美国名人演员、舞蹈家吉恩·凯利.docx

美国名人演员、舞蹈家吉恩凯利GeneKelly,1912-1996:HisMoviesMadeDancePopularinAmericaplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:56repeatByNancySteinbach2007-5-5VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PeopleinAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.Today,wetellaboutactoranddancerGeneKelly.ExpertssayhedidmorethananyoneelsetomakedancepopularinAmerica.(MUSIC:"GottaDance")VOICEONE:EugeneCurranKellywasborninPittsburgh,Pennsylvaniainnineteentwelve.Hismotherwantedallfiveofherchildrentoplaymusicandtodance.Genewasmoreinterestedinbecominganathlete.Yethecontinuedhisdancelessonsevenashebecamesuccessfulinsports.Hesaidlaterthatheneverstartedouttobeadancer.HewantedtoplayprofessionalbaseballforthePittsburghPiratesbaseballteam.But,hesaid,hediscoveredgirlslikedhisdancing.VOICETWO:GeneKellygraduatedfromtheUniversityofPittsburghinnineteenthirty-three.Hestartedteachingatadancingschool.HealsodirectedlocalplaysandperformedwithhisbrotherFred.HewenttoNewYorkCityinnineteenthirty-eight.Hewastwenty-sevenyearsold.AfterdancinginafewBroadwayshows,hegottheleadpartinthemusicalplay"PalJoey"innineteenforty.CriticsinNewYorkpraisedGeneKellyforhisabilitytosinganddancezandatthesametime,createabelievablecharacteronstage.Soon,hewasofferedworkinHollywood.HewenttoCaliforniainnineteenforty-one.VOICEONE:GeneKelly'srealsuccessinmoviesbeganinnineteenforty-four.HeanddirectorStanleyDonencreatedaspecialdanceforthemovie"CoverGirl."Init,GeneKellyappearstobedancingwithhimself.Camerastookpicturesofhimdoingtwodancesseparately.Thenthetwopictureswereplacedonasinglepieceoffilm.Inthemovie,twoGeneKellysseemtochaseeachotherupanddownsteps,threateneachother,andleapovereachother'sheads.GeneKellysaidlaterthathehadmadeahugediscoveryinthatmovie.Hesaiddancinginamoviedoesnotlookthewayitdoesonthestage.Sohetriedtodothingsdifferentlyforthemovies.Hetriedtoinventdancemovementsthatwereespeciallycreatedforcameras.VOICETWO:Innineteenforty-five,GeneKellyfirstusedamethodoffilmingseenoftentoday.Hesharedthemoviescreenwithadrawing.Inthemovie"AnchorsAweigh",heappearedtodancewithacartoonmouse.Itcostonehundredthousanddollarstofilmtheeight-minutedance.GeneKellydancedfirst.Thencartoonartistsfilmedthedrawingsofthemouse'smovements.Thetwofilmswerecombinedintoone.Inthemovie,Geneandthemousearehappilydancingandsingingtogether.VOICEONE:GeneKellywaspartofanothermovie-makingfirstinnineteenforty-nine.Ithappenedin"OntheTown."Itwasthefirstmoviemusicaltobefilmedinarealcity."OntheTown"isaboutthreesailorsinNewYork.Themovieshowssailorsgettingofftheirship.Thentheysinganddancethroughthecitystreets.MusicalswerenormallyfilmedonsetsbuiltinHollywoodtolookHkeotherplaces.Genesaidmoviecompanyofficialsatthetimethoughtfilmingintherealcitywascrazy,butitworked.Itchangedmoviemusicalsforever.GeneKellycalled"OntheTown"hisfavoritemovie.Itopenswiththesong"NewYork,NewYork":(MUSIC)VOICETWO:SomecriticssayGeneKelly'sgreatestsuccesswasthenineteenfifty-onemovie,"AnAmericaninParis."ItwoneightAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.GenewonaspecialOscarforhissinging,dancing,actingandcreatingdances.Themovieendedwithaseventeen-minuteballetdance.ItshowedtheeffectofthecityofParisonthehero.Intheballet,GeneKellyandLeslieCarondancedtoGeorgeGershwin's"AnAmericaninParis":(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ManypeoplethinkthebestGeneKellymovieofallis"Singin'intheRain."Expertssay"Singin'intheRain"wasthelastofthegreatmoviemusicals.Itwasreleasedinnineteenfifty-two.Inonepart,GeneKellysingsthetitlesongwhilehedances.Itisconsideredoneofthebestmoviescenesinhistory.Init,heshowshowhappyheisattheideaofbeinginlove.Heperformsthesonganddancewhileheavyrainfallsonalonelycitystreet.(MUSIC:"SinginintheRain")VOICETWO:GeneKellyappearedinforty-fivemovies.Hedancedandsang.Heactedinmoviesthatwerenotmusicals.Heproducedmoviesanddirectedthem,too.HealsodirectedmusicalplaysonNewYorkCity'sBroadway.Heappearedontelevision,winninganEmmyAwardfortheshow"JackandtheBeanstalk."GeneKellywasinthethree"That'sEntertainment"movies.Inthosemovies,heworkedwithanothergreatdancer,FredAstaire.FredAstairewasamoviestarwhenGeneKellywasjuststartingtodance.KellysaidhewastoobigforthekindofdancingAstairedidsowell.HesaidhiskindofathleticdancingwasbetterdoneinpantsandashirtthaninthemoreformalclothesAstairewore.VOICEONE:GeneKellydiedonFebruarysecond,nineteenninety-sixfollowingaseriesofstrokes.Hewaseighty-threeyearsold.Hehadbeenhonoredmanytimesforhiswork.HewasgivenawardsbytheKennedyCenterinWashingtonD.C.andtheAmericanFilmInstitute.ThegovernmentofFrancegavehimaChevalieroftheLegionofHonor.PresidentClintongavehimtheAmericanNationalMedalofArts.PeoplesaidhehadcreatedanewkindofAmericandancebymixingmodern,tapandballetinanathleticway.GeneKellyalwayssaidhewasnotthatimportant.Hesaidhereallywasjustasonganddanceman.(MUSIC:"GottaDance")VOICETWO:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyNancySteinbach.Itwasproducedanddirectedby1.awanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmShirleyGriffith.Listenagainnextweekatthis