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美国名人演员赛车选手慈善家保罗纽曼PaulNewman,1925-2008:Actor,ActivistandRacecarDriverplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:28repeatByDanaDemange2008-10-11VOICEONE:mBobDoughty.VOICETWO:PaulNewmanAndmShirleyGriffithwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.Todaywetellabouttheaward-winningactorPaulNewman.Hewasknownforhisstrikinggoodlooksandclearblueeyes.Newmanstarredinoversixty-fivemoviesduringhismorethanfifty-yearcareer.Someofhismostfamousroleswereinthemovies"TheHustler","Hud"z"ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid"and"TheVerdict."PaulNewmanwasalsoasocialactivist,racecardriverandbusinessman.(MUSIC)COOLHANDLUKE:"Iknowmaprettyevilfellow.KilledpeopleinthewarandIgotdrunkandchewedupmunicipalpropertyandthelike.IknowIgotnocalltoaskformuch,butevensoyougottaadmit,youain'tdealtmenocardsinalongtime.It'sbeginningtolooklikeyougotthingsfixedsoIcan'tneverwinout.Inside,outside.allthemrulesandregulationsandbosses.YoumademelikeIam!AndjustwhereamIsupposedtofitin?"VOICEONE:Thatwasascenefromthenineteensixty-sevenmovie"CoolHandLuke."Inthismoviesetinajail,PaulNewmanplaystheroleofLukeJacksonzasmartbutrebelliousprisonerwhogetsintroublefordoingthingshisownway.VOICETWO:ThemoviegivesagoodexampleofPaulNewman'sintelligentstyleofacting.Hewasknownforplayingcharacterswhowereimperfectbutverylikeable.Heexpressedanemotionalcomplexityandthoughtfulnessinhischaractersthatseemedeffortless.VOICEONE:PaulLeonardNewmanwasborninCleveland,Ohioinnineteentwenty-five.Hisfather,ArthurNewman,ranasuccessfulsportinggoodsstore.Hismother,TheresaNewman,lovedthetheater.SheinfluencedhersonPaultoactinschoolplays.DuringWorldWarTwo,Newmanservedasanairplaneradiooperator.HelaterstudiedatKenyonCollegeinOhio.There,heplayedfootballandcontinuedperforminginplays.VOICETWO:ArthurNewmandidnotthinkthatactingwasasensiblekindofjob.But,heagreedtosupporthissonforayearwhilePaulperformedwithsmalltheatercompanies.Innineteenfifty,PaulNewmanreturnedtoClevelandwithhisnewwife,Jacqueline,tomanagethefamilystoreafterhisfather'sdeath.ButthecouplesoonleftClevelandsothatPaulNewmancouldstudytheateratYaleUniversityinConnecticut.VOICEONE:Afewyearslater,PaulNewmanreceivedaroleintheBroadwayplay"Picnic."Theplayranforfourteenmonths.ItwaswhileworkingonthisplaythathemettheactressJoanneWoodward.Duringthisperiod,PaulNewmanalsofoundrolesontelevisionshows.HestudiedattheActorsStudioinNewYorkwithactorswhowouldalsobecomefamous,includingJamesDeanandMarlonBrando.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:PaulNewman'sfirstmovie,"TheSilverChalice,"cameoutinnineteenfifty-four.Helatersaidthatitwastheworstmovieevermade.Criticsagreed.Buthisnineteenfifty-sixmovie,"SomebodyUpThereLikesMeJwasasuccessthatbroughthimincreasedpublicattention.Newmanmademanymoviesduringthelatenineteenfifties.Theseinclude"TheRack","TheLeft-HandedGun',and"CatonaHotTinRoof",whichstarredElizabethTaylor.VOICEONE:PaulNewmanandJoanneWoodwardontheirweddingdayPaulNewmanmarriedJoanneWoodwardinnineteenfifty-eightafterdivorcinghisfirstwifetheyearbefore.Theymadetenmoviestogether.Thefirstwas"TheLong,HotSummer."ThemovieisbasedonstoriesbytheAmericanwriterWilliamFaulkner.Newmanplaysastrong,good-looking,youngmannamedBenQuick.HearrivesinasmalltowninMississippiafterbeingkickedoutofanothertownbecauseheisaccusedofburningabarn.HegetsajobwithWillVarner,whoownsjustabouteverythinginthetown.VarnerlikesQuicksomuchthathearrangesforhimtomarryhisdaughter,Clara,aschoolteacher.ButClara,playedbyJoanneWoodward,hasotherideas.CLARA:"IgaveuponhimwhenIwasnineyearsoldandIgaveuponyouthefirsttimeIeverlookedinthosecold,blueeyes."BEN:"Yougotthecolorright."CLARA:"vegoteverythingright,MisterQuick."BEN:"Well,Icanseeyoudon'tlikeme,butyou'regonnahaveme.It'sgonnabeyouandme."CLARA:"NotthelongestdayIlive."BEN:"Yes,sir.They'regonnasay,'TheregoesthatpooroldClaraVarnewhosefathermarriedherofftoadirt-scratching,shiftless,no-goodfarmerwhojusthappenedby.'Well,let'emtalk.lltellyouonething,you'regonnawakeupinthemorningsmiling."VOICETWO:PaulNewmanandJoanneWoodwarddecidednottoliveinHollywood,Californialikemostotherfilmstars.TheylivedaveryprivatelifeinWestport,Connecticut.Theywouldremainmarriedforfiftyyears.Theyraisedthreedaughters.Newmanhadthreeotherchildrenwithhisfirstwife.PaulNewmancontinuedmakingsuccessfulmovies."TheHustler"cameoutinnineteensixty-one.EDDIE:"HowshouldIplaythatone,Bert?Playitsafe?That'sthewayyoualwaystoldmetoplayit,safe,playthepercentage.Well,herewego,fastandloose.Oneball,cornerpocket.Yeah,percentageplayersdiebroketoo,don'tthey,Bert?"Inthismovie,NewmanplaysapoolplayernamedFastEddieFelsonwhocompetesformoneyagainsttheexpertplayerMinnesotaFats.EDDIE:"mmean,it'snotenoughthatyoujusthavetalent,yougottahavecharactertoo.Fourball."VOICEONE:Twoyearslater;heplayedthetitlerolein"Hud."Themovieisaboutamanwholivesandworksonhisfather'scattlefarm.Newmansaidpeopleweresupposedtohatehischaracter,Hud.Butinsteadhesaidhecreatedafolkhero.PaulNewmanstarredwithRobertRedfordintwoverypopularmovies,"ButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid"and"TheSting."Hedirectedhiswife,JoanneWoodwardzinseveralmoviesthatwerepraisedbycritics.Theseinclude"RachelRachel"whichcameoutinnineteensixty-eightand"TheEffectofGammaRaysonMan-in-the-MoonMarigolds"fouryearslater.VOICETWO:Overhiscareer,NewmanwasnominatedfortenAcademyAwards.Hewonforhisperformanceinthenineteeneighty-sixfilm,"TheColorofMoney".ThismoviecontinuesthestoryofFastEddiethatbeganwith"TheHustler."Innineteeneighty-two,Newmanstarredin"TheVerdict".FRANKGLAVIN:"Youknow,somuchofthetimewe'rejustlost."ThemovieisaboutanalcoholiclawyernamedFrankGalvinwhofindsachancetomakeupforhisfailingcareerinamedicalcase.Newman'sperformanceduringhischaracter'sclosingargumenttothejuryisverypowerful.FRANKGLAVIN:"Buttodayyouarethelaw.Youarethelaw,notsomebook,notthelawyers,notamarblestatue,orthetrappingsofthecourt.See,thosearejustsymbolsofourdesiretobejust."(MUSIC)VOICEONE:PaulNewmanwasnotonlyamoviestar.Hewasapoliticalactivistwhofoughtforliberalcauses.Innineteensixty-eight,hecampaignedfortheDemocraticPartypresidentialcandidateEugeneMcCarthy.NewmanprotestedtheVietnamWarinfrontoftheAmericanEmbassyinLondon.HeexpressedgreatpridethathewasnamedonPresidentRichardNixon'slistofenemies.VOICETWO:PaulNewmanalsoworkedonsocialissuesimportanttohim.Innineteenseventy-eight,histwenty-eightyearoldsonScottdiedofanaccidentaloverdoseofdrugsandalcohol.Inresponse,PaulNewmancreatedtheScottNewmanCentertohelpeducatechildrenandfamiliesonpreventingdrugabuse.VOICEONE:Inthenineteeneighties,Newmandecidedtostartsellingasaladdressinghehadcreatedandgiventomanyfriendsasgifts.The"Newman'sOwn"companyhestartedwithhisfriendA.E.Hotchnerbecameahugesuccesssellingdifferentfoodproducts.Overtheyears,morethantwohundredfiftymilliondollarsincompanyprofitshavebeendonatedtosocialcausesandorganizations.VOICETWO:OneoftheseistheHoleintheWallGangCamp,startedbyPaulNewmaninnineteeneighty-eight.Itsaimistoprovideafreesummercampexperiencetochildrenwithcancerandotherseriousdiseases.TherearenowcampsintheUnitedStatesandseveralothercountries.Newmansaidthathestartedtheorganizationasawaytohonortherolethatluckhasplayedinhislife.Hesaidthatthecampsareawaytohelpchildrenwhoareunfairlyaffectedbyluck'scruelty.VOICEONE:PaulNewmanandwife,JoanneWoodward,atLimeRockracetrackinConnecticutin1983PaulNewmandiscoveredhisloveofracingcarswhilemakingthenineteensixty-ninemovie"Winning."Heevenbeganracingprofessionally.Innineteenninety-five,attheageofseventy,NewmancompetedandwonattheDaytonaracesinFlorida.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordslistedhimastheoldestwinnerinhisraceclass.VOICETWO:Inthenineteenninetieshecontinuedtoactinmovies,including"MisterAndMissusBridge","MessageinaBottle"and"Nobody'sFool.'*And,intwothousandtwohereturnedtoBroadwayonelasttimetoperformin"OurTown"byThorntonWilder.PaulNewmandiedintwothousandeightofcancer.Hewaseighty-threeyearsold.Hewasatruestarbothasanactorandahumanbeing.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyDanaDemange.mBobDoughty.VOICETWO:AndmShirleyGriffith.YoucanlearnmoreaboutfamousAmericansonourWebsite,.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.