From deep inside another thread:
Both Romeo and Juliet were minors when the film was lensed, at least by the definition of every country in the Western Hemisphere except Cuba. Whiting had just turned 17 the month before filming began, Hussey was 16 years and three months when filming began, and about 16 1/2 when it was finished.
Whiting and Hussey reunited in 2015 to play a married couple in Social Suicide. It was Whiting’s first film role in 40 years.
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the release of Romeo and Juliet, further proof that both patrick and tempus fugit.
OMG. now I DO feel old. I thought Hussey was 14 when the movie was filmed.