ED:Marilyn Monroe 玛丽莲梦露 DVD
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While her first husband was in the Merchant Marine during World War II, Monroe moved in with her mother-in-law, where she started working in the Radioplane Munitions Factory owned by Hollywood actor Reginald Denny. She sprayed airplane parts with fire retardant and inspected parachutes. During this time, Army photographer David Conover snapped a photograph of her for a YANK magazine article. He encouraged her to apply to the The Blue Book modeling agency. She signed with the agency and began researching the work of famous actresses Jean Harlow and Lana Turner. Monroe enrolled in drama and singing classes and had her hair cut, straightened and lightened to golden blonde.[14]
Monroe became one of Blue Book's most successful models, appearing on dozens of magazine covers. In 1946, she came to the attention of talent scout Ben Lyon. He arranged a screen test for her with 20th Century Fox. She was offered a standard six-month contract with a starting salary of $125 per week.[16]
Since Norma Jeane was not considered a commercial stage name, Lyon suggested she adopt Marilyn (after the famous actress Marilyn Miller).[17] For her last name, she took her mother's maiden name of Monroe. During her first six months at Fox, Monroe was given no work, but Fox renewed her contract and she was given minor appearances in Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! and Dangerous Years, both released in 1947.[5] In Scudda Hoo!, her part was edited out except for a quick glimpse of her face when she speaks two words. Fox decided not to renew her contract. Monroe returned to modeling and began to network and make contacts. She posed for nude photographs which were later featured in the first issue of Playboy.[14]
In 1948, during a six-month stint at Columbia Pictures, Monroe starred in Ladies of the Chorus. The low-budget musical was not a success and Monroe was dropped again. She met one of Hollywood's top agents, Johnny Hyde, who had Fox re-sign her after MGM turned her down. Darryl F. Zanuck, the vice-president of Fox, was not convinced of Monroe's potential, but because of Hyde's persistence, she gained supporting parts in the Marx Brothers film Love Happy (1949), and in Fox's All About Eve and MGM's The Asphalt Jungle (both 1950). Even though the roles were small, moviegoers as well as critics took notice.[5] Hyde arranged for her to have minor plastic surgery on her nose and chin, adding that to earlier dental surgery.[18][19][20]
The next two years were filled with inconsequential roles in standard fare, such as We're Not Married! and Love Nest. However, RKO executives used Monroe to boost box office potential of the Fritz Lang production, Clash by Night. After the film performed well, Fox employed a similar tactic, and she was cast as the ditzy receptionist with Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers in Howard Hawks's slapstick comedy Monkey Business. Critics no longer ignored her, and both films' success at the box office was partly attributed to Monroe's growing popularity.
Fox finally gave Monroe a starring role in 1952 with Don't Bother to Knock, in which she portrayed a deranged babysitter who attacks the little girl in her care. It was a cheaply made B-movie, and although the reviews were mixed, they claimed it demonstrated Monroe's ability and confirmed she was ready for more leading roles. Her performance has been noted as one of her finest.[21]
1926年6月1日玛丽莲·梦露出生于洛杉矶综合医院里,本名诺玛·莫天森(Norma Jean Mortenson),诺玛的身世坎坷,在她出生前,父亲买了一辆摩托车,然后骑上它,直直地往北朝旧金山去,这一去就再也没有回来,留下家人与未出世的诺玛,也因此在她心目中的父亲形象永远模糊。至于母亲葛蕾蒂丝虽然生下了她,却生而不养,不但男女关系复杂,还几乎连孩子的父亲是谁都搞不清。
葛蕾蒂丝曾在当时的大片厂当过电影剪接师,却没尽当母亲的责任,九岁的时候,母亲仍然接受不了父亲离去的事实,被关进精神病院。1941年,小诺玛到了加利福尼亚的“安娜姨妈”家。一年后,16岁的诺玛与大自己四岁的詹姆斯多尔蒂结了婚,第一次有了自己的家。不过这是个没有爱情的婚姻,二年后丈夫应征入伍,当时正处第二次世界大战期间,不久丈夫以不满诺玛新职业为由提出了离婚,于是在她20岁时就结束这段婚姻。凭着较好的外型,玛丽莲·梦露当起泳装模特儿,她美丽的倩影四处流传,最后传到一代电影大亨霍华休斯手上,请她参加试镜,她的经纪人却建议她选择更具规模的二十世纪福克斯公司。
1946年,诺玛被二十世纪福克斯公司大老板看中拍板雇用,从此有了这个艺名——玛丽莲·梦露。初期的工作并不顺利,她只是在一些影片中跑跑堂,说几句 “Hello!”之类的台词,无奈之下为了五十美元,玛丽莲答应拍裸体照,只为了汽车不被典当,成名后此消息被小报爆出,面对舆论玛丽莲却没有否认,使她反而得到大众的同情。1950年约翰大胆启用玛丽莲,让她在《柏油丛林》担任了一两场重头戏。紧接着玛丽莲与蓓蒂黛维斯等几位大明星拍摄了《伊芙的底细》,出场时间虽然很短,但她那天真无邪,使人听了浑陶陶的对白让人留下深刻印象,福克斯公司等影片一结束,便与她签定续订七年合同。
1947年玛丽莲·梦露拍了第一部电影“The Shocking Miss Pilgrim”,但她在片中只是小配角,之后的几部片也不见起色,福克斯公司不愿和她续新约,她只好重回模特儿一行,并开始上表演课。1949年她为《花花公子》杂志拍摄裸照,之后接了“彗星美人”(Al-lAbout Eve)、“夜阑人未静“(The Asphalt Jungle)两部影片,尽管片中的她仍旧是小角色,但已开始受到影迷注意。
进入1950年代,“飞瀑怒潮”(Niagara)、“妙药春宵”(Monkey Business)、“绅士爱美人”(Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)、“大江东去”(River Of No Return )、“七年之痒”(The Sev-en Year Itch)等,一步步奠定她银幕性感女神的形象。而她与棒球明星乔狄马吉欧、现代剧作家阿瑟米勒结了又离的婚姻,加上与总统肯尼迪的绯闻,交织出令人眼花缭乱的情爱世界。
在53年之前,玛丽莲在影评界虽时获赞誉,但电影公司总是把她拘囿于演“白痴美人”一类角色,为求发展,她上迈克尔契诃夫剧院听戏剧课,排古典剧。这时,有位记者认出“金色之梦”月份牌上的裸体模特儿即为玛丽莲,消息透露出来,非但没有毁掉她的前程,反而引起观众好奇,对她更为关注。1953年是玛丽莲人生的一个转折点,在电影《尼亚加拉》里第一次担任主角。影片以有名于世的大瀑布为背景,烘托玛丽莲优美的体态。该片上映以来,场场爆满,她不仅一跃成为第一流的明星,而且成了好莱坞一手炮制的最了不起的神话。
1954年玛丽莲与棒球健将乔·迪·马吉奥结婚,无奈这位球界巨人醋劲不小,对她限制极多,两人最终分道扬镳。她第二次婚姻只维持九个月,十月二十七日宣布离婚,十月六日的一场记者会,玛丽莲的律师以 ''事业上的冲突'' 解释离婚的原因。
在电影里多次以花瓶角色演出后,玛丽莲开始想追求更进一步的演艺事业及摆脱她 ''浅薄金发美女'' 的形象。一九五六年开始在纽约演员工作室Lee Strasberg 的教导下进修。 那一年玛丽莲与摄影师Milton Greene开创玛丽莲梦露电影制作公司。 后来制作出的《公共汽车站》(Bus Stop)(1956) 及《王子与舞女》(The Prince and The Showgirl )(1957) 是两部展现玛丽莲高水准演出能力的电影。
1956年7月1日她又与剧作家阿瑟米勒另缔良缘,他们是在1951年拍《青春常驻》一片时就认识的,1961年的The Misfits 是米勒写给梦露,也是她最后完成的一部电影。玛丽莲的第三次婚姻结束于1961年的1月20日。
婚前玛丽莲的每部影片都超乎寻常的卖座,特别是在《七年之痒》这部片中她站在地铁口的镂空铁板上,下面刮上来的风把她的裙子吹得鼓涨起来,成了她影片里最著名的镜头。不过梦露已经不满足于傻瓜美人这种角色了,紧接着演出的《公共汽车站》里,她把自己的生活经历融汇进人物身上,而且演戏才能达到了前所未有的高度,在片中,她出现在小酒吧时,真有光彩华艳、蓬荜生辉之感。
1957年与劳伦斯奥立佛合作的《王子与舞女》遭受从未有过的失败,淡出二年后,玛丽莲很小心地接下了这部《热情似火》,影片拍摄很辛苦,她为此两次小产,不过这一切都值得——《热情似火》成为她票房收入最高的影片。
1960年玛丽莲与克拉克盖博合演了《不合时宜的人》,谁也不曾料这分别是他们俩的最后一部影片,停机没几天,克拉克盖博因心脏病猝发而不治身死。同年十一月她与丈夫阿瑟米勒正式分开,这次离异造成的感情创伤始终未能平复。她神经衰弱严重起来,只得进精神病院作一短期疗。一年后神采飞扬的玛丽莲接拍新片《濒于崩溃》,这是她自那张杂志裸照以来,第一次同意在片中拍裸体镜头。
1962年6月1日,她在剧组摄影棚里,庆祝她三十六的生日。为了证明自己丰腴如初,风韵依然,玛丽莲在伯特斯特恩的摄影机前取一幅透明纱巾略事遮掩,拍下生平最后一组极有魅力的照片。八月四日一个周末的星期六,是梦露悲剧一生的高潮。这一天早晨,人们还看见她脸庞鲜艳。谁也没有料到,这是临终前的最后光彩。
1962年玛丽莲·梦露在工作与身体状况都不佳情况下,为了拍“双凤奇缘”(Something's Got to Give)和电影公司闹得不愉快,5月19日她竟然不顾工作径自应邀为总统肯尼迪献唱“生日快乐”。这一年8月5日她突然辞世,“双”片未完成,反而留下一句经典的“Happy Birth-day Mr. President”在人间。
1962年8月5日清晨,玛丽莲的女管家发现她卧室的灯还亮着,她一丝不挂地躺在床上,在她在加利福尼亚的洛杉矶刚购置的房中离开了人世。她的私人医生断定她死于凌晨3点40分。洛杉矶的验尸官后来说,她的死是因为“过量用药,是急性巴比妥酸盐中毒”。梦露去世前几天,她的医生给她开了一种烈性的安眠药巴比妥酸盐。因为在这之前,她由于未能担任一个电影角色而感到有些压力,并且有点心神不安,但很快就恢复正常了。尽管她以前曾试图自寻短见,但玛丽莲之死出现许多自相矛盾的地方,使自杀之说令人生疑。
1. 愿嫁金龟婿 How to marry a millionaire
2. 妙药纯情 Monkey business
3. 绅士喜欢金发女郎 Gentlemen prefer blondes
4. 大江东去 River of no return
5. 爱巢 Love nest
6. 夜宿人未静 The asphalt jungle
7. 彗星美女 All about eve