From 林語堂 to 林如斯,Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick (the voice of [Lion King])
林如斯 | |
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本名 | 林鳳如 |
出生 | 1923年5月6日 中華民國福建省思明縣 |
逝世 | 1971年1月19日(47歲)× 中華民國台北市 |
死因 | 上吊自殺 |
國籍 | 中華民國 |
職業 | 作家 |
配偶 | Richard Biow |
父母 | 林語堂(父) |
家族 | Milton Biow (夫之父) Patricia Biow Broderick (夫之姐妹) |
林鳳如(英語:Adet Lin,1923年5月6日—1971年1月19日),本名林如斯,是一位華裔美國作家和翻譯家。[1]她在出版的作品中使用筆名Tan Yun。[2]
林如斯是林語堂的大女兒,出生於廈門,13歲時來到美國。[2]1939年,她和妹妹林太乙,林相如合著的自傳作品《吾家》(Our Family)出版。1940年,她與林太乙共同把謝冰瑩的自傳作品《女叛徒》(Girl Rebel)翻譯成英文出版。1941年三姐妹的第二部作品《重慶破曉》(Dawn over Chungking)出版。在哥倫比亞大學的學業完成後,她於1943年至1946年繼續為美國醫療援助局工作。之後,她回到美國,為美國新聞署和美國之音工作。[3]
她於1943年出版了她的第一部小說《岩石上的火焰》(Flame from the Rock),這本書的背景是中國抗日戰爭。[4]
因為1943年加入林可勝領導的醫療隊服務,戰後她和在昆明認識的中國醫生回到紐約,然而卻在訂婚前夕,如斯與自由戀愛的美國男友私奔赴美。1946年5月1日,她與廣告主管Milton Biow的兒子、紐約道爾頓學院女同學的哥哥Richard Biow結婚,婚後住在新河浦鎮(New Hope)。[5][6]在結束婚姻後長期抑鬱,1968年5月13日離開紐約前往台灣,在國立故宮博物院擔任英文翻譯。1971年1月19日在其工作的台北市辦公室上吊自殺身亡。[1]
Milton H. Biow | |
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Born | Milton Harry Biow July 24, 1892 New York City, U.S |
Died | February 1, 1976 (aged 83) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Advertising executive |
Spouse | Sophie Taub ? (m. 1895?–?1943) |
Children | 2, including Patricia Biow Broderick |
Parent(s) | Harry Louis Biow Lena Deckinger |
Family | Adet Lin (daughter-in-law) James Broderick (son-in-law) Matthew Broderick (grandson) |
Milton Harry Biow (July 24, 1892 – February 1, 1976)[1] was an American advertising executive who founded the Biow Company.[2] Biow is recognized as one of the pioneers of the modern school of advertising.[2]
In 1917, Biow started a one-man advertising office in New York City.[2] It quickly grew to become one of the largest advertising agencies in the United States topping $50 million in revenues at its highest winning major accounts such as Anacin, Pepsi‐Cola, Eversharp, Ruppert beer, Schenley whisky and Lady Esther cosmetics.[2] Biow's agency was credited as the first to develop a national advertising campaign that used short and catchy advertising slogans on radio and television (such as "Bulova Watch Time" and Johnny's "Call for Philip Morris").[2][3] He was also responsible for bringing The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour to television and the Take It or Leave It to the radio (which later became the $64,000 Question).[2] In 1934, he purchased WBBR with Arde Bulova and changed the call letters to WNEW, for "the NEWest thing in radio".[4]:?2? In 1956, he disbanded his agency after the loss of several major accounts.[2] His firm was the starting point for advertising executive Norman B. Norman.[5]
In 1964, Biow wrote Butting In: An Adman Speaks Out which told the story of his time in advertising.[2]
Biow was a founder of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and was active with the United Jewish Appeal, the United Hospital Fund and the Muscular Dystrophy Association.[2] He was married to Sophie (née Taub) Biow (1895-1943); they had two children, Richard Biow (married to Chinese translator and writer Adet Lin, daughter of Lin Yutang)[6][7] and Patricia Biow Broderick (married to actor James Broderick).[2][8] Through Patricia, he is the grandfather of actor Matthew Broderick. He was a member of the Reform synagogue Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.[9]
Matthew Broderick | |
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Born | March 21, 1962 New York City, U.S. |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Parent(s) | James Broderick Patricia Broderick |
Relatives | Milton H. Biow (grandfather) |
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962)[1] is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe–nominated portrayal of the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical The Producers and its 2005 film adaptation. Other films he had starring credits in include WarGames (1983), Glory (1989), The Freshman (1990), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), Inspector Gadget (1999), You Can Count on Me (2000) and The Last Shot (2004). Broderick also directed himself in Infinity (1996) and provided voice work in Good Boy! (2003), Bee Movie (2007), and The Tale of Despereaux (2008).
Broderick has won two Tony Awards, one for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), and one for Best Actor in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995).[2] In 2001, Broderick starred in Mel Brooks' musical comedy The Producers alongside Nathan Lane. He later reunited with Lane in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's showbiz comedy It's Only a Play (2014). In 2013, Broderick starred in the Broadway musical Nice Work If You Can Get It where he went on to receive a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. As of 2020, Broderick remains the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.[3]
In 2006, for his contributions to the film industry, Broderick was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.[4] Eleven years later, he earned induction into the American Theater Hall of Fame.[5]
Broderick was born in Manhattan, the son of Patricia (née Biow), a playwright, actress, and painter, and James Broderick, an actor[6] and World War II veteran.[7] His mother was Ashkenazi Jewish, a descendant of emigrants from Germany and Poland.[8][9] His father was a Catholic of Irish and English descent.[10] Broderick attended grade school at City and Country School in Manhattan and high school at the private Walden School, also in Manhattan.[11] He received acting training at HB Studio.[12]
Broderick's first major acting role came in an HB Studio workshop production of playwright Horton Foote's On Valentine's Day, playing opposite his father, who was a friend of Foote's. This was followed by a supporting role as Harvey Fierstein's gay adopted son, David, in the off-Broadway production of Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy; then, a good review by The New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow brought him to the attention of Broadway. Broderick commented on the effects of that review in a 2004 60 Minutes II interview:
He followed that with the role of Eugene Morris Jerome in the Neil Simon Eugene Trilogy including the plays Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. He won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in Brighton Beach Memoirs.
His first film role as Michael McPhee in 1983's Max Dugan Returns was also written by Neil Simon, but his first big hit film was WarGames, a summer hit in 1983,[14] in which he played the main role of Seattle teen hacker David Lightman. Broderick next played Philippe Gaston in Ladyhawke, in 1985.[11][15]
Broderick then won the role of the charming, clever slacker in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. At the age of 23, Broderick played the titular high school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, plays hooky and explores Chicago. A 1980s comedy favorite, the film is one of Broderick's best-known roles (particularly with teenage audiences). Also in 1987, he played Air Force research assistant Jimmy Garrett in Project X. In 1988, Broderick played Harvey Fierstein's lover, Alan, in the screen adaptation of Torch Song Trilogy.
He starred in the 1989 film Glory alongside Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, where he received favorable reviews for his portrayal of the American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw, whom Broderick physically resembled.
In the 1990s, Broderick was the voice of adult Simba in Disney's successful animated film The Lion King, and he also voiced Tack the Cobbler in Miramax's controversial version of The Thief and the Cobbler, which had originally been intended as a silent role. He won recognition for two dark comedy roles: bachelor Steven Kovacs in 1996's The Cable Guy with Jim Carrey, and a high school teacher in Alexander Payne's 1999 film Election with Reese Witherspoon.
Broderick returned to Broadway as a musical star in the 1990s, winning a Tony Award for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Broderick then starred alongside Nathan Lane in the Mel Brooks 2001 stage version of The Producers which was a critical and financial success. He played Leopold "Leo" Bloom, an accountant who co-produces a musical designed to fail that turns out to be successful. Broderick was nominated for another Tony Award but lost to his co-star Nathan Lane. The musical went on to win the most Tony Awards in history with 12 wins.[16] Broderick and Lane reprised their roles in the 2005 film adaptation of the same name.
Broderick starred in a 2004 off-Broadway production of the award-winning Larry Shue play The Foreigner as the witty Charlie Baker.[17] He was reunited with his co-star from The Lion King and The Producers, Nathan Lane, in The Odd Couple, which opened on Broadway in October 2005. He appeared on Broadway as a college professor in The Philanthropist, running April 10 through June 28, 2009.[18] He returned to the Broadway stage in Spring 2012 to star in the musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall.[19] He notably starred in the 2015 Broadway adaptation of Sylvia, a play by A.R. Gurney directed by Daniel J. Sullivan.
Broderick made his West End debut in The Starry Messenger in May 2019, co-starring with Elizabeth McGovern.[20]
In 2018, it was announced that Broderick was cast in the main role of Michael Burr in the Netflix comedy-drama series Daybreak.[21]
In 2022, Broderick returned to Broadway in a revival of Plaza Suite where he starred alongside his wife Sarah Jessica Parker.[22]
Broderick and actress Sarah Jessica Parker married on May 19, 1997, in an Episcopal ceremony officiated by his sister, Rev. Janet Broderick Kraft.[23][24]
Parker and Broderick have a son, and twin daughters via surrogacy.[25][26][27]
Although the couple live in the West Village,[28] they spend a large amount of time at their second home in Kilcar, a village in County Donegal, Ireland, where Broderick spent his summers as a child.[29] They also have a house in The Hamptons.[30]
Broderick is a political liberal.[31]
In March 2010, Broderick was featured in the NBC program Who Do You Think You Are? Broderick stated that his participation in the ancestry research program emotionally reconnected him with the role he played in Glory 22 years earlier, as he discovered his paternal great-great-grandfather, Robert Martindale, was a Union soldier. A veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg, Martindale, who belonged to the 20th Connecticut, was killed in the aftermath of the Battle of Atlanta and was eventually interred in an unnamed grave at the Marietta National Cemetery. Having identified the grave with the help of historian Brad Quinlin, Broderick's research enabled him to give his ancestor his name back. In the same program, Broderick discovered that his paternal grandfather, James Joseph Broderick II, whom he had never known, was a highly decorated combat medic in World War I, having earned his distinctions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.[7]