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1、美国名人电影喜剧演员杰克本尼JackBennyplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:31repeatByGeorgeGrow2005-5-21VOICEONE:mSarahLong.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmberwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogramPEOPLEINAMERICA.Today,wetellthestoryofJackBenny.HewasoneofAmericasbest-lovedfunnymenduringtheTwentiethCentury.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JackBennywasoneof
2、themostfamousnamesinshowbusinessformorethanfiftyyears.Hestartedasaseriousmusician,beforehediscoveredhecouldmakepeoplelaugh.JackBennybecamefamousnationwideintheNineteenThirtiesasaresultofhisweeklyradioprogram.HisprogramswereamongthemostpopularonAmericanradio,andlaterontelevision.JackBennywonthehearts
3、ofAmericansbymakingfunofhimself.Hewasknownnotassomeonewhosaidfunnythings,butassomeonewhosaidthingsinafunnyway.VOICETWO:JackBennywasborninChicago,Illinois,onFebruaryfourteenth,EighteenNinety-Four.Hisparents,MeyerandEmmaKubelsky,werereligiousJews.TheyhadmovedtotheUnitedStatesfromeasternEurope.Theyname
4、dtheirfirstchildBenjamin.BenjaminKubelskyandhisfamilylivedinWaukeegan,Illinois.Benjaminwasaquietboy.Formuchofthetime,hisparentswerebusyworkinginhisfathersstore.Asachild,Benjamin,orBennyashisfriendscalledhim,learnedtoplaytheviolin.Bennywassuchagoodviolinplayerthat,foratime,hewantedtobecomeamusician.V
5、OICEONE:Whileinschool,BennygotajobasaviolinplayerwiththeBarrisonTheater,thelocalvaudevillehouse.VaudevillewasthemostpopularformofshowbusinessintheUnitedStatesintheearlyNineteenHundreds.Vaudevilleshowspresentedshortplays,singers,comedianswhomadepeoplelaughandotheracts.BennyworkedattheBarrisonTheater-
6、sometimesduringschoolhours.Helefthighschoolbeforecompletinghisstudies.ThepianoplayerforthetheaterwasaformervaudevilleperformernamedCoraSalisbury.Forashorttime,sheandBennyformedtheirownperformingact.Later;heandanotherpianoplayerhadtheirownact.Atfirst,BennychangedhisnametoBenK.Benny.However,thatnamewa
7、ssimilartoanotheractorwhoplayedaviolin.So,hechosethenameJackBenny.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:TheUnitedStatesenteredWorldWarOneinNineteenSeventeen.BennyjoinedtheNavyandreportedtotheGreatLakesNavalStation.Hecontinuedusinghisviolintoperformforsailorsatthenavalstation.Inoneshow,hewaschosenmoreforhisfunnyjokesthanf
8、orhisskillwiththeviolin.Thatexperiencemadehimbelievethathisfuturejobwasasacomedian,notinmusic.VOICEONE:AfterleavingtheNavy,Bennyreturnedtovaudeville.HisperformanceswonhimconsiderablepopularityduringtheNineteenTwenties.Hetraveledacrossthecountrywithotherwell-knownperformers,includingtheMarxBrothers.I
9、nNineteenTwenty-Seven,BennymarriedSadieMarks,asalesgirlfromtheMayCompanystoreinLosAngeles.MissusBennysoonbecamepartofthetravelingshow.SheusedthenameMaryLivingstone.JackBennyappearedinafewHollywoodfilms,butthenleftCaliforniaandmovedtoNewYork.HehadaleadingpartintheBroadwayshow,Vanities.VOICETWO:Bennym
10、adehisfirstappearanceonradioinNineteenThirty-Two.HewasinvitedtoappearonaradioshowpresentedbynewspaperreporterEdSullivan.Bennyopenedwiththisannouncement:Ladiesandgentlemen,thisisJackBennytalking.Therewillbeashortbreakwhileyousay,whocares?However,manylistenersdidcare.Withinashortperiod,Bennyhadhisownr
11、adioshow.Itcontinuedfortwenty-threeyears.(JACKBENNYOPEN)ANNCRrnTheJackBennyProgram(MUSIC),starringJackBennwithMaryLivingstone,PhilHarris,Rochester;DennisDay,andyourstruly,DonWilson(MUSIC)VOICEONE:JackBennydevelopedashowbusinesspersonalitythathadallthequalitiespeopledislike.Hewasknownforbeingsostingy
12、herefusedtospendanyofhismoney,unlessforcedtodoso.Healwayswasconcernedaboutmoney.Forexample,hewouldputonajewelersglasstoexaminethediamondonawealthywomanhehadjustmet.Inanotherexample,arobberpointsagunatBenny.(JACKBENNYPROGRAM)ROBBER:Thisisastick-up.BENNY:Mister,putdownthatgun.ROBBER:Shutup.Isaidthisis
13、astick-up.Now,comeon.Yourmoneyoryourlife.(laughter)ROBBER:Look,bud.Isaidzyourmoneyoryourlife!BENNY:Tmthinkingitover.(laughtermusic)VOICETWO:Onhisshows,JackBennyoftenspokeofhisappearance,especiallyhisbabyblueeyes.Ashegrewolder,healwaysclaimedtobethirty-nineyearsold.Bennywasknownasacomedianwithgreatti
14、ming.Heseemedtoknowtheperfecttimetotellajokeandwhentoremainsilent.Thewayhelookedatotheractorsandhisuseofbodymovementswereworldfamous.Healsowasskilledatusinghisviolintomakepeoplelaugh.VOICEONE:JackBennywasoneofthefirstcomedianswhowaswillingtoletotherpeoplesharesomeofthelaughs.Herarelymadejokesthathur
15、totherpeople.Instead,hewouldlettheotheractorsontheshowtelljokesabouthim.ManyoftheactorsinBennysshowbecamealmostasfamousashewas.TheywouldcriticizeBennysrefusaltoreplacehisancientautomobile.Theymadefunofthepaytelephonethatheaddedtohishouse.ThisisatelephonediscussionbetweenBennyandhistrustedemployee,Ro
16、chester.(JACKBENNYPROGRAM)BENNY:Hello-ROCHESTER:Hello,MisterBenny.ThisisRochester-(applause)BENNY:Rochester,minthemiddleoftheprogram.ROCHESTER:Iknow,boss,butthisisveryimportant.Themanfromthelifeinsurancecompanywashereaboutthatpolicyyouretakingoutandheaskedmealotofquestions.BENNY:Well,Ihopeyouanswere
17、dthemright.ROCHESTER:Oh,Idid.Whenheaskedmeyourheight,Isaidfive-foot-ten.BENNY:Uh,huh.ROCHESTER:Yourweight,one-hundred-sixty-four.BENNY:Uh,huh.ROCHESTER:Yourage,thirty-nine.BENNY:“Uh,huh.ROCHESTER:Wehadquitearoundtablediscussiononthatone.(laughter)(JACKBENNYPROGRAM)BENNY:Waitaminute,Rochester.Whyshou
18、ldtherebeanyquestionaboutmyage?ROCHESTER:Ohzitwasntaquestion.Itwastheanswerwehadtroublewith.(laughter)VOICETWO:JackBennysaid:Theshowitselfistheimportantthing.Aslongaspeoplethinktheshowisfunnyzitdoesnotmatterwhotellsthejokes.Healsomadefunofthepaidannouncementsbroadcastduringhisradioshowthatweredesign
19、edtosellproducts.Theyoftenprovidedsomeofthefunniestmomentsintheshow.Mostperformersneverwouldmakefunofthebusinessesthathelpedpayfortheshow.VOICEONE:Overtheyears,JackBennydidwellfinancially.InNineteenForty-Eight,hemovedhisshowfromtheNationalBroadcastingCompanytotheColumbiaBroadcastingSystem.Aspartofth
20、eagreement,CBSpaidmorethantwomilliondollarstoacompanyinwhichBennyhadacontrollinginterest.Muchlater;theMusicCorporationofAmericaboughtBennysproductioncompany.BennyreceivedalmostthreemilliondollarsinMCAstockshares.Inreallife,hewastheoppositeofthepersonheplayedinhisshow.Hewasknowntobeverygivingandsomeo
21、nepeoplelikedhavingastheiremployer.Healsocouldplaytheviolinverywell.VOICETWO:JackBennyenteredthenewmediumoftelevisioninNineteenFifty.Fiveyearslater;hedroppedhisradioprogramtospendmoretimedevelopinghistelevisionshow.Atfirst,hisappearancesontelevisionwererare.ByNineteenSixty,theBennyshowwasaweeklytele
22、visionprogram.ItcontinueduntilNineteen-Sixty-Five.Bennyappearedinabouttwentyfilmsduringhislife.Afewbecamepopular.Butmostwerenot.InNineteenSixty-Three,BennyreturnedtoBroadwayforthefirsttimesinceNineteenThirty-One.Heperformedtolargecrowds.VOICEONE:JackBennyreceivedmanyawardsduringhislifetime.Thepublic
23、ationMotionPictureDailyvotedhimthecountrysbestradiocomedianfourtimes.InNineteenFifty-Seven,hewonaspecialawardfromtheAcademyofTelevisionArtsandSciencesforthebestcontinuingperformance.HealsowontheAcademystelevisionawardforthebestcomedyseriesinNineteenFifty-Nine.Perhapstheonehonorthatpleasedhimmostwast
24、hathishometownofWaukeegannamedaschoolforhim.Thisiswasspecialhonorforamanwhohadneverfinishedhighschool.VOICETWO:JackBennycontinuedtoperformandtodoafewtelevisionspecialsafterhisweeklyseriesended.HediedofcanceronDecembertwenty-sixth,NineteenSeventy-Four.Hisfriend,comedianBobHope,spokeatthefuneralaboutthelossfeltbyBennysfriendsandfans.Hesaid:JackBennywasstingytotheend.Hegaveusonlyeightyyears.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisSpecialEnglishprogramwaswrittenbyandproducedbyGeorgeGrow.mSarahLong.VOICETWO:AndImSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforanotherPEOPLEINAMERICAprogramontheVoiceofAmerica.
