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1、美国名人女歌手演员艾萨凯特EarthaKittz1927-2008:Singer,Actressand“Catwoman”playstopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:41repeat51VOA.COMmSteveEmber.AndmBarbaraKleinwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellabouttheunforgettableentertainerEarthaKitt.Thelifeofthissingerandactresswasasrichandinterestingashercareer.(Music:
2、CestSiBon)C,estSiBon,or,ltsSoGoodinFrench,wasoneofEarthaKittsfirsthitsongs.SherecordeditintheearlynineteenfiftiesafterperformingitinaBroadwayshow.ButEarthaKittslifewasnotalwayssogood.Shehadaverydifficultchildhoodalthoughinformationaboutherearlyhistoryislimited.EarthaMaeKeithwasbornintoaPOorZruralfam
3、ilyinSouthCarolinainnineteentwenty-seven.Somereportssayshewasthechildofrape.HermotherwasofAfricanandCherokeeIndianancestry.Herfatherwasawhitefarmer.WhenEarthawaseight,hermothermarried.ThehusbanddidnotwantEarthatolivewiththembecauseofhermixedrace.EarthaKittsaidhecalledheryellowgal.EarthawassenttoNewY
4、orkCitytolivewithanauntintheAfrican-AmericanneighborhoodofHarlem.Therelationshipwasdifficult.TheaunthelpedpayforpianoanddancelessonsforEartha.Butshealsobeatthegirl.Earthawouldrunawayafterbeatings.(Music:GodBlessTheChild)EarthaKittlivedonthestreetsandworkedinafactoryasayoungteenager.Butshekeptupherda
5、ncelessons.OnedayshedecidedtotryoutforafamousAfrican-Americandancecompany.SoonzEarthawasperforminginshowsaroundtheworldwiththeKatherineDunhamDanceTroupe.InPariszEarthaleftthedancecompanytosinginanightclub.Hervoicewasunusual-butveryappealing.ShelearnedFrenchquicklyandgainedFrenchfans.(Music:JeCherche
6、UnHomme)ThefilmdirectorOrsonWellesdiscoveredEarthaKittsinginginParis.Hecalledherthemostexcitingwomanintheworld.Wellesaskedhertoplayaleadpartinaplayhewasdirectingandstarringin.EarthaKittreturnedtoNewYorkandappearedintheBroadwayshowNewFacesofNineteenFifty-Two.Ahumoroussongshesangaboutabored,spoiledwom
7、anbecamefamous.HereisMonotonous.(MUSIC)Shesoonsignedarecordingagreementwitharecordcompany.EarthaKittssongswerealldaring,especiallyforthenineteenfifties.SheevenmadeasexyChristmassong.SantaBaby,becameKittsbiggesthit.(MUSIC)EarthaKittsfirstroleinafilmwasinthenineteenfifty-sevenmovieMarkoftheHawkwithNat
8、KingCole.Kittwasverycarefulaboutchoosingherrolesinfilms.Sherejectedpartsthatwerenotrespectfultopeopleofcolor.Shesaidifherchoiceswerebaditwouldnothelptheblackactorswhocameafterher.HelloPierreThisisCatwoman.C-A-T-W-O-M-A-N.PIERRE:QuelleestIaproblem,FemmeChat?BatmanjustcaughtJokerandmeinthemiddleofarob
9、bery.,Innineteensixty-sevenzEarthaKittgotthepartofCatwomanonthepopulartelevisionseriesBatman.Fanslovedthespecialwaysherolledherrstocreateasoundlikeacat.SheappearedonjustthreeshowsbutwasanunforgettableCatwoman.Whatnow?Youreonyourwaytoprison,Catwoman.Willyouneverlearnthatyoucannotoutwitthelaw?Maybeone
10、dayIwillzBatman.Purr-haps.Innineteensixty-eightEarthaKittwasinvitedtotheWhiteHouse.President1.yndonJohnsonwasinofficeandtheVietnamWarwasanissueofnationaldispute.Thepresidentswife,1.adyBirdJohnson,invitedseveralwomentoaluncheontodiscusstheproblemofcrimescommittedbyyoungpeople.EarthaKittsaidtheFirst1.
11、adyaskedherwhyshethoughttherewassomuchyouthcrimeinAmerica.EarthaKittsaid:Yousendthebestofthiscountryofftobeshotandmaimed.Theyrebelinthestreets.Theywilltakepotandtheywillgethigh.TheydontwanttogotoschoolbecausetheywillbesnatchedofffromtheirmotherstobeshotinVietnam.ThosecommentsdestroyedKittscareerinAm
12、ericaforalongtime.1.ateitwasdiscoveredthatPresidentJohnsonhadimmediatelyorderedgovernmentagentstoinvestigatetheperformer.Kittsaidshewasblacklisted.NooneintheAmericanentertainmentindustrywouldemployher.Forabouttenyears,shecouldonlyfindworkinothercountries.InthemidnineteenseventiesEarthaKittslowlybega
13、ntorebuildhercareerinAmerica.Shewoncriticalpraiseforaconcertinnineteenseventy-fouratCarnegieHallinNewYork.Innineteenseventy-eight,PresidentJimmyCarteraskedEarthaKittbacktotheWhiteHouse.Thatsameyear,shewasnominatedforaTnyawardasbestactressinthemusicalTimbuktu!Innineteenninety-four,EarthaKittreleasedt
14、healbumBackInBusiness.ItwasnominatedforaGrammy.Shewassixty-sixyearsold.ShereceivedanotherTonynomination,threeEmmysandotherhonorsintheyearsthatfollowed.Andshecontinuedsinginginsmallclubsuntilthelastyearofherlife.(Music:1.etsDoIt)EarthaKittwasalsoamotherandgrandmother.ShemarriedbusinessmanWilliamODona
15、ldinnineteensixtyandgavebirthtotheirdaughter,Kitt,thesameyear.EarthaKittsaidherdaughterwashergreatestjoyinlife.Shesaidshetookhereverywherehercareerwent.EarthaKittsaidherownexperiencesasachildleftheradividedperson.HerrealselfwasnotEarthaKittbutEarthaMae,achildgivenawaybyhermother.Rejectionhasalwaysma
16、demeintoapersonthatdoesnotwanttobeseenanywhere,exceptwhenmallmadeupandgooutasEarthaKitt.ThenIfeelokay.AndwherewasEarthaMaemostherself?,mathome,digginginthedirt,ordoingsomethingthatisveryclosetotheEarth,becausethatswhereIknowhowtosurvive.(MUSIC:Here1STo1.ife)EarthaMaeKittwasathomewhenshediedonDecembertwentyfifth,twothousandeight.Thecausewascoloncancer.Shewaseighty-one.ThisprogramwaswrittenandproducedbyCatyWeaver.Fortranscripts,mBarbaraKlein.AndmSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.ByCatyWeaver
