TCM WATCH TCM SCHEDULE MONTH HIGHLIGHTS COMMUNITY TCMDb MAGAZINE SHOP ALL SHOP GO TCM Mobile Top News Stories The Girl on the Balcony - Memoir by Olivia Hussey By Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey, forever immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet, provides readers with a captivating look inside her life in Hollywood through her remarkable, and sometimes tumultuous, career and personal life. Born in Argentina, Hussey, at the young age of 15, was cast in the role of a life-time by acclaimed director Franco Zeffirelli. With the international spotlight thrust upon her, stardom proved to be the more challenging part for her to conquer. Her candid memoir--written with her son, Alexander Martin, child of Dean Paul (Dino) Martin and grandchild of Dean Martin--takes readers on an emotional journey through her many challenges and blessings. Highlights include her experience as an "It Girl" in swinging 1960s London; her enduring friendship with her Romeo and Juliet co-star, Leonard Whiting; three tumultuous marriages; her inspirational fight through stage-four breast cancer; debilitating agoraphobia; bankruptcy; and ultimately a journey of self-discovery in India that led her on a path to fulfillment. Her stories take readers up close to the age-defining figures she knew well--The Beatles, Vanessa Redgrave, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, Liza Minnelli, Anthony Perkins, Christopher Reeve, Sir Laurence Olivier, Ingrid Bergman and more--revealing intimate details, startling facts and bizarre coincidences. Hussey also reveals, for the first time, the identity of the actor and fellow newcomer who raped her but would not break her. "My mother has lived a remarkable life. Growing up, I saw, first hand, the slings and arrows of her daily life, but I was aware there was so much more to know. So, we began to talk," said Alexander Martin, co-author of The Girl on the Balcony. "Through our two-year conversation, I was able to piece together her extraordinary story. I came to understand her and, ultimately, to admire her. It was so moving." "Writing this memoir with my talented son has been one of my greatest joys," said Olivia Hussey. "Putting my story on paper required the perfect partner and Alexander exceeded my expectations." The Girl on the Balcony is available wherever books are sold. Olivia Hussey At 15 years old, Olivia Hussey made her undeniable mark in modern-day cinema as Juliet--one of the most celebrated roles ever written. A seasoned veteran of the London stage, Hussey debuted opposite Vanessa Redgrave in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She has appeared in more than two dozen films, including Death on the Nile with Bette Davis and Peter Ustinov; Jesus of Nazareth (where she reunited with Zeffirelli); The Last Days of Pompeii, opposite Sir Laurence Olivier; Lost Horizon; The Bastard; Hallmark Hall of Fame's Ivanhoe with James Mason; Showtime's Psycho IV: The Beginning and Steven King's IT. Visit Olivia online at www.OliviaHussey.com Alexander Martin grew up in Los Angeles, California. After attending the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama in London, England, he returned to Los Angeles with the intention of taking up the family business. Working as both an actor and writer, he appeared in the films Can't Hardly Wait, 21, Three Priests, and Josie and the Pussycats. A little over two years ago, while he was beginning work on his first book, his mother called and asked if he would help her with her memoir--it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. He now lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico with his wife and son. 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