European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 23, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Olivia Hussey 15, and Leonard Whiting 17, play the teen age lovers of Shakespeare s drama. 1 new film version of play is being filmed at the original location in Verona Italy. Monday october 23, 1967 the stars and stripes by John Krueger staff writer the artful dodger Jimmy the dip Romeo them All together and they spell Leonard Whiting the 17-year-old lon Doner who is starring in one of the title roles of florentine director franc Zeffirelli s Romeo and Juliet being filmed in 15th-Century italian setting for 1968 worldwide distribution by Para mount Leonard whose co Star is another unknown londoner 15-year-old Olivia Juliet Hussey was chosen for the role from the ranks of sir Laurence Olivier s National theater. Before Landing the romantic role Whiting had compiled quite a police record As a Peerless pickpocket firsts the song and dance artful dodger in Lionel Bart s Long running London a Sical Oliver and later As Jimmy the dip in a to production of the legend of Young Dick such delinquency however was strictly Small time stuff compared to the bloody family feuding in which Hebard of Avon s unlucky Young Lover becomes fact Zeffirelli fresh from his triumphant the taming of the shrew with the Burtons has explained his latest shakespearean interpretation Asa Renaissance sociological revolution in which Verona s restless youth were deeply involved. And for the first time in the Long his tory of movie Romeos and Juliet the much sought after parts there were More than 350 try outs Are being graced by performers of the same teen Gesas those described in the shakespearean account of the Veronese scholar Zeffirelli de scribes his discovery. Whiting As the magnificent gentle melancholy idealistic Young Man Romeo ought to As to the delicately featured mis Hussey the 43-year-old director raves classically Beautiful with a husky voice and mesmerizing eyes perfect exactly what Shakespeare would have wanted and in technicolor too Olive skinned Green eyed Olivia jumped from London s West end production of the prime of miss Jean Brodie starring Vanessa Redgrave Towin the Juliet sweepstakes. Olivia credits Vanessa of the distinguished theatrical family with helping her s never too Busy to give hints and advice to an eager newcomer marvels Olivia who has blossomed from her birth in Buenos Aires her father who died when she was 2, was an Argentine operatic Tenor to a 5 -3%"100-Pound Beauty who spurns makeup except for a bit of loves to read and travel and the first thing she did on arriving income for studio Interior shots was to drive to St. Peter s Square to View on of those magnificent sunsets behind the Basilica s Grea. just like a gentle Jet age Juliet. Page 11
