible mark she left on cinema.
  • The 1968 adaptation of 'Romeo and Juliet' was a career-defining role for both Whiting and Hussey, who were just teenagers when they brought the classic Shakespearean lovers to life on the big screen.
call sheet
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Romeo and Juliet
Read the source