新概念四《Lesson21WilliamS.Hartandtheearly‘Western’film》.pptVIP

Lesson 21 William S.Hart and the early ‘Western’film William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 – June 23, 1946) was an American silent film actor, screenwriter, director and producer. How did William Harts childhood prepare him for his acting role in Western films? William S.Hart was, perhaps, the greatest of all Western stars, for unlike Gary Cooper and John Wayne he appeared in nothing but Westerns． From 1914 to 1924 he was supreme and unchallenged． It was Hart who created the basic formula of the Western film, and devised the protagonist he played in every film he made, the good-bad man