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TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutHollywood?HollywoodisaneighborhoodinthecentralregionofLosAngeles,California.Itisnotableforitsplaceasthehomeoftheentertainmentindustry,includingseveralofitshistoricstudios.(FromWikipedia)TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社2.CanyoulistsomefamousHollywoodactors,directorsorproducers?Whichonedoyoulikemost?Why?Top10FamousHollywoodActors:JohnnyDepp,BradPitt,HughJackman,TomCruise,ChristianBale,MattDamon,WillSmith,LeonardoDiCaprio,BruceWillis,SteveCarell.IlikeJohnnyDeppmost,becauseheisveryhumorous,andisverygoodatacting.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社Thetextismadeupoffourparts.Trytogiveeachpartaheading.Thefirsthasbeengiven.ParagraphsHeadingsPart1(1)Introduction:Hollywood’sfirstimportantmotionpicturebusinessmen.Part2()Part3()Part4()2-4DeMille’swaytoearlysuccess.5-6DeMille’scontinuedprogress.7Conclusion:DeMille’slifetimeachievement.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社WhoMadeHollywoodIntoHollywood?(1)WhenyouhearthenameHollywood,youprobablythinkofexcitement,lights,cameras,andmoviestars.Famousactorsarenottheonlyimportantpeopleintheentertainmentbusiness.Directorsandproducersareimportant,too.Today,Hollywoodisfullofproducersanddirectors.However,veryfewareasfamousandsuccessfulasHollywood’sfirstmotionpicturebusinessmen,CecilBlountDeMille,SamuelGoldwyn,andLouisMayer.Theyarerememberedfortheirexcellentmoviesandtheircontinuinginfluenceinthemotionpictureindustry.Theyledthewayformovieproducersanddirectorsoftodayandthosestilltocome.AndwearegoingtofocusonCecilB.DeMillehere.AdaptedfromVOASpecialEnglish,writtenbyLawanDavisTextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(2)CecilB.DeMillewasborninAshfield,Massachusettsin1881.Bothhisparentswerewritersofplays.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewastwelveyearsold.Hismotherkeptthefamilytogetherbyestablishingatheatercompany.Ceciljoinedthecompanyasanactor.Hecontinuedworkinginhismother’stheatercompanyasanactorandamanageruntil1913.Thatyear,hejoinedJesseL.LaskyandSamuelGoldfishtoformtheJesseL.LaskyFeaturePlayCompany.GoldfishlaterchangedhisnametoSamuelGoldwyn.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(3)Thethreemenstartedmakingmotionpicturesimmediately.Theylovedworkinginthemoviebusiness.Theyweredeeplyinterestedinitscreativeandfinancialpossibilities.DeMille,LaskyandGoldfishbeganworkingonamovieversionofthepopularAmericanwesternplaySquawMan.DeMilleurgedthatthemoviebemadeintherealAmericanWest.HechoseFlagstaff,Arizona.DeMilleandthecompanytraveledtoFlagstaffbytrain.Whentheyarrived,DeMillethoughtthearealookedtoomodern.Theygotbackonthetrainandkeptgoinguntiltheyreachedtheendoftheline.TheywereinaquietlittletowninsouthernCalifornia.ThetownwascalledHollywood.DeMilledecidedthiswastheperfectplacetofilmthemovie.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(4)SquawManwasoneofthefirstfull-lengthmoviesproducedinHollywood.Itwasreleasedin1913andwasanimmediatesuccess.DeMilleisconsideredthemanwhohelpedHollywoodbecomethecenterofthemotionpicturebusiness.Hequicklybecameacreativeforceinthenewmovieindustry.HissuccesscontinuedwithBrewster’sMillions,TheCalloftheNorthandTheTrailoftheLonesomePine.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(5)CecilB.DeMillewasamongtheveryfewfilmmakersinHollywoodwhosenameappearedabovethetitleofhismovie.Hisnamewasmoreimportanttomovie-goersthanthenamesofthestarsinthemovie.DeMill’smovieswereknowntobebigproductions.Hecombinedalotofaction,realisticstorytelling,andhundredsofactorstomakesomeofHollywood’sbestmovies.Hemademanykindsofmoviesincludingwesterns,comedies,romances,andmoviesdealingwithmoralissues.DeMillegainedagreatdealoffamewiththekindofmovieknownasanepic.Anepictellsastoryofeventsthatareimportantinhistory.DeMille’sepicmovieswerebasedonthesettingsoftheAmericanWest,Romanhistory,orstoriesfromtheBible.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(6)HisfirstversionofthehistoricfilmTheTenCommandmentswasahugesuccessamongsilentfilmsin1923.OneofDeMille’slastfilmswasTheGreatestShowonEarth.ItwontheAcademyAwardforbestpicturein1952.Itwasaboutpeoplewhoperformedinthecircus.SomepeoplesayitwasafittingsubjectbecauseCecilB.DeMillewasoftencalledthegreatestshowmaninHollywood.In1956,hereleasedanewversionofTheTenCommandmentstoincludesound.ItisbroadcaststillonAmericantelevisionduringtheChristianobservanceofEaster.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(7)CecilB.DeMilleproducedanddirected70movies.In1949hereceivedaspecialAcademyAwardfor“37yearsofbrilliantshowmanship”.Hediedofheartfailurein1959.TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社谁造就了好莱坞？(1)当你听到“好莱坞”这个名字,你可能会想到兴奋、灯光、摄像机和电影明星。名演员并不是娱乐行业中唯一重要的人，导演和制片人同样重要。今天,好莱坞不乏制片人和导演。然而,很少有人比得上好莱坞的第一批电影人塞西尔•布朗特•戴米尔、塞缪尔•高德温和路易斯•迈耶的名望和成功。人们会铭记他们的出色作品和在电影产业的持续影响。他们为今天以及今后的电影制片人和导演指明了道路。我们在此关注塞西尔•B•戴米尔。改编自美国之音慢速英语，撰稿人劳安•戴维斯TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(2)塞西尔•B•戴米尔1881年出生于马萨诸塞州的阿什菲尔德，父母都是剧作家。他的父亲在他12岁时去世了，母亲开办了一家戏剧公司来维持家庭。塞西尔成了该公司的演员，后来一直在公司身兼演员和经理，直到1913年。同年，他和杰西•L•拉斯基、塞缪尔•格德菲什合伙成立了杰西•L•拉斯基故事片公司。格德菲什后来改名为塞缪尔•高德温。TextAUnitFiveCelebrities华东师范大学出版社(3)这三个人立即开始制作电影。他们喜欢从事电影制作工作，对其创造潜能和经济前景有着浓厚的兴趣。戴米尔、拉斯基和格德菲什开始将广受欢迎的美国西部剧《异种婚姻》改编成电影。戴米尔强烈要求在真正的美国西部制作电影，他选择了亚利桑那州的弗拉格斯塔夫。戴米尔一行乘火车前往弗拉格斯塔夫，当他们到达