美国名人记者编辑克莱尔·布斯·鲁斯.docx

美国名人记者，编辑克莱尔布斯鲁斯ClareBoothLuce,1903-1987:Newsreporter,MagazineEditor;MemberofCongressandAmbassadorplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:30repeatByGeorgeGrow2007-7-7VOICEONE:mSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndmGwenOutenwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellaboutawomanwhobecamefamousforheractivitiesingovernment,themediaandthearts.ShewasamemberofCongressandanambassador.Shewasanewsreporterandmagazineeditor.Andshewroteplays.HernamewasClareBootheLuce.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ClareBootheLucewasoneofthemostinfluentialwomeninmodernAmericanhistory.Yetshecamefromsimpleroots.ShewasborninNewYorkCityinnineteen-oh-three.Clare'sfatherwasamusicianandbusinessman.Hermotherhadbeenadancer.WhileClarewasagirl,herparentsendedtheirmarriage.Sheandherbrotherstayedwiththeirmother.Theirmotherdidnothavealotofmoney.YetshewasabletosendClaretoverygoodschools.HermotherthenmarriedadoctorfromConnecticut.Clare'sstepfather,AlbertAustin,laterservedintheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.VOICETWO:Asayoungwoman,ClareBoothewasknownforherintelligenceandgoodlooks.Shemetherfirsthusbandthroughafamilyfriend.GeorgeTuttleBrokawwasawealthyman.HealsowasmorethantwentyyearsolderthanClare.Theyweremarriedinnineteentwenty-threeandhadonechild-adaughter.However,herhusbandhadaproblemwithalcoholicdrinks.Theirmarriageendedafteronlysixyears.Claredevelopedaseriousinterestinwriting.Innineteenthirty,afriend,themagazinepublisherCondeNast,offeredherajob.ShewrotecommentsforpicturespublishedinVogue,amagazineforwomenaboutclothesandfashion.AshorttimeIatecsheacceptedajobatanothermagazine,VanityFair.ShewrotereportsaboutsocialeventsandfamouspeopleinNewYork.Laterthesereportswerepublishedinabook.VOICEONE:ClareBoothebecameatopeditoratVanityFair.Sheworkedthereuntilnineteenthirty-four.Bythen,shewasalsowritingplays.Oneplaywascalled"AbideWithMe."Itwasaboutamanwhomistreatshiswife."AbideWithMe"openedinatheateronBroadwayinNewYorkCityinnineteenthirty-five.Criticshatedit.Twodaysaftertheshowopened,ClareBoothemarriedHenryRobinsonLuce.Hewasafamousandimportantmagazinepublisher.HepublishedTimeandFortunemagazines.ShehadfirstmetHenryLuceatapartyinNewYork.Atthetime,hewasmarriedandhadtwochildren.HeandClareweremarriedashorttimeafteracourtordercanceledhisfirstmarriage.Theywouldstaytogetherformorethanthirtyyears.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ClareBootheLucereturnedtowritingplays.Hersecondplay,"TheWomen/'madefunofrichwomen.ItopenedonBroadwayinnineteenthirty-six.Theshowwasverypopular.Itwaslatermadeintoamovie.Anotherplay,"KisstheBoysGoodbye,"alsowasasuccess.Sowashernextplay,"MarginForError."Allthreeplayswerenotedfortheiruseofsharplanguageandmakingfunofhumanfailings.ClareBootheLucewasknownforexpressingheropinions.Hermostfamoussayingwas:"Nogooddeedgoesunpunished."Sheoftenspokeabouttheproblemsofwomentryingtosucceedinaworldmainlycontrolledbymen.Shesaid:"BecauseIamawoman,Imustmakeunusualeffortstosucceed.IfIfail,noonewillsayz'Shedoesn'thavewhatittakes.'Theywillsay,'Womendon'thavewhatittakes.'"ShemadethesecommentsinaspeechtotheNationalPressClubinWashington,D.C.CLAREBOOTHELUCE:"Wewomenaresupposedtobeaminority.I'veneverunderstoodthatmyselfbecauseweoutnumberthemeninactualnumbers,andwelivefiveyearslonger.SoI'veneverfeltlikeaminoritybecause,asyouknow,minoritiesareneversupposedtosayanythingunkindaboutoneanother."VOICEONE:Innineteenforty,ClareBootheLucetraveledtoEuropeasareporterforLifemagazine,whichwaspublishedbyherhusband.ShevisitedanumberofcountriesandlaterwrotereportsabouthowpeopleweredealingwithWorldWarTwo.Shewroteabookaboutthiscalled"EuropeinSpring."Inthebook,shenotedthatpeoplewerelivingin"aworldwheremenhavedecidedtodietogetherbecausetheyareunabletofindawaytolivetogether."ShealsoreportedfromAfrica,China,IndiaandBurmaforLifemagazine.Innineteenforty-two,herstepfather,AlbertAustin,died.MissusLuceagreedtobetheRepublicanPartycandidateforhisseatintheHouseofRepresentativesfromConnecticut.ShewaselectedandenteredCongressinJanuary,nineteenforty-three.MissusLucewasapoliticalconservative.ShespokeagainsttheadministrationofPresidentFranklinD.Roosevelt.ShecriticizedtheRooseveltadministration'sforeignpolicy.Shesaiditfailedtosupervisethewareffort.VOICETWO:AtragiceventaffectedClareBootheLuceinnineteenforty-four.Hernineteen-year-olddaughterAnnwaskilledinanautomobileaccident.MissusLuceexperiencedsevereemotionalproblems.Shesoughthelpfromanumberofpeople,includingaRomanCatholicclergyman,theReverendFultonJ.Sheen.Atthetime,hewasbecomingknownforhisradiobroadcasts.MissusLucedemandedtoknowwhyGodhadtakenherdaughter.ReverendSheensaidtheyoungwomanhaddiedsothathermothercouldlearnaboutthemeaningoflife.MissusLucerecoveredandreturnedtoCongress.SheremainedpopularamongthevotersofConnecticutandwasre-electedtoasecondterminoffice.However,shedidnotseekre-electioninnineteenforty-six.MissusLucesaidshewantedtospendmoretimewithherhusband.ShealsobecameamemberoftheRomanCatholicChurch.MissusLucereturnedtowriting.ShealsoeditedabookaboutpeopleconsideredholybytheRomanCatholicChurch.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ClareBootheLucecriticizedthespreadofcommunismafterWorldWarTwo.Innineteenfifty-two,shesupportedtheRepublicanParty'scandidateforpresident,formerGeneralDwightEisenhower.HewontheelectionandappointedMissusLuceasambassadortoItaly.ShebecameoneofthefirstAmericanwomentoserveinamajordiplomaticposition.MissusLuceservedastheambassadoruntilnineteenfifty-six.SheleftRomeafterbecomingsickwitharsenicpoisoningcausedbypaintparticlesinherbedroom.VOICETWO:Threeyearslater,PresidentEisenhowernominatedMissusLuceasambassadortoBrazil.MostmembersoftheUnitedStatesSenatesupportedhernomination.However,somesenatorswereopposed.AmongthemwasWayneMorse,aDemocratfromOregon.TheSenateapprovedMissusLuceasthenewambassador.Afterthedebate,shesaidthatSenatorMorse'sactionsweretheresultofhimbeing"kickedintheheadbyahorse."ManyDemocratscriticizedhercomment.Afewdayslatersheresignedasambassador.VOICEONE:MissusLuceremainedactiveinpolitics.InnineteenSiXty-four;shesupportedSenatorBarryGoldwaterastheRepublicanParty'scandidateforpresident.ShealsoannouncedplanstobetheConservativePartycandidatefortheSenatefromNewYork.However,Republicanleadersdisapprovedandshewithdrewfromtherace.ClareBootheLuceretiredfrompubliclife.SheandherhusbandmovedtoPhoenix,Arizona.HenryLucediedthereinnineteensixty-seven.Hewassixty-eightyearsold.MissusLucemovedtoHonolulu,Hawaii.Shelivedthereuntiltheearlynineteeneighties.Duringthatperiod,sheservedasanadvisortothreepresidents.ShewasamemberofthePresident'sForeignIntelligenceAdvisoryBoard.ThenMissusLucemovedtoWashington,D.C.Innineteeneighty-three,PresidentRonaldReaganawardedherthePresidentialMedalofFreedom.ThatisthehighesthonorapresidentcangivetoanAmericancitizen.ClareBootheLucehadalongbattlewithcancer.Shediedatherhomeinnineteeneighty-seven.Shewaseighty-fouryearsold.ShewasburiedneartheremainsofherhusbandinthestateofSouthCarolina.ExpertssaidClareBootheLucehadenoughimportantjobsingovernment,themediaandtheartstosatisfyseveralwomen.Shewasoftenonthelistofthetenmostimportantandadmiredwomenintheworld.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyGeorgeGrow.LawanDaviswasourproducer.mGwenOuten.VOICEONE:AndmSteveEmber.ListenagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.