美国名人 女演员 玛丽莲·梦露.docx

美国名人女演员玛丽莲梦露MarilynMonroe,1926-1962:America'sMostFamousSexSymbolplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:13repeatByJeriWatsonanddirectedbyMarilynChristiano2006-12-9VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndI'mSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.TodaywetellaboutmoviestarMarilynMonroe.Shediedmanyyearsago,yetstillisoneofthebestknownAmericanwomen.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:HernameatbirthwasNormaJeanBaker.Herlifeasachildwaslikeabaddream.Shelivedwithanumberofdifferentpeople,andoftenwasmistreated.AtagesixteenNormaJeanmarriedasailor.Butshesoonendedthatmarriage.Shechangedherhaircolorfrombrowntoshininggold.AndshechangedhernametoMarilynMonroe.Shewantedtobeanactress.Andshesucceeded.SheappearedinanumberofHollywoodmovies.Millionsofpeoplewenttoseethem.BythetimeNormaJeanhadreachedtheageoftwenty-six,herbeautifulfaceandbodyearnedheraplaceasoneofAmerica'sleadingmoviestars.Butsuccessandfamewerenotenoughtomakeherhappy.Thetroublesofherchildhooddaysstayedwithher.Shedranktoomuchalcohol.Shetooktoomanydrugs.Attheageofthirty-six,shetookherownlife.VOICETWO:Shehasbeendeadsincenineteensixty-two.Still,herfamecontinuestogrow.Peoplebornlongaftershediedarewatchinghermoviesontelevision.Objectsthatbelongedtoherbringhugepricesatpublicsales.TheWarnerBrothersmuseuminHollywoodhasthewhitedresssheworeinoneofhermovies,"ThePrinceandtheShowgirl."Peoplecontinuetotalkaboutwhattheyfeelisherstrangedeath.Somepeoplebelieveshewasmurdered.Twoinvestigationsshowedthatshediedastheresultoftoomanydrugs.VOICEONE:Whyisthepublicstillsointerestedinawomanwhodiedsomanyyearsago?Anumberofreasons.HerexcitingbuttragicHfe.Herconnectionswithwell-knownpeople.Andherimageasanespeciallydesirablewoman.Inthenineteenfifties,manyAmericansbelievedsexwasaveryprivatesubject.PeopleoftenSeverelyjudgedthosewhoweresexuallyappealing.IntothisatmosphereburstMarilynMonroe.Asonecriticsaid,herbodywasroundinalltherightplaces.Sheworeherclotheslikeskin.Whenshewalked,shemovedherlowerbodyinawaythatfewotheractresseshaddone.Hervoicewassoftandbreathy.ShesoonbecameAmerica'sgoldengirl.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThestoryofMarilynMonroebeginsonJunefirst,nineteentwenty-six.NormaJeanwasbornthatdayintheWestCoastcityofLosAngeleszCalifornia.HerbirthplacewasnotfarfromtheHollywoodmoviestudioswhereshewouldsomedaybeastar.Hermother;GladysBaker,sufferedfrommentalproblems.Oftenthemotherhadtobetreatedinahospitalforlongperiodsoftime.Herdaughterwassenttolivewithanumberofdifferentpeople.Theactresslaterwoulddescribeherstayswiththesefosterfamiliesassometimesveryunhappy.Duringtheworstexperiences,shewouldgotoamovietheater.TheretheyoungNormaJeanescapedintothemake-believeworldofmovies.Shewouldactallthemoviepartsaftershewenttoamovie.Shetoldthistoalongtimefriend,actorTedJordan,wholaterwroteabookabouther.Bythetimeshewasseventeen,Marilynwastryingveryhardtobeamovieactress.Shefinallywasabletogetanactors'agenttohelpher.HegotTwentiethCenturyFoxCompanytogiveMarilynpartsinsomemoviesitproduced.MarilyncontinuedtochangethewayshehadlookedasNormaJean.Shehadanoperationtoimprovetheappearanceofhernose.Hereyesweremadetoappearlarger.Shebeganusingagreatdealofbrightredlipstickonhermouth.Marilynmayhaveworkedmoretoimproveherappearancethantoimproveherperformanceinactingclasses.SomepeopleatTwentiethCenturyFoxsaidshedidnotliketoworkatall.Sheappearedinonlyonemovie.Andshehadonlyonelinetospeakinthat.TheFoxmoviecompanydismissedher.Soon,however,heragentgotherajobatColumbiaPictures.Sheappearedinamoviecalled"LadiesoftheChorus.,Shesangtwosongs.Severalcriticspraisedherperformance.ButColumbiadismissedher.VOICETWO:Marilyndidnotstopstruggling.Shenextwonasmallpartinamoviecalled"LoveHappy."ItwasacomedystarringthefamousMarxBrothers.Criticssaiditwasnotoneoftheirbetterefforts.Marilynzthough,earnedpraiseforsimplytakingashortwalkinthemovie.Themoviecalledforhertosa½"Somemenarefollowingme."GrouchoMarxansweredthathedidnotunderstandwhy.Ashesaidthat,hewatchedMarilynwalkherfamouswalk.Hiseyesopenedverywide.ThatshortsceneinthemoviemademanypeopleinHollywoodtalkaboutMarilynMonroe.VOICEONE:MarilyngotherfirstmajorchancewhendirectorJohnHustoninvitedhertoactinamoviecalled"TheAsphaltJungle."Hustonsaidherperformanceasacriminal'sgirlfriendwasgood.ItgainedMarilynherdreamofalong-termagreementwithTwentiethCenturyFox,thecompanythathaddismissedherearlier.Nowitsofficialsgaveherapartin"AllAboutEve."Themovie,releasedinnineteenfifty,wasaboutamoviestar.Sheplayedagolden-hairedwomanwhodidnothavemuchintelligence-"adumbblonde."Innineteenfifty-two,Marilynagainappearedasadumbblondein"GentlemenPreferBlondes."Thisperformanceatlastwonherwidespreadfame.MarilynMonroewasnowaleadactress,astar.VOICETWO:Hugesuccessesnowfollowed.Betweennineteenfifty-threeandnineteenfifty-ninesheappearedinleadpartsinmanypopularmovies:"HowToMarryaMillionaire.""TheSevenYearItch.""BusStop.""SomeLikeitHot."Herpartin"SomeLikeitHot"showedthatshewasverygoodatmakingpeoplelaugh.Marilyn'spictureappearedonthefrontcoverofmanymagazinesandthefrontpagesofmanynewspapers.Shebegantoearnmoremoney.1.ifeshouldhavebeengood.ButMarilynwasnothappy.Shewasbeingaskedtorepeatherpartasadumbblondeinmovieaftermovie.Shewantedtobeacceptedasagoodactress.ShewenttotheActors'StudioschoolinNewYorkCitywithmanyseriousactors.Shethoughtshecouldchangethewaypeoplethoughtofher.VOICEONE:Butshedidnotsucceed.PeoplethoughtofMarilynMonroeas"thatblondebombshell."Fewpeoplethoughtofherasaseriousactress.Shealsofailedinherattemptsatmarriage.Sheadmittedthatshegotmarriedthefirsttimeonlytoescapefrombeingforcedtoliveinagrouphomeforchildrenwithoutparents.Innineteenfifty-fourshemarriedagain.HerhusbandwasthefamousNewYorkYankeebaseballplayer,JoeDiMaggio.Theyweretogetherforonlyafewmonths.1.ater;shetriedagain.ShemarriedArthurMiller,afamouswriterofplays.Thatmarriageendedunhappilyinnineteensixty-one,afterfiveyears.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:MarilynreturnedtoHollywood.Butthingsweredifferentnow.Friendssaidshewasdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.Theysaidshewastakingtoomanydrugs.Sheseemedtoalwaysbeintroublewiththemoviecompany.Shehadgainedtoomuchweight.Or,shehadnotlearnedwhatshewastosayinthemovie.Orshehadarrivedlateforthefilming.Bynineteensixty-two,Marilyn'sproblemswerethreateningherworkinthemovies.ShewastoappearintheTwentiethCenturyFoxmoviecalled"Something'sGottoGive."Shelostweightforherpart.Shetriedtoarriveontimeforthefilming.Shereportedlyknewherpart.However,shebecamesickseveraltimesandmissedwork.Foxcompanyofficialsdismissedher.VOICEONE:OnAugustfourth,nineteensixty-two,MarilynMonroediedaloneinherhome.Shewasthirty-sixyearsold.Reportssaidtakingtoomanydrugskilledher.Butpeoplewhoknewhersaidfailedmarriages,andthefailureofherlatestmoviealsoledtoherdeath.ManypeoplesaidMarilynMonroeneverescapedherpast.Shecontinuedtosufferfromtheearly,sadlifeofalittlegirlnamedNormaJean.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyJeriWatsonanddirectedbyMarilynChristiano.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.