美国名人演员导演配音制片人詹姆斯·斯图尔特.docx

美国名人演员/导演/配音/制片人詹姆斯斯图尔特JamesStewart,1908-1997:HeStarredinSomeoftheBest-IovedAmericanMoviesplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:22repeatByNancySteinbach2007-11-10VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndI'mRichKleinfeldtwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.Today,wetellthestoryofactorJamesStewart.Hismovieswerelovedbypeoplearoundtheworld.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JamesMaitlandStewartwasborninthesmalleasterntownofIndiana,Pennsylvaniainnineteen-oh-eight.HisfatherhadahardwarestorethathadbeenownedbytheStewartfamilysincetheeighteenfifties.Duringhighschool,Jimmyplayedfootball,andactedinplays.Healsolearnedtoplaytheaccordion.HetooktheaccordionwithhimtocollegeatPrincetonUniversity,wherehejoinedamusicalgroupcalledtheTriangleClub.Throughtheclub,hemetstudentsinterestedinperforming.JimmystudiedarchitectureatPrinceton.Hegraduatedinnineteenthirty-two.Justbeforegraduation,afriendaskedhimtojoinanactinggroupforthesummer.Jimmyagreedbecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwaytomeetgirls.VOICETWO:JimmyStewartsaidlaterthatifhisfriendhadnotaskedhimtojointhesummertheatergroup,hewouldneverhavebeenanactor.Hewouldhavereturnedhometohelphisfatherinthestore.Instead,hemetanumberofgoodyoungactorswhileperformingthatsummerinCapeCod,Massachusetts.OnewasHenryFonda,whowouldbeafriendthroughouthislife.VOICEONE:JimmyStewartperformedinBroadwayplaysinNewYorkCityuntiltheMetroGoldwynMayermoviecompanygavehimanactingjob.HemovedtoCaliforniainnineteenthirty-five.Heactedinmorethantwenty-fourmoviesoverthenextsixyears.Heappearedinallkindsofmovies:funnyones,sadonesandmusicalones.Heevensangasonginthemovie"BorntoDance."Itiscalled"EasytoLove":(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThemoviethatmadeJimmyStewartarealHollywoodstarwas"MisterSmithGoestoWashington."Itwasreleasedinnineteenthirty-nine.JIMMYSTEWART:"It'safunnythingaboutmen,youknow.Theyallstartlifebeingboys.Iwouldn'tbeabitsurprisedifsomeoftheseSenatorswereboysonce.Andthat'swhyitseemedlikeaprettygoodideatometogetboysoutofcrowdedcitiesandstuffybasementsforacoupleofmonthsoutoftheyearandbuildtheirbodiesandmindsforaman-sizedjob,becausethoseboysaregonnabebehindthesedeskssomeofthesedays."Thenextyear;hewonanAcademyAwardforbestactorin"ThePhiladelphiaStory.',ThenighthewontheAcademyAward,hisfathercalledhimonthetelephonefromPennsylvania."Ihearyouwonsomekindofanaward,"AlexStewartsaid."Youhadbetterbringitbackhereandwe'llputitinthewindowofthestore."JimmyStewart'sOscarstatuestayedinthewindowofStewart'shardwarestoreinIndiana,Pennsylvaniafortwenty-fiveyears.VOICEONE:JimmyStewartwasalreadyanestablishedandsuccessfulactorwhenWorldWarTwostartedinEurope.Earlyinnineteenforty-one,hetriedtojointheArmy.Buthewasrejectedbecausehedidnotweighenough.Sohestartedeatinghighfatfoodsandtriedagain.Thistime,hewasacceptedformilitaryservice.TheArmyputhimintheAirCorpsbecausehealreadyknewhowtopilotaplane.Innineteenforty-three,hewenttoEuropeascommanderofanAirForcebombergroup.Heflewmorethantwentycombatmissions,leadingasmanyasonethousandplanesatatimeoverGermany.HereturnedtotheUnitedStatesinnineteenforty-fiveasacolonel.VOICETWO:JimmyStewartwonseveralmilitaryawardsforexcellentperformanceunderverydangerousconditions.HeremainedintheAirForceReserveafterthewar.Innineteenfifty-ninehewasmadeageneral.Eachyear,hetookpartintwoweeksofactivemilitaryduty.Innineteensixty-six,herequestedcombatdutyandtookpartinabombingstrikeoverVietnam.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:AfterWorldWarTwo,JimmyStewartreturnedtoHollywood.Hefoundthathisnewmovieswerenotaspopularashisearlieroneshadbeen.Oneexamplewas"It'saWonderfulLife."Itwasreleasedinnineteenforty-six.Themoviewasnotasuccessatfirst.ButovertimeithasbecomeoneofthebestlovedAmericanmovies.JIMMYSTEWART:"Can'tyouunderstandwhat'shappeninghere?Don'tyouseewhat'shappening?Potterisn'tselling.Potter'sbuying!Andwhy?Becausewe'repanickyandhe'snot.That'swhy.He'spickin'upsomebargain.Now,wecangetthroughthisthingallright.We've,we'vegottosticktogether,though.We'vegottohavefaithineachother."JimmyStewartsaidinlateryearsthat"It'saWonderfulLife"wasthemoviehelikedbest.Ittellsthestoryofasmalltownmanwhofeelstheworldwouldhavebeenbetterifhehadneverlived.Anangelcomestohimandshowshimthatthisisnottrue.Themoviecelebratedvalueslikeloyaltyandloveoffamily.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:JimmyStewartdecidedtoplayotherkindsofpartsafterwhatseemedtobethefailureof"It'saWonderfulLife."Hewasareporterin"CallNorthsideSevenSevenSeven"thenextyear.Hewasasuspiciousheadofaschoolinthemurdermovie"Rope"innineteenforty-eight.Inthenineteenfifties,heappearedinmanywesternmoviessuchas"WinchesterSeventy-Three"and"BrokenArrow.,VOICEONE:JimmyStewartenjoyedhisgreatestpopularityinthenineteenfifties.Innineteenfifty-nine,hewonawardsfromtheVeniceFilmFestival,theNewYorkfilmcriticsandtheFilmDailywriters.Theawardshonoredhimforhisperformanceinthemovie"AnatomyofaMurder."Hewasthedefenseattorneyforanarmyofficeraccusedofmurder.HewasnominatedforanAcademyAwardforthatmovie.HewasalsonominatedforanAcademyAwardforplayingamanwhohasanimaginaryrabbitfriend,inthemovie"Harvey.,JimmyStewartiswellknownforhisworkwiththefamousdirectorofmysterymovieszAlfredHitchcock.Thesemoviesincluded"TheManWhoKnewTooMuch/'"RearWindow"and"Vertigo."MisterStewartalsoplayedrealheroesinseveralmovies.HewasbandleaderGlennMillerin"TheGlennMillerStory."AndhewaspilotCharlesLindberghin"TheSpiritofSaintLouis."VOICETWO:JimmyStewartappearedinfewerfilmsinthenineteensixties.HewasasenatorintheOldWestin"TheManWhoShotLibertyValance."In"TheShootist"hewasadoctorinasmalltown.Healsoappearedontelevision.Buthistwotelevisionshowswerenotsuccessful.MisterStewartbeganexperiencinghealthproblemsasheaged.Hehadheartdisease,skincancerandhearingloss.Buthefoundtimetotravel.Andhepublishedabookofpoetryinnineteeneighty-nine.Itsoldmorethanthreehundredthousandcopies.VOICEONE:Innineteeneighty,JimmyStewartwashonoredbytheAmericanFilmInstitutewithanawardforhislifetimework.Threeyearslater;hereceivedaKennedyCenterHonorforhiswork.Andinnineteeneighty-five,PresidentRonaldReagangavehimthenation'shighestcivilianaward,thePresidentialMedalofFreedom.PeoplewhoknewJimmyStewartdidnotpraisehimjustbecausehewasagoodactorandawarhero.TheysaidJimmyStewartwasoneofthenicestpeopletheyhadevermet.HewasamanwholivedbythevalueshewastaughtasachildinthatsmalltowninPennsylvania.HewentbacktoIndiana,Pennsylvania,innineteeneighty-threezforhisseventiethbirthday.Thetownheldahugecelebrationinhishonor.PresidentReagansentplanestoflyoverthecourthouse.Paradeswereheld.Andastatueofhimwasplacedinthetowncenter.VOICETWO:JimmyStewartmarriedGloriaHatrickMcLeaninnineteenforty-nine.Shehadtwosonsfromanearliermarriage.Jimmyraisedthemashisown.OneoftheboyswaskilledduringtheVietnamWarwhileservingintheMarineCorps.JimmyandGloriaalsohadtwindaughters.GloriaStewartdiedinnineteenninety-four.FriendssaidJimmyStewartwasneverthesameafterthat.Theysaidhewithdrewintohishousebecausehedidnotknowwhattodowithouther.Hishealthgotworse.HediedonJulythesecond,nineteenninety-seven.VOICEONE:JimmyStewart'sdaughterKellyHarcourtspokeathisfuneralinBeverlyHills.Sheremindedmournersofthemessageofherfather'sfavoritemovie,"It'saWonderfulLife:"Nomanispoorwhohasfriends."Here'stoourfather,"shesaid,"therichestmanintown."(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyNancySteinbachandproducedbyLawanDavis.mRichKleinfeldt.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.JoinusagainnextweekatthistimeforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramonVOA.