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1、美国名人演员、舞蹈家吉恩凯利GeneKelly,1912-1996:HisMoviesMadeDancePopularinAmericaplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:56repeatByNancySteinbach2007-5-5VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,w
2、etellaboutactoranddancerGeneKelly.ExpertssayhedidmorethananyoneelsetomakedancepopularinAmerica.(MUSIC:GottaDance)VOICEONE:EugeneCurranKellywasborninPittsburgh,Pennsylvaniainnineteentwelve.Hismotherwantedallfiveofherchildrentoplaymusicandtodance.Genewasmoreinterestedinbecominganathlete.Yethecontinued
3、hisdancelessonsevenashebecamesuccessfulinsports.Hesaidlaterthatheneverstartedouttobeadancer.HewantedtoplayprofessionalbaseballforthePittsburghPiratesbaseballteam.But,hesaid,hediscoveredgirlslikedhisdancing.VOICETWO:GeneKellygraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinnineteenthirty-three.Hestartedteachi
4、ngatadancingschool.HealsodirectedlocalplaysandperformedwithhisbrotherFred.HewenttoNewYorkCityinnineteenthirty-eight.Hewastwenty-sevenyearsold.AfterdancinginafewBroadwayshows,hegottheleadpartinthemusicalplayPalJoeyinnineteenforty.CriticsinNewYorkpraisedGeneKellyforhisabilitytosinganddancezandatthesam
5、etime,createabelievablecharacteronstage.Soon,hewasofferedworkinHollywood.HewenttoCaliforniainnineteenforty-one.VOICEONE:GeneKellysrealsuccessinmoviesbeganinnineteenforty-four.HeanddirectorStanleyDonencreatedaspecialdanceforthemovieCoverGirl.Init,GeneKellyappearstobedancingwithhimself.Camerastookpict
6、uresofhimdoingtwodancesseparately.Thenthetwopictureswereplacedonasinglepieceoffilm.Inthemovie,twoGeneKellysseemtochaseeachotherupanddownsteps,threateneachother,andleapovereachothersheads.GeneKellysaidlaterthathehadmadeahugediscoveryinthatmovie.Hesaiddancinginamoviedoesnotlookthewayitdoesonthestage.S
7、ohetriedtodothingsdifferentlyforthemovies.Hetriedtoinventdancemovementsthatwereespeciallycreatedforcameras.VOICETWO:Innineteenforty-five,GeneKellyfirstusedamethodoffilmingseenoftentoday.Hesharedthemoviescreenwithadrawing.InthemovieAnchorsAweigh,heappearedtodancewithacartoonmouse.Itcostonehundredthou
8、sanddollarstofilmtheeight-minutedance.GeneKellydancedfirst.Thencartoonartistsfilmedthedrawingsofthemousesmovements.Thetwofilmswerecombinedintoone.Inthemovie,Geneandthemousearehappilydancingandsingingtogether.VOICEONE:GeneKellywaspartofanothermovie-makingfirstinnineteenforty-nine.IthappenedinOntheTow
9、n.Itwasthefirstmoviemusicaltobefilmedinarealcity.OntheTownisaboutthreesailorsinNewYork.Themovieshowssailorsgettingofftheirship.Thentheysinganddancethroughthecitystreets.MusicalswerenormallyfilmedonsetsbuiltinHollywoodtolookHkeotherplaces.Genesaidmoviecompanyofficialsatthetimethoughtfilmingintherealc
10、itywascrazy,butitworked.Itchangedmoviemusicalsforever.GeneKellycalledOntheTownhisfavoritemovie.ItopenswiththesongNewYork,NewYork:(MUSIC)VOICETWO:SomecriticssayGeneKellysgreatestsuccesswasthenineteenfifty-onemovie,AnAmericaninParis.ItwoneightAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.GenewonaspecialOscarforh
11、issinging,dancing,actingandcreatingdances.Themovieendedwithaseventeen-minuteballetdance.ItshowedtheeffectofthecityofParisonthehero.Intheballet,GeneKellyandLeslieCarondancedtoGeorgeGershwinsAnAmericaninParis:(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ManypeoplethinkthebestGeneKellymovieofallisSinginintheRain.ExpertssaySinginin
12、theRainwasthelastofthegreatmoviemusicals.Itwasreleasedinnineteenfifty-two.Inonepart,GeneKellysingsthetitlesongwhilehedances.Itisconsideredoneofthebestmoviescenesinhistory.Init,heshowshowhappyheisattheideaofbeinginlove.Heperformsthesonganddancewhileheavyrainfallsonalonelycitystreet.(MUSIC:Singininthe
13、Rain)VOICETWO:GeneKellyappearedinforty-fivemovies.Hedancedandsang.Heactedinmoviesthatwerenotmusicals.Heproducedmoviesanddirectedthem,too.HealsodirectedmusicalplaysonNewYorkCitysBroadway.Heappearedontelevision,winninganEmmyAwardfortheshowJackandtheBeanstalk.GeneKellywasinthethreeThatsEntertainmentmov
14、ies.Inthosemovies,heworkedwithanothergreatdancer,FredAstaire.FredAstairewasamoviestarwhenGeneKellywasjuststartingtodance.KellysaidhewastoobigforthekindofdancingAstairedidsowell.HesaidhiskindofathleticdancingwasbetterdoneinpantsandashirtthaninthemoreformalclothesAstairewore.VOICEONE:GeneKellydiedonFe
15、bruarysecond,nineteenninety-sixfollowingaseriesofstrokes.Hewaseighty-threeyearsold.Hehadbeenhonoredmanytimesforhiswork.HewasgivenawardsbytheKennedyCenterinWashingtonD.C.andtheAmericanFilmInstitute.ThegovernmentofFrancegavehimaChevalieroftheLegionofHonor.PresidentClintongavehimtheAmericanNationalMeda
16、lofArts.PeoplesaidhehadcreatedanewkindofAmericandancebymixingmodern,tapandballetinanathleticway.GeneKellyalwayssaidhewasnotthatimportant.Hesaidhereallywasjustasonganddanceman.(MUSIC:GottaDance)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyNancySteinbach.Itwasproducedanddirectedby1.awanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.Listenagainnextweekatthis