美国名人 演员 制片人 杰克·本尼.docx

《美国名人 演员 制片人 杰克·本尼.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《美国名人 演员 制片人 杰克·本尼.docx（6页珍藏版）》请在优知文库上搜索。

1、美国名人演员制片人杰克本尼JackBenny,1894-1974:HeWonHeartsMostlybyMakingFunofHimselfplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:36repeatByGeorgeGrow2009-10-10VOICEONE:mSarah1.ong.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOP1.EINAMERICA.Today,wetellthestoryofJackBenny.HewasoneofAmericasbest-lovedfunnymenduringthe

2、twentiethcentury.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JackBennyJackBennywasoneofthemostfamousnamesinshowbusinessformorethanfiftyyears.Hestartedasaseriousmusician,beforehediscoveredhecouldmakepeoplelaugh.JackBennybecamefamousnationwideinthenineteenthirtiesasaresultofhisweeklyradioprogram.Hisprogramswereamongthemostpopula

3、ronAmericanradio,andlaterontelevision.JackBennywontheheartsofAmericansbymakingfunofhimself.Hewasknownnotassomeonewhosaidfunnythings,butassomeonewhosaidthingsinafunnyway.VOICETWO:JackBennywasborninChicago,Illinois,onFebruaryfourteenth,eighteenninety-four.Hisparents,MeyerandEmmaKubelsky,werereligiousJ

4、ews.TheyhadmovedtotheUnitedStatesfromeasternEurope.TheynamedtheirfirstchildBenjamin.BenjaminKubelskyandhisfamilylivedinWaukeegan,Illinois.Benjaminwasaquietboy.Formuchofthetime,hisparentswerebusyworkinginhisfathersstore.Asachild,BenjaminzorBennyashisfriendscalledhim,learnedtoplaytheviolin.Bennywassuc

5、hagoodviolinplayerthat,foratime,hewantedtobecomeamusician.VOICEONE:Whileinschool,BennygotajobasaviolinplayerwiththeBarrisonTheater,thelocalvaudevillehouse.VaudevillewasthemostpopularformofshowbusinessintheUnitedStatesintheearlynineteenhundreds.Vaudevilleshowspresentedshortplays,singers,comedianswhom

6、adepeoplelaughandotheracts.BennyworkedattheBarrisonTheater-sometimesduringschoolhours.Helefthighschoolbeforecompletinghisstudies.ThepianoplayerforthetheaterwasaformervaudevilleperformernamedCoraSalisbury.Forashorttime,sheandBennyformedtheirownperformingact.1.ater;heandanotherpianoplayerhadtheirownac

7、t.Atfirst,BennychangedhisnametoBenK.Benny.However,thatnamewassimilartoanotheractorwhoplayedaviolin.So,hechosethenameJackBenny.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:TheUnitedStatesenteredWorldWarOneinnineteenseventeen.BennyjoinedtheNavyandreportedtotheGreat1.akesNavalStation.Hecontinuedusinghisviolintoperformforsailorsatt

8、henavalstation.Inoneshow,hewaschosenmoreforhisfunnyjokesthanforhisskillwiththeviolin.Thatexperiencemadehimbelievethathisfuturejobwasasacomedian,notinmusic.VOICEONE:AfterleavingtheNavy,Bennyreturnedtovaudeville.Hisperformanceswonhimconsiderablepopularityduringthenineteentwenties.Hetraveledacrosstheco

9、untrywithotherwell-knownperformers,includingtheMarxBrothers.InNineteenTwenty-Seven,BennymarriedSadieMarks,asalesgirlfromtheMayCompanystorein1.osAngeles.MissusBennysoonbecamepartofthetravelingshow.SheusedthenameMary1.ivingstone.JackBennyappearedinafewHollywoodfilms,butthenleftCaliforniaandmovedtoNewY

10、ork.HehadaleadingpartintheBroadwayshow,Vanities.VOICETWO:BennymadehisfirstappearanceonradioinNineteenThirty-Two.HewasinvitedtoappearonaradioshowpresentedbynewspaperreporterEdSullivan.Bennyopenedwiththisannouncement:1.adiesandgentlemen,thisisJackBennytalking.Therewillbeashortbreakwhileyousawhocares?H

11、owever,manylistenersdidcare.Withinashortperiod,Bennyhadhisownradioshow.Itcontinuedfortwenty-threeyears.ANNOUNCER:TheJackBennyProgram,starringJackBenny,withMary1.ivingstone,PhilHarris,Rochester,DennisDay,andyourstruly,DonWilson.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JackBennydevelopedashowbusinesspersonalitythathadallthequ

12、alitiespeopledislike.Hewasknownforbeingsostingyherefusedtospendanyofhismoney,unlessforcedtodoso.Healwayswasconcernedaboutmoney.Forexample,hewouldputonajewelersglasstoexaminethediamondonawealthywomanhehadjustmet.Inanotherexample,arobberpointsagunatBenny.(JACKBENNYPROGRAM)ROBBER:Thisisastick-up.BENNY:

13、Mister,putdownthatgun.ROBBER:Shutup.Isaidthisisastick-up.Now,comeon.Yourmoneyoryourlife.(1.AUGHTER)ROBBER:1.ook,bud.Isaidzyourmoneyoryourlife!BENNY:Tmthinkingitover.(1.AUGHTER/MUSIC)VOICETWO:Onhisshows,JackBennyoftenspokeofhisappearance,especiallyhisbabyblueeyes.Ashegrewolder,healwaysclaimedtobethir

14、ty-nineyearsold.Bennywasknownasacomedianwithgreattiming.Heseemedtoknowtheperfecttimetotellajokeandwhentoremainsilent.Thewayhelookedatotheractorsandhisuseofbodymovementswereworldfamous.Healsowasskilledatusinghisviolintomakepeoplelaugh.VOICEONE:JackBennywasoneofthefirstcomedianswhowaswillingtoletother

15、peoplesharesomeofthelaughs.Herarelymadejokesthathurtotherpeople.Instead,hewouldlettheotheractorsontheshowtelljokesabouthim.ManyoftheactorsinBennysshowbecamealmostasfamousashewas.TheywouldcriticizeBennysrefusaltoreplacehisancientautomobile.Theymadefunofthepaytelephonethatheaddedtohishouse.Thisisatele

16、phonediscussionbetweenBennyandhistrustedemployee,Rochester.BENNY:Hello.ROCHESTER:Hello,MisterBenny.ThisisRochester.(APP1.AUSE)BENNY:Rochester,minthemiddleoftheprogram.ROCHESTER:Iknow,boss,butthisisveryimportant.Themanfromthelifeinsurancecompanywashereaboutthatpolicyyouretakingoutandheaskedmealotofquestions.BENNY:Well,Ihopeyouansweredt