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1、美国名人演员查尔顿赫斯顿1CharltonHestonz1923-2008:AnActorFamousforPlayingHeroicRolesplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:15repeatByDanaDemange2008-4-19VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:CharltonHestonAndmBarbaraKleinwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutactorCharltonHeston.Heisbestknownforplayingpower

2、fulandheroicleadersinmoviessuchasTheTenCommandmentsandBen-Hur.Hestonhadastrongfaceandbodythatcouldexpressgreatphysicalandemotionalforce.Hestonmadeaboutonehundredmoviesduringhissixty-yearcareer.Hewasalsoknownforhissocialandpoliticalactivism.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:CharltonHestonwasbornJohnCarterinnineteentwe

3、nty-threeinEvanston,Illinois.HespenthisearlychildhoodinSaintHelen,Michigan.Hisparentsendedtheirmarriagewhenhewasaboy.Latehedecidedtochangehisname.Hetookthelastnameofhismotherssecondhusband,Heston.And,forhisfirstnameheusedhismothersformerlastname,Charlton.CharltonHestondiscoveredhisinterestinactingwh

4、ileperforminginplaysathishighschool.HelaterspenttwoyearsstudyingtheateratNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,Illinois.ButheleftcollegetojointheArmyAirForcesduringWorldWarTwo.Innineteenforty-fourhemarriedacollegeclassmate,LydiaClarke.VOICETWO:TheyoungcouplemovedtoNewYorkCityafterthewar.Theytriedtofindac

5、tingjobs.Hestonfoundsmallrolesinthetheateraswellasintelevisionshows.HisperformanceinatelevisionversionofthebookJaneEyrecaughttheattentionoftheHollywoodproducerHalB.Wallis.CharltonHestonasMosesinTheTenCommandmentsWallisgaveHestonaroleinthemovieDarkCitwhichcameoutinnineteenfifty.Theactorsoonfoundother

6、rolesinmoviesincludingTheGreatestShowonEarthdirectedbyCecilB.DeMille.DeMillelateraskedHestontoplaytheroleofMosesinhismovieTheTenCommandmentswhichcameoutinnineteenfifty-six.HestonplayedtheEgyptianprincewholearnshistrueidentityandleadstheHebrewpeopleoutofslaveryinEgypttothepromisedland.ThisrolemadeHes

7、tonfamousanddefinedhiscareerasaheroandleader.TheTenCommandmentswaslong,verycostlyandhadmanyspecialeffects.VOICEONE:Innineteenfifty-eightHestonstarredinTouchofEvil.HeplayedaMexicandruginvestigator.OrsonWellesalsohadanactingroleinthisfilm.HestonpersuadedUniversalStudiostohireWellestodirectthemovie.Tou

8、chofEvilhassincebecomeagreatexampleofthekindofcrimemovieknownasfilmnoir.,Thenineteenfifty-ninemovieBen-HurmadeCharltonHestonanevenbiggerstar.HeplayedaJewishmannamedJudahBen-HurwhoisimprisonedunjustlyandrebelsagainsttheruleofRomeinancientJudea.ThemovieismostfamousforalongsceneinwhichBen-Hurcompetesin

9、anexcitingchariotraceagainstaRomancommanderheconsidershisenemy.Recreatingsuchalargeeventonfilmrequiredagreatamountofmoneyandtechnicalskill.(SOUND)VOICETWO:AscenefromthechariotraceinBen-HurManyactorswouldhaveusedaprofessionalstuntmantocarryoutsuchadangerousactivityasachariotrace.ButCharltonHestondidm

10、uchoftheworkhimself.Hetrainedforweekstolearnhowtoskillfullyleadateamofspeedinghorses.AfterBen-Hurwinsthechariotrace,hespeakswithEsther;thewomanheloves.ShewantshimtoforgetabouthishatredtowardstheRomangovernmentinpower.(SOUND)ESTHER:OhJudahzrest,sleep.Forafewhoursofthenight,letyourmindbeatpeace.JUDAH:

11、Peace?Loveandpeace!DoyouthinkIdontlongforthemasmuchasyoudo?Wheredidyouseethem?ESTHER:IfyouhadheardthismanfromNazareth.EsthertellsJudahabouthavinglistenedtotheteachingsoftheprophetJesus.JUDAH:ChildrenofGod?Inthatdeadvalleywhereweleftthem?ItellyoueverymaninJudeaisuncleanandwillstayuncleanuntilwevescou

12、redoffourbodiesthecrustandfilthofbeingatthemercyoftyranny.Nootherlifeispossibleexcepttowashthislandclean.ESTHER:Inblood?JUDAH:Yeszinblood!VOICEONE:Atthetime,Ben-Hurwasoneofthemostcostlyandcomplexmoviesevermade.ItcostMGMStudiosfifteenmilliondollarstoproduce.Thepopularityofthemoviealonehelpedimproveth

13、efinancialsituationofthestudio.Ben-HurwonelevenAcademyAwards,includingBestActorforCharltonHeston.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Inthenineteenfiftiesandsixties,manyactorsusedMethodactingtoproduceabelievableperformance.ActorslikeMarlonBrandowouldexploretheirpersonalemotionsandexperiencestocreatearealisticcharacter.C

14、harltonHestonchoseinsteadtouseobjectsinreallifetobuildacharacter.Forexample,hewouldthinkaboutthewayhischaracterlookedandwhatclothesthecharacterwouldwear.Hestonstudiedintenselytounderstandhischaracters.Forexample,inthemovieTheAgonyandtheEcstasyHestonplayedtheroleofthesixteenthcenturyItalianartistMich

15、elangelo.Hestonlearnedhowtopaintandsculptsothathecouldrealisticallyimitatetheartistsactions.HealsostudiedthehundredsofletterswrittenbyMichelangelotomorefullyunderstandtheartistspersonality.VOICEONE:Hestonstarredinmanyadventuremoviesduringthenineteensixties.Hisfaceandbodyrepresentedstrength,manliness

16、andheroisminmanydifferentroles.Heplayedcowboys,soldiers,athletes.HismoviesincludedElCidzKhartoum,andTheGreatestStoryEverTold.InthesciencefictionfilmPlanetoftheApesheplayedanastronautwhoisenslavedbyasocietyofintelligentandpowerfulnon-humanrulers.(SOUND)GEORGETAYLOR:TakeyourstinkingpawsOffme,youdamndi

17、rtyape!VOICETWO:Inthenineteenseventies,HestonappearedinpopulardisastermovieslikeEarthquake,SkyjackedandAirport1975.CharltonHestononcesaidthatoverhiscareerheplayedthreepresidents,threeholymenandtwoartisticgeniuses.Hejokedthatifthatdidnotmakeapersonfeelself-importantthennothingwould.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Th

18、roughouthislife,CharltonHestonwasactiveinsocialandpoliticalcauses.Inthenineteenfiftiesandsixties,heworkedtodefendcivilrights.Innineteensixty-threehehelpedgatherartiststoparticipateintheMarchonWashington,D.C.todemandracialequality.Itwasatthishistoriceventthatthecivilrightsleader,DoctorMartinLutherKin

19、g,Junior,gavehisfamousIHaveaDreamspeech.MisterHestonwasaverypublicsupporterofDoctorKing.VOICETWO:CharltonHestonwasalsoveryactiveinthemovieindustry.HewaspresidentoftheScreenActorsGuildforsixyearsstartinginnineteensixty-five.HealsoworkedtohelpestablishtheAmericanFilmInstitute.Innineteenseventy-sevenhe

20、washonoredCharltonHestonreceivestheMedalofFreedomfromPresidentBushforhisserviceintheindustry.HereceivedtheJeanHersholtHumanitarianAwardfromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.Helaterreceivedotherawardsforhislifetimeofwork.Innineteenninety-sevenhewasawardedaKennedyCenterHonor.And,intwothousandth

21、ree,PresidentBushgaveCharltonHestonaPresidentialMedalofFreedom,thenationshighestcivilianhonor.VOICEONE:1.aterinhislife,Hestonbecamemoresociallyandpoliticallyconservative.HesupportedRepublicanPartypoliticians.Andhebecameknownforactivelyopposinglawstocontroltheprivateownershipofguns.Innineteenninety-e

22、ightHestonwaselectedpresidentoftheNationalRifleAssociation.Thisorganizationworkstoopposeguncontrollaws.ItconsiderstherighttoownagunanimportantcivilrightguaranteedbytheUnitedStatesConstitution.CharltonHestonbecamefamousforaspeechhegavefortheN.R.A.intwothousand.Heheldupalargerifleusedintheseventeenhun

23、dreds.Hesaidtheonlywaythegovernmentcouldtakeawayhisgunwasfromhiscold,deadhands.HestonwroteabouthisopinionsinbooksincludingIntheArenaandToBeaMan:LetterstoMyGrandson.VOICETWO:Intwothousand,CharltonHestonissuedastatementannouncingthathehadanervedisorderwhosesignswerelikeAlzheimersdisease.Hediedintwotho

24、usandeightathishomeinBeverlyHills,California.Hewaseighty-fouryearsold.ThememoryofCharltonHestonwillliveoninthepowerfulheroeshebroughttolifeinhismovies.HisstyleofactingandthemovieshemaderepresentaspecialperiodinthehistoryofHollywood.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyDanaDemange.mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmBarbaraKlein.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.