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1、美国名人电影导演赛西尔德米尔塞缪尔戈尔德温路易斯B梅耶HoorayforHollywoodplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:03repeat51VOA.COMmSarah1.ong.AndImSteveEmberwithPEOP1.EINAMERICAinVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutthreepeoplewhohelpedmakeHollywoodthecenterofthemovieindustry.(MUSIC)WhenyouhearthenameHollywood,youprobablythinkofexcitement,

2、lights,camerasandmoviestars.Famousactorsarenottheonlyimportantpeopleintheentertainmentbusiness.Directorsandproducersareimportantztoo.TodayzHoIIywoodisfullofproducersanddirectors.HoweverzveryfewareasfamousandsuccessfulasHollywoodsfirstmotionpicturebusinessmen,CecilB-DeMiIIezSamueIGoldwynand1.ouisMaye

3、r.(MUSIC)CecilBlountDeMillewasborninAshfieldzMassachusettsineighteeneighty-one.Bothhisparentswerewritersofplays.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hismotherkeptthefamilytogetherbyestablishingatheatercompany.Ceciljoinedthecompanyasanactor.Hecontinuedworkinginhismotherstheatercompanyasanactorandaman

4、ageruntilnineteenthirteen.Thatyear,hejoinedJesse1.1.askyandSamuelGoldfishtoformtheJesse1.1.askyFeaturePlayCompany.GoldfishlaterchangedhisnametoSamuelGoldwyn.Thethreemenstartedmakingmotionpicturesimmediately.Theylovedworkinginthemoviebusiness.Theyweredeeplyinterestedinitscreativeandfinancialpossibili

5、ties.DeMiIIez1.askyandGoldfishbeganworkingonamovieversionofthepopularAmericanwesternplay,SquawMan.,DeMilleurgedthatthemoviebemadeintherealAmericanWest.HechoseFIagstaftArizona.DeMilleandthecompanytraveledtoFlagstaffbytrain.Whentheyarrived,DeMillethoughtthearealookedtoomodern.Theygotbackonthetrainandk

6、eepgoinguntiltheyreachedtheendoftheline.TheywereinaquietlittletowninsouthernCalifornia.ThetownwascalledHollywood.DeMilledecidedthiswastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie.SquawManwasoneofthefirstfull-lengthmoviesproducedinHollywood.Itwasreleasedinnineteenthirteenandwasanimmediatesuccess.DeMilleisconsidered

7、themanwhohelpedHollywoodbecomethecenterofthemotionpicturebusiness.Hequicklybecameacreativeforceinthenewmovieindustry.HissuccesscontinuedwithBrewstersMillions/TheCalloftheNorthandTheTrailofthe1.onesomePine.CecilB.DeMillewasamongtheveryfewfilmmakersinHollywoodwhosenameappearedabovethetitleofhismovie.H

8、isnamewasmoreimportanttomovie-goersthanthenamesofthestarsinthemovie.DeMillesmovieswereknowntobebigproductions.Hecombinedalotofaction,realisticstorytellingandhundredsofactorstomakesomeofHollywoodsbestmovies.HemademanykindsofmoviesincludingWesternszComediesjomancesandonesdealingwithmoralissues.DeMille

9、gainedagreatdealoffamewiththekindofmovieknownasanepic.Anepictellsastoryofeventsthatareimportantinhistory.DeMillesepicmovieswerebasedonthesettlingoftheAmericanWest,RomanhistoryorstoriesfromtheBible.HisfirstversionofthehistoricfilmTheTenCommandmentswasahugesuccessamongsilentfilmsinnineteentwenty-three

10、.Innineteenfifty-six,hereleasedanewversionofTheTenCommandmentstoincludesound.ItisbroadcaststillonAmericantelevisionduringtheChristianobservanceofEaster.CecilB.DeMilleproducedanddirectedseventymovies.Innineteenforty-ninehereceivedaspecialAcademyAwardforthirty-sevenyearsofbrilliantshowmanship.Hediedof

11、heartfailureinnineteenfifty-nine.OneofDeMilleslastfilmswasTheGreatestShowonEarth.ItwontheAcademyAwardforbestpictureinnineteenfifty-two.Itwasaboutpeoplewhoperformedinthecircus.SomepeoplesayitwasafittingsubjectbecauseCecilB-DeMiIIeoftenwascalledthegreatestshowmaninHollywood.(MUSIC)Ineighteenninety-fiv

12、e,athirteenyearoldboyfromWarsawzPoIandfoundhiswaytotheUnitedStates.SamuelGoldfishwasalone.Hehadnomoney.Hefoundworkasaglovemaker.Hecontinuedworkingintheglove-makingindustryuntilhewasalmostthirtyyearsold.Innineteenthirteen,Samuelandhiswifesbrotherjesse1.1.askyzandCecilB.DeMilleformedtheJesse1.1.askyFe

13、aturePlayCompany.ItproducedthemovieSquawMan.Innineteensixteen,GoldfishstartedabusinesswithEdgarSelwyn.TheycombinedtheirnamesGoldfishandSelwynandcalledthenewcompanyGoldwyn.SamuelGoldfishlikedthenameandchangedhistoSamuelGoldwyninnineteeneighteen.TheGoldwynCompanymademanysuccessfulmotionpictures.Yet,th

14、ecompanywasnotafinancialsuccess.Innineteentwenty-two,SamuelGoldwynwasforcedtoleavethecompany.TheGoldwynCompanythenjoinedwithMetroPicturesand1.ouisB.MayerProductionstoformMetro-Goldwyn-MayerzknownasMGM.SamuelGoldwynwasnotpartofthedeal.Hepromisednevertobeajointownerofanothercompany.Heformedhisowncompa

15、nySamuelGoldwynProductions.SamuelGoldwynwasoneofthegreatindependentproducersduringtheGoldenAgeofHollywood.Mostofhisfilmsweresuccessfulfinanciallyandpopularwithcritics.Heinsistedthathisfilmsbewellmadeandofhighquality.ThisbecameknownastheGoldwynTouch.Goldwynusuallypaidforhisfilmshimself.Heboughtthebes

16、tstoriesandplaystobemadeintomovies.Heemployedthebestwriters,directorsandactors.Andhediscoverednewactorsincluding1.ucilleBall,GaryCooper,SusanHaywardandWillRogers.Goldwynwasextremelyindependent.Hehadastrongdesiretocontroleveryelementoftheproductionandmarketingofhisfilms.Hemadealldecisionsconcerninghisfilmsincludingchoosingdirectors,actorsandwriters