美国名人喜剧女演员露西尔·鲍尔.docx

美国名人喜剧女演员露西尔鲍尔1.ucilleBall,1911-1989:SheWastheFunniestWomanonTelevisionplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:00repeatByMarioRitter2008-2-2MARYTILLOTSON:ThisisMaryTillotson.STEVEEMBER:AndthisisSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellaboutthemuch-lovedperformerLucilleBall.Herfamoustelevisionseries“ILoveLucy,wasfirstbroadcastinnineteenfifty-one.(MUSIC)MARYTILLOTSON:TheiiLoveLucy,showwasahugesuccess.Itwasthemostpopulartelevisionshowofthenineteenfifties.ThekindoftelevisionprogramMs.Ballhelpeddevelopiscalledasituationcomedy.Sometelevisionexpertsgivehercreditforinventingthiskindofseries.Today,someofthemostpopulartelevisionprogramsinAmericaaresituationcomedies.STEVEEMBER:Onereasonforthegreatpopularityof“ILoveLucy,mayhavebeenitsreal-lifeconnectionwithMs.Ball'Sfamily.Ontheshow,shewasLucy,thewifeofRickyRicardo,aCubanmusician.RickywasplayedbybandleaderDesiArnaz,whowasLucilleBalshusbandinreallife.Theshowcombinedissuescommontothelifeofmarriedpeoplelivinginthecitywithmusicalperformancesandcomictheater.Often,ashowwouldincludeapartwithMisterArnazactingseriouslywhileMs.Balladdedafunnyelement.Inthefollowingpiece,MisterArnaztriestosingnormallyandMs.Balladdsthecomedy.(SOUND)MARYTILLOTSON:Alsoonthe“ILoveLucywshowwereVivianVanceandWilliamFrawley.Ms.VanceplayedEthelMertzandMisterFrawleyplayedEtheShusband,FredMertz.Ontheshow,theMertzeswerefriendsoftheRicardosandownedthebuildinginwhichtheyalllived.FredMertzlovedbaseball,whichwasAmerica'smostpopularsportatthetime,uILoveLucy,oftenshowedFredMertzintenselywatchingbaseballorsomeothersportlikeboxingwhileEtheladdedherownfunnycomments.(SOUND)STEVEEMBER:Awell-knownstoryabouttheiiLoveLucyShow”concernsthebirthoftheArnaz,sson,DesiJunior.OfficialsofthebroadcastingcompanywonderedwhattodowhenMs.Ballbecamepregnantinnineteenfifty-two.Ms.Ballexplainsthatherhusband,Desi,cameupwithasolution.(SOUND)MARYTILLOTSON:Ms.BalSpregnancywasmadepartoftheshow.Infact,criticssaytheshowinwhichLucyRicardotellsRickythatsheispregnantisoneofthebest.Init,LucygoestotheentertainmentplacewhereRicky,Sbandisplayingtotellhimthattheyaregoingtohaveababy.RickysuddenlyunderstandsthatheisgoingtobeafatherafterLucysecretlyrequeststhesong,"We'reHavingaBaby."(MUSIC)MARYTILLOTSON:Ms.BallgavebirthtohersecondchildonthesamedaythatLucyRicardogavebirth.Infact,DesiJunior,Sbirthdatewasplannedtohappenonthesamedayasthebroadcast.TheshowinwhichLucygavebirthwasoneofthemostpopulartelevisionprogramseverbroadcastinAmerica.Infact,thestoryisthatDesiJunior,SbirthreplacedreportsaboutDwightEisenhower,sfirstpresidentialceremonyonthefrontpagesofAmerica,snewspapers.STEVEEMBER:Thesuccessofthe“ILoveLucy,showdidnotcomeearlyinLucilleBalKslife,oreasily.Instead,itwastheresultofyearsofhardwork.Ms.BallwasbornnearJamestown,NewYork,innineteeneleven.Shetriedtogetintoshowbusinessatanearlyage.Earlyon,shewenttothesameactingschoolasthefamousactressBetteDavis.However,sheleftwhenshewastoldthatshedidnothaveenoughactingability.Intheearlynineteenthirties,shemovedtoHollywood.Sheappearedinanumberofmovies,butwasnotwellknown.MARYTILLOTSON:Innineteenforty,shemettheleaderofamusicalgroupwhohadbeenborninCuba.HisfullnamewasDesiderioAlbertoArnazdeAchatheThird.Theyworkedtogetherinamovieandmarriedsoonaftertheymet.Forthenexttenyears,sheappearedinmoviesandonradio.Hetraveledalotwithhisband.Innineteenfifty,thebroadcastingcompany,CBS,decidedtomakeatelevisionprogrambasedontheradioshow,“MyFavoriteHUSband."LucilleBallwasthestaroftheradioshow.ShewantedMisterArnaztoplaythepartofherhusbandonthetelevisionshow.CBSrejectedtheidea.Butsherefusedtogiveup.SheandDesitraveledaroundthecountryperforminginashowtogethertoprovethattheywoulddowellontelevision.Theirshowwasasuccess.CBSofferedthembothjobs.STEVEEMBER:Ms.Ballhadanotherdemand.Shewantedhershowtobeaproductionofthebestquality.Earlytelevisionpictureswerenotofgoodquality.Ms.Ballwantedherprogramtobefilmed,whichwouldimprovethepicture,andthenbroadcastlater.Yetshewantedpeopletowatchtheprogramasitwasbeingfilmedsothesoundoftheirreactionscouldbecaptured.Ms.BallalsowantedtofilmtheshowsinHollywood.CBSdidnotwanttheextracosts.So,Ms.BallandMisterArnazagreedtoworkforlesspay.Inexchange,CBSletthemowntheprogram.Thatagreementmadethemownersofwhatwouldbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfulprogramsontelevision.MARYTILLOTSON:Duringthefifties,Ms.BallwonalmosteveryhonortherewasfortelevisionactorsincludingseveralEmmyAwards.Yet,eventhemostpopularperformerscouldnotescapethepoliticalrealitiesofthetime.ConservativelawmakersaccusedLucilleBallofbeingacommunist.TheFederalBureauofInvestigationkeptasecretrecordofinformationaboutherrjustasitdidaboutmanyHollywoodactorsatthetime.STEVEEMBER:MisterArnazsupervisedtheircompany,DesiluProductions.Thecompanyproducedsixteendifferenttelevisionprogramsandranthreeproductioncenters,calledstudios.Innineteensixty,LucilleBallandMisterArnazlegallyendedtheirmarriage.MisterArnazsoldhispartofthecompanytohisex-wife.Ms.Ballbecamethefirstwomantoheadamajorproductioncompany.ItwasoneofthebiggestinHollywood.Ms.Ballalsowasthestarofseveralothershowsofherown."TheLucyShow“wasbroadcastfromnineteensixty-twotonineteensixty-eight."Here'SLucywfolloweduntilnineteenseventy-four.Ms.BalllatersoldherproductioncompanytoParamountStudios.MARYTILLOTSON:"ILoveLucywshowedMs.Ballatherbest.MisterArnazaddedsomethingthatwasunusualforAmericantelevisionatthetime.ManyofthesongsontheshowwereinSpanish.Onesong,“Babalu,“ispopularlyconnectedwithiiLoveLucy,ItswordsareSpanishanditssoundisLatinAmerican.Itisthismixturealongwiththeexcellentperformancesthatmadetheshowspecial.(MUSIC)STEVEEMBER:Ms.Balldiedinnineteeneighty-nineafteraheartoperation.Yet,shestillmakespeoplelaugh.HerprogramsarerebroadcastontelevisionandtherearehundredsofInternetsitesabouther.Afteralltheseyears,everyonestilllovesLucy.(MUSIC)JimTedder:OurprogramaboutLucilleBallwaswrittenbyMarioRitterandreadbyMaryTillotsonandSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPEOPLEINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.