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THE GIRL ON THE BALCONY
By: Olivia Hussey
Kensington
August 2018
On Sale: July 31, 2018
Featuring: Olivia Hussey
320 pages
ISBN: 1496717074
EAN: 9781496717078
Kindle: B0776DVFZF
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Biography
In 1968, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelliβs Romeo & Juliet. Now the iconic girl on the balcony shares the ups and downs of her truly remarkable life and careerβ¦ At only sixteen-years-old, she was an internationally celebrated overnight discovery. The part was an opportunity of a lifetime for a simple girl from Buenos Aires, Argentina. But for Olivia, admired for her beauty and innocence, and praised as a fresh and burgeoning young talent, the role of movie star was hard to play, and harder still, to live up to. In this candid memoir, Olivia Hussey tells her storyβfrom being an βIt Girlβ in swinging 60s London and her enduring friendship with Romeo & Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting, through three tumultuous marriagesβincluding one with Dean Martinβs son, Dinoβmotherhood, stage-four breast cancer, debilitating agoraphobia, bankruptcy, and ultimately, a journey of self-discovery in India that led her on a path to fulfillment. She 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 actorβa fellow young newcomerβwho raped her, but who would not break her. Featuring a foreword by her star-making director Franco Zeffirelli, Olivia Husseyβs memoir shines with her luminous spirit and perseverance as she reflects on her unique life and experiencesβinspiring, surprising, and fascinating to read about.
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