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1、美国名人女演员玛丽莲梦露MarilynMonroe,1926-1962:AmericasMostFamousSexSymbolplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-16:13repeatByJeriWatsonanddirectedbyMarilynChristiano2006-12-9VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.TodaywetellaboutmoviestarMarilynMonroe.Shediedmany
2、yearsago,yetstillisoneofthebestknownAmericanwomen.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:HernameatbirthwasNormaJeanBaker.Herlifeasachildwaslikeabaddream.Shelivedwithanumberofdifferentpeople,andoftenwasmistreated.AtagesixteenNormaJeanmarriedasailor.Butshesoonendedthatmarriage.Shechangedherhaircolorfrombrowntoshininggold.An
3、dshechangedhernametoMarilynMonroe.Shewantedtobeanactress.Andshesucceeded.SheappearedinanumberofHollywoodmovies.Millionsofpeoplewenttoseethem.BythetimeNormaJeanhadreachedtheageoftwenty-six,herbeautifulfaceandbodyearnedheraplaceasoneofAmericasleadingmoviestars.Butsuccessandfamewerenotenoughtomakeherha
4、ppy.Thetroublesofherchildhooddaysstayedwithher.Shedranktoomuchalcohol.Shetooktoomanydrugs.Attheageofthirty-six,shetookherownlife.VOICETWO:Shehasbeendeadsincenineteensixty-two.Still,herfamecontinuestogrow.Peoplebornlongaftershediedarewatchinghermoviesontelevision.Objectsthatbelongedtoherbringhugepric
5、esatpublicsales.TheWarnerBrothersmuseuminHollywoodhasthewhitedresssheworeinoneofhermovies,ThePrinceandtheShowgirl.Peoplecontinuetotalkaboutwhattheyfeelisherstrangedeath.Somepeoplebelieveshewasmurdered.Twoinvestigationsshowedthatshediedastheresultoftoomanydrugs.VOICEONE:Whyisthepublicstillsointereste
6、dinawomanwhodiedsomanyyearsago?Anumberofreasons.HerexcitingbuttragicHfe.Herconnectionswithwell-knownpeople.Andherimageasanespeciallydesirablewoman.Inthenineteenfifties,manyAmericansbelievedsexwasaveryprivatesubject.PeopleoftenSeverelyjudgedthosewhoweresexuallyappealing.IntothisatmosphereburstMarilyn
7、Monroe.Asonecriticsaid,herbodywasroundinalltherightplaces.Sheworeherclotheslikeskin.Whenshewalked,shemovedherlowerbodyinawaythatfewotheractresseshaddone.Hervoicewassoftandbreathy.ShesoonbecameAmericasgoldengirl.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThestoryofMarilynMonroebeginsonJunefirst,nineteentwenty-six.NormaJeanwasb
8、ornthatdayintheWestCoastcityofLosAngeleszCalifornia.HerbirthplacewasnotfarfromtheHollywoodmoviestudioswhereshewouldsomedaybeastar.Hermother;GladysBaker,sufferedfrommentalproblems.Oftenthemotherhadtobetreatedinahospitalforlongperiodsoftime.Herdaughterwassenttolivewithanumberofdifferentpeople.Theactre
9、sslaterwoulddescribeherstayswiththesefosterfamiliesassometimesveryunhappy.Duringtheworstexperiences,shewouldgotoamovietheater.TheretheyoungNormaJeanescapedintothemake-believeworldofmovies.Shewouldactallthemoviepartsaftershewenttoamovie.Shetoldthistoalongtimefriend,actorTedJordan,wholaterwroteabookab
10、outher.Bythetimeshewasseventeen,Marilynwastryingveryhardtobeamovieactress.Shefinallywasabletogetanactorsagenttohelpher.HegotTwentiethCenturyFoxCompanytogiveMarilynpartsinsomemoviesitproduced.MarilyncontinuedtochangethewayshehadlookedasNormaJean.Shehadanoperationtoimprovetheappearanceofhernose.Hereye
11、sweremadetoappearlarger.Shebeganusingagreatdealofbrightredlipstickonhermouth.Marilynmayhaveworkedmoretoimproveherappearancethantoimproveherperformanceinactingclasses.SomepeopleatTwentiethCenturyFoxsaidshedidnotliketoworkatall.Sheappearedinonlyonemovie.Andshehadonlyonelinetospeakinthat.TheFoxmoviecom
12、panydismissedher.Soon,however,heragentgotherajobatColumbiaPictures.SheappearedinamoviecalledLadiesoftheChorus.,Shesangtwosongs.Severalcriticspraisedherperformance.ButColumbiadismissedher.VOICETWO:Marilyndidnotstopstruggling.ShenextwonasmallpartinamoviecalledLoveHappy.ItwasacomedystarringthefamousMar
13、xBrothers.Criticssaiditwasnotoneoftheirbetterefforts.Marilynzthough,earnedpraiseforsimplytakingashortwalkinthemovie.ThemoviecalledforhertosaSomemenarefollowingme.GrouchoMarxansweredthathedidnotunderstandwhy.Ashesaidthat,hewatchedMarilynwalkherfamouswalk.Hiseyesopenedverywide.Thatshortsceneinthemovie
14、mademanypeopleinHollywoodtalkaboutMarilynMonroe.VOICEONE:MarilyngotherfirstmajorchancewhendirectorJohnHustoninvitedhertoactinamoviecalledTheAsphaltJungle.Hustonsaidherperformanceasacriminalsgirlfriendwasgood.ItgainedMarilynherdreamofalong-termagreementwithTwentiethCenturyFox,thecompanythathaddismiss
15、edherearlier.NowitsofficialsgaveherapartinAllAboutEve.Themovie,releasedinnineteenfifty,wasaboutamoviestar.Sheplayedagolden-hairedwomanwhodidnothavemuchintelligence-adumbblonde.Innineteenfifty-two,MarilynagainappearedasadumbblondeinGentlemenPreferBlondes.Thisperformanceatlastwonherwidespreadfame.Mari
16、lynMonroewasnowaleadactress,astar.VOICETWO:Hugesuccessesnowfollowed.Betweennineteenfifty-threeandnineteenfifty-ninesheappearedinleadpartsinmanypopularmovies:HowToMarryaMillionaire.TheSevenYearItch.BusStop.SomeLikeitHot.HerpartinSomeLikeitHotshowedthatshewasverygoodatmakingpeoplelaugh.Marilynspicture
17、appearedonthefrontcoverofmanymagazinesandthefrontpagesofmanynewspapers.Shebegantoearnmoremoney.1.ifeshouldhavebeengood.ButMarilynwasnothappy.Shewasbeingaskedtorepeatherpartasadumbblondeinmovieaftermovie.Shewantedtobeacceptedasagoodactress.ShewenttotheActorsStudioschoolinNewYorkCitywithmanyseriousact
18、ors.Shethoughtshecouldchangethewaypeoplethoughtofher.VOICEONE:Butshedidnotsucceed.PeoplethoughtofMarilynMonroeasthatblondebombshell.Fewpeoplethoughtofherasaseriousactress.Shealsofailedinherattemptsatmarriage.Sheadmittedthatshegotmarriedthefirsttimeonlytoescapefrombeingforcedtoliveinagrouphomeforchil
19、drenwithoutparents.Innineteenfifty-fourshemarriedagain.HerhusbandwasthefamousNewYorkYankeebaseballplayer,JoeDiMaggio.Theyweretogetherforonlyafewmonths.1.ater;shetriedagain.ShemarriedArthurMiller,afamouswriterofplays.Thatmarriageendedunhappilyinnineteensixty-one,afterfiveyears.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Marilyn
20、returnedtoHollywood.Butthingsweredifferentnow.Friendssaidshewasdrinkingtoomuchalcohol.Theysaidshewastakingtoomanydrugs.Sheseemedtoalwaysbeintroublewiththemoviecompany.Shehadgainedtoomuchweight.Or,shehadnotlearnedwhatshewastosayinthemovie.Orshehadarrivedlateforthefilming.Bynineteensixty-two,Marilynsp
21、roblemswerethreateningherworkinthemovies.ShewastoappearintheTwentiethCenturyFoxmoviecalledSomethingsGottoGive.Shelostweightforherpart.Shetriedtoarriveontimeforthefilming.Shereportedlyknewherpart.However,shebecamesickseveraltimesandmissedwork.Foxcompanyofficialsdismissedher.VOICEONE:OnAugustfourth,ni
22、neteensixty-two,MarilynMonroediedaloneinherhome.Shewasthirty-sixyearsold.Reportssaidtakingtoomanydrugskilledher.Butpeoplewhoknewhersaidfailedmarriages,andthefailureofherlatestmoviealsoledtoherdeath.ManypeoplesaidMarilynMonroeneverescapedherpast.Shecontinuedtosufferfromtheearly,sadlifeofalittlegirlnamedNormaJean.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyJeriWatsonanddirectedbyMarilynChristiano.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPeopleinAmericaprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.