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1、美国名人女演员杰西卡坦迪JessicaTandy,1909-1994:ShePerformedinMorethan100PlaysandMoviesplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:23repeatByNancySteinbach2008-9-6VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmRichKleinfeldtwiththeSpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.Today,wetellthestoryOfJessicaTandywhodiedinnineteenninety-four.She

2、wonmanyawardsforheractingduringthealmostseventyyearssheperformed.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JessicaTandyinDrivingMissDaisyJessicaTandyprobablyisbestknownforwinninganAcademyAwardinnineteeneighty-nineforthemovieDrivingMissDaisy.Shewastheoldestpersontohavewontheaward.Butformanyyears,shehadreceivedpraiseforhergrea

3、tperformances.Tandyappearedinmorethanonehundredstageshows,twenty-fivemoviesandonmanytelevisionprogramsduringhersixty-sevenyearsofacting.MostofherperformanceswereintheUnitedStates,althoughshedidnotbecomeanAmericancitizenuntilnineteenfifty-four.VOICETWO:JessicaTandywasborninLondon,Englandinnineteen-oh

4、-nine.Herfatherdiedwhenshewastwelveyearsold.Hermothertaughtandtookotherjobsatnighttomakeextramoneyforherthreechildren.Jessicasolderbrothersshowedaninterestinthetheater.TheywouldputonshowsintheirLondonhome.Jessicasaidlaterthatshewasterribleinallofthem.Butshesaidtakingpartinthoseplaysasachildcreatedad

5、esireinhertobesomeoneelse.VOICEONE:Jessicalovedgoingtothetheater.AndshelovedBritishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Yearslater;sheactedinmanyofShakespearesplays,withgreatactorslikeJohnGielgudandLawrenceOlivier.Thisloveofthetheaterledhertoattendanactingschoolinnineteentwenty-four.Whenshewaseighteenyearsold,s

6、heperformedinherfirstplay.ItwascalledTheMandersonGirls.Shedidnotearnenoughmoneytopayforthefivedifferentdressesshehadtowearintheplay.Shesolvedtheproblembysewingthemherself.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JessicaTandyalwaysthoughtshewasplain-looking.Sodidmosttheaterprofessionals.Shesaidpeopleinthetheaterknewshewasago

7、odactress,butdidnotbelieveshewasprettyenoughtobeasuccess.Shenotedthattheysaid:Sheisplainbutonthestageshelooksallright.PicturesofJessicaTandydonotsuggestthatthisistrue.Shejustlookeddifferentfromtheleadingwomenactorsoftheday.Later;shesaidthatitwasgoodthatshewasnotconsideredpretty.Shesaidshegotmoreinte

8、restingpartsthatway.VOICEONE:Innineteenthirty-two,criticsinLondonrecognizedhergreatactingskillinherperformanceintheplayChildreninUniform.Thatpartgaveherwhatshesaidwasoneofthemomentsshelovedmostinthetheater.Shesaidatoneperformance,peoplewatchingweresomovedtheycontinuedtositquietlywhentheplayended.Tha

9、tsameyear,shemarriedactorJackHawkins.Theyhadadaughter,Susan.TandycontinuedtoworkinthetheaterinLondon.Bynineteenforty,hermarriagewasending.SoshetookherdaughterandmovedtotheUnitedStatestoescapeWorldWarTwo.InNewYorkCity,shemetayoungactornamedHumeCronyn.TwoyearslatertheymarriedandmovedtoHollywood.Bynine

10、teenforty-five,theyhadtwochildren.VOICETWO:InCalifornia,HumeCronynwasgettinggoodpartsinmovies.ButTandywasnot.Shegotonlysmallparts,whenshegotthematall.ShesaidtheproducersinHollywooddidnottakeherseriouslyasanactress.Shebegantofeellikeafailure.JessicaTandywasconsideringnotactinganymore.Butthenherhusban

11、ddidsomethingthatchangedherlife.HegavehertheleadpartinaplayhewasdirectinginLosAngeles.ItwasPortraitofaMadonnabyTennesseeWilliams.Sheplayedalonelywoman.Criticspraisedher.TennesseeWilliamscametoLosAngelesfromNewYorkjusttoseeherintheshow.Hesaidlaterthatheknewhehadfoundtheactresstoplaytheleadinhisnewpla

12、y,AStreetcarNamedDesire.,ThatplayopenedinNewYorkinnineteenforty-seven.JessicaTandy,MarlonBrandoandKimHunterwerethestars.ItwonaPulitzerPrizeandmanyotherawards.TandywonthefirstofherfourTonyawardsforbestactressinaplay.Onedirectorsaidthatshewasfullofsurprises.Hesaidthatshealwaysdidthingsbetterthanexpect

13、ed.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:TandyandCronynintheplayTheFourposterDuringthenineteenfifties,JessicaTandyandHumeCronynbeganworkingtogetherintheatersinNewYorkCity.TheirfirstappearancetogetherinamajorBroadwaytheaterwasthehitplayTheFourposter,Throughtheyears,theyappearedtogetherinnineotherplaysonBroadway,includingA

14、DelicateBalance/TheGinGameandFoxfire.,TheirlastBroadwayappearancetogetherwasinThePetitioninnineteeneighty-six.TandyalsoworkedwithherhusbandinlocaltheatersacrosstheUnitedStates.Theylikeddoingitbecausetheyhadachancetoplaypartsintheolderwell-knownplays.Innineteensixty-three,forexample,MissTandyplayedGe

15、rtrudeinShakespearesHamletOlgainAntonChekhovsTheThreeSisters,andthewifeofWillyLomaninArthurMillersDeathofaSalesman.ShealsoactedinplaysintheShakespearefestivalsinStratford,ConnecticutandinStratford,Ontario,Canada.VOICETWO:JessicaTandysaidshehatedseeingherselfinthemovies.Shesaidsheneverwasassatisfiedm

16、akingmoviesasshewasworkinginthetheater.Butshethoughtitwasimportanttoaccepttheactingjobsthatwereoffered.Ithelpedpayexpenseswhensheperformedinsmalltheatersforlesspay.TandyplayedHumeCronyn,swifeinfourmoviesduringthenineteeneighties,includingCocoonandBatteriesnotIncluded.Innineteenninety-two,sheplayedanoldwomaninthemovie,FriedGreenTomatoes.Butsheneverreallythoughtofher