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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,JoanneWoodwar