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1、美国名人电影先驱塞西尔B戴米尔,塞缪尔戈尔德温,路易斯B梅耶MoviePioneersplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByCynthiaKirk2004-11-20(THEME)VOICEONE:mSarahLong.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutthreepeoplewhohelpedmakeHollywoodthecenterofthemovieindustry.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:Whenyouhearthe
2、nameHollywood,youprobablythinkofexcitement,lights,camerasandmoviestars.Famousactorsarenottheonlyimportantpeopleintheentertainmentbusiness.Directorsandproducersareimportant,too.Today,Hollywoodisfullofproducersanddirectors.However,veryfewareasfamousandsuccessfulasHollywoodsfirstmotionpicturebusinessme
3、n,CecilB.DeMiIIezSamuelGoldwynandLouisMayer.(TheresNoBusinessLikeShowBusiness,CDP-8244)VOICETWO:CecilBlountDeMillewasborninAshfield,MassachusettsinEighteen-Eighty-One.Bothhisparentswerewritersofplays.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hismotherkeptthefamilytogetherbyestablishingatheatercompany.Cec
4、iljoinedthecompanyasanactor.HecontinuedworkinginhismotherstheatercompanyasanactorandamanageruntilNineteen-Thirteen.Thatyear,hejoinedJesseL.LaskyandSamuelGoldfishtoformtheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompany.GoldfishlaterchangedhisnametoSamuelGoldwyn.VOICEONE:Thethreemenstartedmakingmotionpicturesimmediate
5、ly.Theylovedworkinginthemoviebusiness.Theyweredeeplyinterestedinitscreativeandfinancialpossibilities.DeMiIIezLaskyandGoldfishbeganworkingonamovieversionofthepopularAmericanwesternplay,SquawMan.DeMMeurgedthatthemoviebemadeintherealAmericanWest.HechoseFlagstaff,Arizona.DeMilleandthecompanytraveledtoFl
6、agstaffbytrain.Whentheyarrived,DeMillethoughtthearealookedtoomodern.Theygotbackonthetrainandkeepgoinguntiltheyreachedtheendoftheline.TheywereinaquietlittletowninsouthernCalifornia.ThetownwascalledHollywood.DeMilledecidedthiswastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie.SquawManwasoneofthefirstfull-lengthmoviespr
7、oducedinHollywood.ItwasreleasedinNineteen-Thirteenandwasanimmediatesuccess.DeMilleisconsideredthemanwhohelpedHollywoodbecomethecenterofthemotionpicturebusiness.Hequicklybecameacreativeforceinthenewmovieindustry.HissuccesscontinuedwithBrewstersMillions/TheCalloftheNorthandTheTrailoftheLonesomePine.VO
8、ICETWO:CecilB.DeMillewasamongtheveryfewfilmmakersinHollywoodwhosenameappearedabovethetitleofhismovie.Hisnamewasmoreimportanttomovie-goersthanthenamesofthestarsinthemovie.DeMillesmovieswereknowntobebigproductions.Hecombinedalotofaction,realisticstorytellingandhundredsofactorstomakesomeofHollywoodsbes
9、tmovies.Hemademanykindsofmoviesincludingwesterns,comedies,romancesandonesdealingwithmoralissuesDeMillegainedagreatdealoffamewiththekindofmovieknownasanepic.Anepictellsastoryofeventsthatareimportantinhistory.DeM川esepicmovieswerebasedonthesettlingoftheAmericanWest,RomanhistoryorstoriesfromtheBible.His
10、firstversionofthehistoricfilmTheTenCommandmentswasahugesuccessamongsilentfilmsinNineteen-Twenty-Three.InNineteen-Fifty-SixzhereleasedanewversionofTheTenCommandmentstoincludesound.ItisbroadcaststillonAmericantelevisionduringtheChristianobservanceofEaster.VOICEONE:CecilB.DeMilleproducedanddirectedseve
11、ntymovies.InNineteen-Forty-NinehereceivedaspecialAcademyAwardforthirty-sevenyearsofbrilliantshowmanship.HediedofheartfailureinNineteen-Fifty-Nine.OneofDeMilleslastfilmswasTheGreatestShowonEarth.ItwontheAcademyAwardforbestpictureinNineteen-Fifty-Two.Itwasaboutpeoplewhoperformedinthecircus.Somepeoples
12、ayitwasafittingsubjectbecauseCecilB.DeMilleoftenwascalledthegreatestshowmaninHollywood.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:InEighteen-Ninety-Five,athirteen-year-oldboyfromWarsaw,PolandfoundhiswaytotheUnitedStates.SamuelGoldfishwasalone.Hehadnomoney.Hefoundworkasaglovemaker.Hecontinuedworkingintheglove-makingindustryunt
13、ilhewasalmostthirtyyearsold.VOICETWO(cont):InNineteen-ThirteenzSamuelandhiswifesbrother,JesseL.LaskyzandCecilB.DeMilleformedtheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompany.ItproducedthemoviezSquawMan.InNineteen-Sixteen,GoldfishstartedabusinesswithEdgarSelwyn.TheycombinedtheirnamesGoldfishandSelwynandcalledthenewc
14、ompanyGoldwyn.SamuelGoldfishlikedthenameandchangedhistoSamuelGoldwyninNineteen-Eighteen.TheGoldwynCompanymademanysuccessfulmotionpictures.Yetzthecompanywasnotafinancialsuccess.InNineteen-Twenty-TwozSamuelGoldwynwasforcedtoleavethecompany.TheGoldwynCompanythenjoinedwithMetroPicturesandLouisB.MayerPro
15、ductionstoformMetro-Goldwyn-MayerzknownasMGM.SamuelGoldwynwasnotpartofthedeal.Hepromisednevertobeajointownerofanothercompany.HeformedhisowncompanySamuelGoldwynProductions.VOICEONE:SamuelGoldwynwasoneofthegreatindependentproducersduringtheGoldenAgeofHollywood.Mostofhisfilmsweresuccessfulfinanciallyan
16、dpopularwithcritics.Heinsistedthathisfilmsbewellmadeandofhighquality.ThisbecameknownastheGoldwynTouch.Goldwynusuallypaidforhisfilmshimself.Heboughtthebeststoriesandplaystobemadeintomovies.Heemployedthebestwriters,directorsandactors.AndhediscoverednewactorsincludingLucilleBall,GaryCooper,SusanHaywardandWillRogers.Goldwynwasextremelyindependent.Hehadastrongdesiretocontrol