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第80章 Movie Stars 影视明星(8)

Daisy: I want too, but I look nothing like her。

黛西:我也很想,但我和她长得一点都不像。

Clark Gable

克拉克·盖博

电影史学家权威性的论断是,默片时代的卓别林、有声时代的盖博同为影坛双雄,加上英国的劳伦斯·奥立弗,皆在电影王国达到了别人无法企及的高度。而盖博更是被公认为影帝中的影帝,“男人中的男人”。

About Gable

关于盖博

William Clark Gable was an American film actor。 In 1999, the American Film Institute named Gable seventh among the greatest male stars of all time。

Gable’s most famous role was Rhett Butler in the 1939 Civil War epic film Gone with the Wind, in which he starred with Vivien Leigh。 His performance earned him his third nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor; he won for It Happened One Night (1934) and was also nominated for Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)。 Later performances were in Run Silent, Run Deep, a submarine war film, and his final film, The Misfits (1961), which paired Gable with Marilyn Monroe, also in her last screen appearance。

During his long film career, Gable appeared opposite some of the most popular actresses of the time。 Joan Crawford, who was his favorite actress to work with, was partnered with Gable in eight films, Myrna Loy was with him seven times, and he was paired with Jean Harlow in six productions。 He also starred with Lana Turner in four features, and with Norma Shearer in three。 Gable was often named the top male star in the mid-30s, and was second only to the top box-office draw of all, Shirley Temple。

克拉克·盖博,衣冠楚楚,风度翩翩,温柔又狂野,是最老牌的好莱坞“万人迷”。1932年,一部《沙漠之光》使他得以跻身十位最叫座的明星之列,此后,《一夜风流》、《乱世佳人》更让他在电影界立于不败之地。1938年,他被加冕为电影皇帝。克拉克·盖博是好莱坞的神话人物,在他身上集中体现了美国式的魅力和风采。他的最后一部影片是《野马和女人》,拍完后不久他就去世了。盖博的一生正如他自己所描述的:“他很幸运,这点他知道。”

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I am Clark Gable’s fan; I have seen all his films。

我是克拉克·盖博的影迷,我看过他演的所有影片。

She was even more popular than Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, and Gary Cooper。

她甚至比当时的当红明星克拉克·盖博、罗伯特·泰勒和加利·库柏更有名。

I love Clark Gable put the cigarette to his lips and suck in the smoke in Gone with the Wind。

我喜欢克拉克·盖博在《乱世佳人》里将香烟放在唇上点燃后吸烟的样子。

I wouldn’t be surprised if some compared Depp to Clark Gable because there are definite similarities。

如果有人把戴普和克拉克·盖博相比,我将不会吃惊,因为他们的相似很明显。

Clark Gable said he was very lucky。

克拉克·盖博说自己很幸运。

Her beauty was praised by Clark Gable。

她的美曾受到克拉克·盖博的称赞。

That could be why feminine looking movie stars like Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom are popular now compared with the likes of Clark Gable and Sean Connery in the past。

这就是阴柔型的明星如强尼·德普、奥兰多·布鲁姆非常走红的原因,过去则是克拉克·盖博和肖恩·康纳利这样的硬汉受人青睐。

There is a portrait of Clark Gable。

那儿有一张克拉克·盖博的画像。

That is the final resting place for stars from film’s golden age, such as Jean Harlow and Clark Gable。

电影黄金时代的巨星珍哈露和克拉克·盖博等人长眠于此。

Gable dominated the Hollywood box office for many years。

盖博多年始终雄霸好莱坞票房榜首。

Women swooned at his masculine screen presence and men, Gable were a man’s man。

女人们沉迷于他在银幕上塑造的不同男性形象,盖博——男中之骄子。

Gable was robust, athletic and lacking in mystery。

克拉克·盖博粗野、健壮、缺乏神秘感。

Let’s Talk!

开始交流吧!

Mike: Who is your favorite male actor·

麦克:你最喜欢的男演员是谁·

Daisy: Now, I like Brad Pitt best, but I used to be mad about Clark Gable。

黛西:现在我最喜欢布拉德·皮特,但我曾经对克拉克·盖博非常着迷。

Mike: He is very charming and manly。

麦克:他非常迷人,而且很男人。

Daisy: I like his bad smile so much。

黛西:我非常喜欢他坏坏的笑容。

Mike: I suppose you have seen Gone with the Wind。

麦克:我想你一定看过《乱世佳人》了。

Daisy: I’ve watched it many times。 And his other movies too。

黛西:我看了很多遍了。还有他的其他电影。

Mike: He is a man’s man。

麦克:他是男人中的男人。

Daisy: Yes, his life is glamorous。

黛西:是的,他的一生很耀眼。

Mike: But he lost his favorite wife。

麦克:但他失去了他最爱的妻子。

Daisy: That’s a pity。

黛西:这是个遗憾。

Gregory Peck

格里高利·派克

格里高利·派克:美国著名电影明星,奥斯卡影帝。他出演过60多部影片,其从容高雅的绅士风度让全世界无数的观众倾倒,他也成为好莱坞黄金时代的标志。派克曾被誉为“一生都值得爱的男人”,他也以他的善良、人情味十足与合作过的导演们保持着良好的友谊。 同时,格里高利·派克还被选为百年影史“一百名银幕英雄与坏蛋”头号银幕英雄。

About Peck

关于派克

One of 20th Century Fox’s most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1960s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s。 His notable performances include that of Atticus Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won his Academy Award。

President Lyndon Johnson honored Peck with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts。 In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at 12。

Peck was born Eldred Gregory Peck in San Diego, California’s seaside community of La Jolla, the son of Missouri-born Bernice Mae “Bunny” (née Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, who was a chemist and pharmacist。 Peck’s father was of English (paternal) and Irish (maternal) heritage, and his mother was of Scots (paternal) and English (maternal) ancestry。 Peck’s father was a Catholic and his mother converted upon marrying his father。 Peck’s Irish-born paternal grandmother, Catherine Ashe, was related to Thomas Ashe, who took part in the Easter Rising fewer than three weeks after Peck’s birth and died while on hunger strike in 1917。 Peck’s parents divorced by the time he was six years old and he spent the next few years being raised by his maternal grandmother。

After graduating from Berkeley with a BA degree in English, Peck dropped the name “Eldred” and headed to New York City to study at the Neighborhood Playhouse with the legendary acting teacher Sanford Meisner。 He was often broke and sometimes slept in Central Park。[citation needed] He worked at the 1939 World’s Fair and as a tour guide for NBC’s television broadcasting。

His stage career started in 1941 when he played the secretary in a Katharine Cornell production of George Bernard Shaw’s play The Doctor’s Dilemma。 Unfortunately, the play opened in San Francisco just one week before the attack on Pearl Harbor。 He made his Broadway debut as the lead in Emlyn Williams’ The Morning Star in 1942。 His second Broadway performance that year was in The Willow and I with Edward Pawley。 Peck’s acting abilities were in high demand during World War II, since he was exempt from military service owing to a back injury suffered while receiving dance and movement lessons from Martha Graham as part of his acting training。 Twentieth Century Fox claimed he had injured his back while rowing at university, but in Peck’s words, “In Hollywood, they didn’t think a dance class was macho enough, I guess。 I’ve been trying to straighten out that story for years。”