{"product_id":"the-girl-on-the-balcony-olivia-hussey-finds-life-after-romeo-and-juliet-9781496717085","title":"The Girl on the Balcony: Olivia Hussey Finds Life After Romeo and Juliet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn 1968, at only sixteen years old, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's \u003cem\u003eRomeo \u0026amp; Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e. Now the iconic girl on the balcony shares the ups and downs of her truly remarkable life and career. . .\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe part was an opportunity of a lifetime for a simple girl from Buenos Aires, Argentina. But for Olivia, the role of movie star was hard to play, and harder still, to live up to. In this candid memoir, she tells her story-from being an \"It Girl\" in swinging 60s London and her enduring friendship with \u003cem\u003eRomeo \u0026amp; Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e co-star Leonard Whiting, through three tumultuous marriages-including one with Dean Martin's son, Dino-motherhood, stage-four breast cancer, debilitating agoraphobia, bankruptcy, and ultimately, a journey of self-discovery in India that led her on a path to fulfillment. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe brings readers intimately close to the legendary performers she knew, loved, worked with, and battled, including The Beatles, Vanessa Redgrave, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Anthony Perkins, Christopher Reeve, Lawrence Olivier, Ingrid Bergman, and more. Olivia also finally reveals for the first time, the identity of the actor-a fellow young newcomer-who raped her, but who would not break her. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing a foreword by her star-making director Franco Zeffirelli, Olivia Hussey's memoir shines with her luminous spirit-inspiring, surprising, and fascinating to read about.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2323120\"\u003eOlivia Hussey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kensington Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496717085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496717082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO005000\"\u003eEntertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO013000\"\u003eRich \u0026amp; Famous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a career spanning more than fifty years, \u003cb\u003eOLIVIA HUSSEY\u003c\/b\u003e has portrayed leading roles in films (\u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet, Black Christmas, Death on the Nile, Mother Teresa of Calcutta\u003c\/i\u003e) and celebrated television miniseries (\u003ci\u003eJesus of Nazareth, The Bastard, Ivanhoe, The Last Days of Pompeii, Lonesome Dove\u003c\/i\u003e). She also has appeared in \u003ci\u003eMurder, She Wrote\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBoy Meets World\u003c\/i\u003e and done voice work for \u003ci\u003eSuperman: The Animated Series, Batman Beyond, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e video game franchise. For her performance in \u003ci\u003eRomeo \u0026amp; Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e, she won the Golden Globe for Most Promising Female Newcomer and the David di Donatello Award (the Italian Academy Award) for Best Actress. Born of Argentinean and English ancestry, she lives in Los Angeles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eALEXANDER MARTIN\u003c\/b\u003e moved to London after high school and attended the Central School of Speech and Drama with intention of taking up the family business. He appeared in the films \u003ci\u003eCan't Hardly Wait, 21, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJosie and the Pussycats\u003c\/i\u003e. A little over a year ago while he was beginning work on his first book, his mother called and asked if he would help with her memoir; it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up.","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835496235147,"sku":"9781496717085","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_a2181886-cd86-4efb-92d3-f6a6121de430.jpg?v=1755668018","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-girl-on-the-balcony-olivia-hussey-finds-life-after-romeo-and-juliet-9781496717085","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}