Olivia Hussey R.I.P.

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17th February 2025

One wet, London afternoon, several classes of young teenage boys were herded into the main assembly hall. As a treat, or punishment, we were about to see the 1968 version of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

My peers did not share my enthusiasm; Shakespeare, and a love story to boot.

However, as soon as the 15-year-old Olivia Hussey, as Juliet, appeared on the balcony, the teenage boys responded as teenage boys respond.

I, naturally, fell totally in love with ‘Juliet’.

Olivia continued working in film and TV, as well as doing voice-over work on some ‘Star Wars’ video games, up to 2015.

Sadly, Olivia passed away on 27th December 2024.

17th April 1951 – 27 December 2024

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London-born English teacher, now living and working in Sai Gon, Viet Nam. I want to use this site to post lesson notes, extra work, helpful links as well as general notes about my time in SE Asia and Viet Nam. I also want to give real classroom experiences and how to deal with real classes of noisy, unmotivated and resistant students. Additionally, I'll be posting links to films, publishing plays and stories, and introducing friends who work in the arts.

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