美国名人演员查尔顿·赫斯顿.docx

美国名人演员查尔顿赫斯顿1CharltonHestonz1923-2008:AnActorFamousforPlayingHeroicRolesplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:15repeatByDanaDemange2008-4-19VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:CharltonHestonAndmBarbaraKleinwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutactorCharltonHeston.Heisbestknownforplayingpowerfulandheroicleadersinmoviessuchas"TheTenCommandments"and"Ben-Hur."Hestonhadastrongfaceandbodythatcouldexpressgreatphysicalandemotionalforce.Hestonmadeaboutonehundredmoviesduringhissixty-yearcareer.Hewasalsoknownforhissocialandpoliticalactivism.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:CharltonHestonwasbornJohnCarterinnineteentwenty-threeinEvanston,Illinois.HespenthisearlychildhoodinSaintHelen,Michigan.Hisparentsendedtheirmarriagewhenhewasaboy.Latehedecidedtochangehisname.Hetookthelastnameofhismother'ssecondhusband,Heston.And,forhisfirstnameheusedhismother'sformerlastname,Charlton.CharltonHestondiscoveredhisinterestinactingwhileperforminginplaysathishighschool.HelaterspenttwoyearsstudyingtheateratNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,Illinois.ButheleftcollegetojointheArmyAirForcesduringWorldWarTwo.Innineteenforty-fourhemarriedacollegeclassmate,LydiaClarke.VOICETWO:TheyoungcouplemovedtoNewYorkCityafterthewar.Theytriedtofindactingjobs.Hestonfoundsmallrolesinthetheateraswellasintelevisionshows.Hisperformanceinatelevisionversionofthebook"JaneEyre"caughttheattentionoftheHollywoodproducerHalB.Wallis.CharltonHestonasMosesin"TheTenCommandments"WallisgaveHestonaroleinthemovie"DarkCit½"whichcameoutinnineteenfifty.Theactorsoonfoundotherrolesinmoviesincluding"TheGreatestShowonEarth"directedbyCecilB.DeMille.DeMillelateraskedHestontoplaytheroleofMosesinhismovie"TheTenCommandments"whichcameoutinnineteenfifty-six.HestonplayedtheEgyptianprincewholearnshistrueidentityandleadstheHebrewpeopleoutofslaveryinEgypttothepromisedland.ThisrolemadeHestonfamousanddefinedhiscareerasaheroandleader."TheTenCommandments"waslong,verycostlyandhadmanyspecialeffects.VOICEONE:Innineteenfifty-eightHestonstarredin"TouchofEvil."HeplayedaMexicandruginvestigator.OrsonWellesalsohadanactingroleinthisfilm.HestonpersuadedUniversalStudiostohireWellestodirectthemovie."TouchofEvil"hassincebecomeagreatexampleofthekindofcrimemovieknownas"filmnoir.',Thenineteenfifty-ninemovie"Ben-Hur"madeCharltonHestonanevenbiggerstar.HeplayedaJewishmannamedJudahBen-HurwhoisimprisonedunjustlyandrebelsagainsttheruleofRomeinancientJudea.ThemovieismostfamousforalongsceneinwhichBen-HurcompetesinanexcitingchariotraceagainstaRomancommanderheconsidershisenemy.Recreatingsuchalargeeventonfilmrequiredagreatamountofmoneyandtechnicalskill.(SOUND)VOICETWO:Ascenefromthechariotracein"Ben-Hur"Manyactorswouldhaveusedaprofessionalstuntmantocarryoutsuchadangerousactivityasachariotrace.ButCharltonHestondidmuchoftheworkhimself.Hetrainedforweekstolearnhowtoskillfullyleadateamofspeedinghorses.AfterBen-Hurwinsthechariotrace,hespeakswithEsther;thewomanheloves.ShewantshimtoforgetabouthishatredtowardstheRomangovernmentinpower.(SOUND)ESTHER:OhJudahzrest,sleep.Forafewhoursofthenight,letyourmindbeatpeace.JUDAH:Peace?Loveandpeace!DoyouthinkIdon'tlongforthemasmuchasyoudo?Wheredidyouseethem?ESTHER:IfyouhadheardthismanfromNazareth.EsthertellsJudahabouthavinglistenedtotheteachingsoftheprophetJesus.JUDAH:ChildrenofGod?Inthatdeadvalleywhereweleftthem?ItellyoueverymaninJudeaisuncleanandwillstayuncleanuntilwe'vescouredoffourbodiesthecrustandfilthofbeingatthemercyoftyranny.Nootherlifeispossibleexcepttowashthislandclean.ESTHER:Inblood?JUDAH:Yeszinblood!VOICEONE:Atthetime,"Ben-Hur"wasoneofthemostcostlyandcomplexmoviesevermade.ItcostMGMStudiosfifteenmilliondollarstoproduce.Thepopularityofthemoviealonehelpedimprovethefinancialsituationofthestudio."Ben-Hur"wonelevenAcademyAwards,includingBestActorforCharltonHeston.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Inthenineteenfiftiesandsixties,manyactorsused"Methodacting"toproduceabelievableperformance.ActorslikeMarlonBrandowouldexploretheirpersonalemotionsandexperiencestocreatearealisticcharacter.CharltonHestonchoseinsteadtouseobjectsinreallifetobuildacharacter.Forexample,hewouldthinkaboutthewayhischaracterlookedandwhatclothesthecharacterwouldwear.Hestonstudiedintenselytounderstandhischaracters.Forexample,inthemovie"TheAgonyandtheEcstasy"HestonplayedtheroleofthesixteenthcenturyItalianartistMichelangelo.Hestonlearnedhowtopaintandsculptsothathecouldrealisticallyimitatetheartist'sactions.HealsostudiedthehundredsofletterswrittenbyMichelangelotomorefullyunderstandtheartist'spersonality.VOICEONE:Hestonstarredinmanyadventuremoviesduringthenineteensixties.Hisfaceandbodyrepresentedstrength,manlinessandheroisminmanydifferentroles.Heplayedcowboys,soldiers,athletes.Hismoviesincluded"ElCid"z"Khartoum",and"TheGreatestStoryEverTold."Inthesciencefictionfilm"PlanetoftheApes"heplayedanastronautwhoisenslavedbyasocietyofintelligentandpowerfulnon-humanrulers.(SOUND)GEORGETAYLOR:TakeyourstinkingpawsOffme,youdamndirtyape!VOICETWO:Inthenineteenseventies,Hestonappearedinpopulardisastermovieslike"Earthquake,""Skyjacked"and"Airport1975."CharltonHestononcesaidthatoverhiscareerheplayedthreepresidents,threeholymenandtwoartisticgeniuses.Hejokedthatifthatdidnotmakeapersonfeelself-importantthennothingwould.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Throughouthislife,CharltonHestonwasactiveinsocialandpoliticalcauses.Inthenineteenfiftiesandsixties,heworkedtodefendcivilrights.Innineteensixty-threehehelpedgatherartiststoparticipateintheMarchonWashington,D.C.todemandracialequality.Itwasatthishistoriceventthatthecivilrightsleader,DoctorMartinLutherKing,Junior,gavehisfamous"IHaveaDream"speech.MisterHestonwasaverypublicsupporterofDoctorKing.VOICETWO:CharltonHestonwasalsoveryactiveinthemovieindustry.HewaspresidentoftheScreenActorsGuildforsixyearsstartinginnineteensixty-five.HealsoworkedtohelpestablishtheAmericanFilmInstitute.Innineteenseventy-sevenhewashonoredCharltonHestonreceivestheMedalofFreedomfromPresidentBushforhisserviceintheindustry.HereceivedtheJeanHersholtHumanitarianAwardfromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.Helaterreceivedotherawardsforhislifetimeofwork.Innineteenninety-sevenhewasawardedaKennedyCenterHonor.And,intwothousandthree,PresidentBushgaveCharltonHestonaPresidentialMedalofFreedom,thenation'shighestcivilianhonor.VOICEONE:1.aterinhislife,Hestonbecamemoresociallyandpoliticallyconservative.HesupportedRepublicanPartypoliticians.Andhebecameknownforactivelyopposinglawstocontroltheprivateownershipofguns.Innineteenninety-eightHestonwaselectedpresidentoftheNationalRifleAssociation.Thisorganizationworkstoopposeguncontrollaws.ItconsiderstherighttoownagunanimportantcivilrightguaranteedbytheUnitedStatesConstitution.CharltonHestonbecamefamousforaspeechhegavefortheN.R.A.intwothousand.Heheldupalargerifleusedintheseventeenhundreds.Hesaidtheonlywaythegovernmentcouldtakeawayhisgunwasfromhis"cold,deadhands."Hestonwroteabouthisopinionsinbooksincluding"IntheArena"and"ToBeaMan:LetterstoMyGrandson."VOICETWO:Intwothousand,CharltonHestonissuedastatementannouncingthathehadanervedisorderwhosesignswerelikeAlzheimer'sdisease.HediedintwothousandeightathishomeinBeverlyHills,California.Hewaseighty-fouryearsold.ThememoryofCharltonHestonwillliveoninthepowerfulheroeshebroughttolifeinhismovies.HisstyleofactingandthemovieshemaderepresentaspecialperiodinthehistoryofHollywood.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyDanaDemange.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmBarbaraKlein.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.