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Leonard Whiting (born June 30, 1950 in London, England) is a British actor who starred as Romeo in the 1968 Zeffirelli film version of Romeo and Juliet opposite Olivia Hussey's Juliet, a role which earned him the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actor. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923) is an Italian Film director. Romeo and Juliet ( 1968) is a movie adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Olivia Hussey (born April 17 1951 is an Anglo - Argentine actress best known for her Golden Globe -winning role as Juliet in Franco The Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor originated in 1948
Whiting was born in the Wood Green area of London, England, the only son of Arthur Leonard Whiting and Peggy Joyce O'Sullivan. Wood Green is a district in the London Borough of Haringey in North London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He has English, Irish, and some Gypsy ancestry. [1] Whiting attended the St. Richard of Chichester School, Camden and graduated just a week or two before beginning work on Romeo and Juliet (1968). Camden Town is the district of London, England around Camden High Street, in the London Borough of Camden. Romeo and Juliet ( 1968) is a movie adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Whiting was spotted by an agent at a recording studio at the age of 12. After hearing him sing, the agent suggested he try out for Lionel Bart's Oliver! which constantly needed replacement for its child performers. Lionel Bart ( August 1, 1930 &ndash April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. Whiting played the Artful Dodger in the long-running London musical for 18 months, and for 13 months appeared in the National Theatre production of Congreve's "Love for Love", which toured Moscow and Berlin. The Artful Dodger is a character in the Charles Dickens Novel Oliver Twist. The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
Director Franco Zeffirelli described his discovery, made from 300 youngsters auditioned during more than three months: "He has a magnificent face, gentle melancholy, sweet, the kind of idealistic young man Romeo ought to be. Franco Zeffirelli, KBE (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923) is an Italian Film director. "
In the mid-1970s, his voice caught the attention of Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon engineer Alan Parsons, who was in the process of recording what was to be the first Alan Parsons Project album, "Tales of Mystery and Imagination". Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive Alan Parsons (b 20 December 1948 in London) is a British Audio engineer, Musician, and Record producer The Alan Parsons Project was a British Progressive rock band active between 1975 and 1990 founded by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons. Tales of Mystery and Imagination is a Progressive rock album by The Alan Parsons Project, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music) Whiting performed lead vocals on the song "The Raven". " The Raven " is a 1976 song by The Alan Parsons Project from their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
Whiting has married twice, first time to fashion model Cathee Dahmen, and second time to South African Lynn Presser. Cathee Dahmen ( September 16 1945 – Nov 25 1997) was a popular and successful supermodel in the 1960s and 1970s He has two children: daughter Sarah by his first marriage. His second daughter is the theater director Charlotte Westenra from his relationship with Valerie Tobin.
External links
- Leonard Whiting at the Internet Movie Database
- Leonard Whiting Fan Group at Yahoo
- Leonard Whiting Tribute Site
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