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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,youdamndirtyape!VOICETWO:Inthenineteenseventies,Hestonap