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毎日12/30 05:46 ２０００年の墓碑銘…小渕前首相、蝶々さんも

RTw 12/30 1001 Year 2000 claims some entertainment industry greats
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report may not be republished or redistributed, in whole or in part,
without the prior written consent of Reuters Ltd.

By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES, Dec 30 (Reuters) - From the British actor revered as
"the man of a thousand faces" to the American comic genius with the
"face of an unmade bed," the year 2000 claimed the lives of some of the
world's greatest entertainers.
Sir Alec Guinness, who played everyone from Adolf Hitler to the
mythical Obi-Wan Kenobi of "Star Wars," and Walter Matthau, whose gift
for playing lovable grumps was embodied in his signature role of the
"Odd Couple's" Oscar Madison, were among many performers whose passing
dimmed the turn of the millennium.
The world bid farewell to such greats as Guinness' mentor and
fellow knight, Sir John Gielgud, whose portrayal of Shakespearean
characters made him one of the towering presences of the past century,
and to Jason Robards, the two-time Oscar winner who rose to fame as the
consummate interpreter of the works of playwright Eugene O'Neill.
Several other entertainers acclaimed for their live performances
took their final bows, including "Mambo King" bandleader and
percussionist Tito Puente, Danish-born musical humorist Victor Borge and
Tony-winning Broadway dancer Gwen Verdon, the show-stopping star of "Can
Can," "Damn Yankees" and "Sweet Charity."
The big screen lost such legends as the swashbuckling Douglas
Fairbanks Jr. and sultry Viennese actress Hedy Lamarr, while the small
screen said goodbye to such icons as Steve Allen, credited with
inventing the modern TV talk show, Larry Linville, who played the
sniveling Frank Burns on "M+A+S+H," and Werner Klemperer, best known as
the bumbling Col. Klink of "Hogan's Heroes."
Another familiar face from TV, actor Rick Jason, the hard-boiled
but compassionate Lt. Gil Hanley on "Combat!," took his own life, as did
Oscar-nominated actor and stuntman Richard Farnsworth. Both men had been
diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The year also marked the passing of magician Doug Henning,
cartoonist Charles Schulz, who gave the world "Peanuts," and actress
Loretta Young, best-remembered for her Oscar-winning role in "The
Farmer's Daughter" and weekly grand entrances in swirling gowns on her
own long-running NBC television series.
The following is a list of some of the entertainment figures who
died during the past 12 months.
-- Walter Matthau, 79. Oscar-winning actor whose hangdog looks and
grouchy, slouchy demeanor transformed him from an early screen tough guy
into a beloved comic film star.
-- Jason Robards, 78. Gravelly voiced actor famed for his portrayal
of disturbed characters. The winner of back-to-back Oscars for his
supporting roles as Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee in "All the
President's Men" and writer Dashiell Hammett in "Julia," he gained fame
interpreting the works of Eugene O'Neill on stage.
-- Sir John Gielgud, 96. Quintessential British stage actor who
delivered legendary performances as Macbeth, Hamlet and Romeo and later
earned an Oscar for his supporting role as Dudley Moore's foul-mouthed
butler in the film comedy "Arthur."
-- Sir Alec Guinness, 86. The versatile actor's career stretched
from Shakespeare to "Star Wars" and included memorable performances in
such films as "The Bridge on the River Kwai," which won him an Oscar,
and "Lawrence of Arabia."
-- Ring Lardner Jr, 85. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter
who was the last surviving member of the "Hollywood Ten," the group of
filmmakers imprisoned and blacklisted during the anti-communist
witchhunt era of the 1940s and '50s.
-- Loretta Young, 87. Glamorous, Oscar-winning actress who broke
into movies as a child extra during the silent era and became one of the
first major Hollywood stars to move into TV. In death, she broke her
silence about one of Hollywood's greatest open secrets, acknowledging in
a book that her "adopted" daughter was the product of a 1935 affair with
Clark Gable.
-- Gwen Verdon, 75. The third wife and longtime collaborator with
legendary choreographer/director Bob Fosse, she overcame a a series of
childhood illnesses to become a Broadway sensation and danced her way to
four Tonys.
-- Victor Borge, 91. Pianist, conductor and musical humorist
heralded as the "unmelancholy Dane" of show business.
-- Hedy Lamarr, 86. An Austrian banker's daughter billed as "the
world's most beautiful woman" when she rose to silver screen stardom in
the 1930s and '40s.
-- Steve Allen, 78. Comedian, composer, author, actor and
television pioneer who started TV talking as the first host of NBC's
"Tonight Show."
-- Douglas Fairbanks Jr., 90. Swashbuckling American leading man
who starred in such film classics as "Gunga Din."
-- Charles Schulz, 77. Creator of cartoon characters Charlie Brown
and Snoopy as the man behind the "Peanuts" comic strip.
-- Richard Farnsworth, 80. Veteran stuntman and actor Oscar
nominated for "Comes a Horseman" and "The Straight Story."
-- Tito Puente, 77. Five-time Grammy-winning Latin jazz bandleader
whose dance numbers delighted fans over six decades.
-- Gwendolyn Brooks, 83. A poet who grew up in Chicago slums to
become the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize.
-- Doug Henning, 52. Illusionist who helped spark a renewed
interest in magic with TV shows during the 1970s and '80s.
-- Werner Klemperer, 80. German-born Jewish actor who escaped
Hitler's Germany and became best known for his portrayal of the bumbling
German prison camp comandante on "Hogan's Heroes."
-- Larry Linville, 60. Played the whining surgeon Maj. Frank Burns,
who carried on an extramarital affair with nurse "Hot Lips" Houlihan
(Loretta Swit) on hit TV show "M+A+S+H."
-- Jean Peters, 73. Midwestern farm girl who won a Hollywood screen
test as Miss Ohio State in the 1940s and went on to become a movie star
and wife of billionaire Howard Hughes.
-- Claire Trevor, 91. An Oscar winner for 1948's "Key Largo," she
was famous for playing sympathetic women of ill repute.
-- Rose Hobart, 94. Known for playing the "other woman" in a
two-decade film career cut short by the Hollywood blacklist.
-- Muriel Evans, 90. Actress who quickened the gallop of such
cowboy stars as Buck Jones, John Wayne and William "Hopalong Cassidy"
Boyd in a string of popular Westerns.
-- Julie London, 74. Smoky-voiced actress and singer who had a hit
record with the 1950s "Cry Me a River" and was once married to "Dragnet"
producer Jack Webb.
-- Richard Mulligan, 67. Comic actor who won Emmy awards for his
roles in television sitcoms "Soap" and Empty Nest."
-- Jim Varney, 50. The grinning, hayseed handyman Ernest in TV ads
and a popular series of slapstick films and the voice of Slinky Dog in
the "Toy Story" movies.
-- Rick Jason, 74. Starred as the infantry officer commanding a
platoon of battle-weary, mud-spattered GIs in the World War II
television drama "Combat!"
-- Meredith MacRae, 56. TV actress best known as a talk show host
and for her role as Billie Jo in the series "Petticoat Junction."
Daughter of Sheila and Gordon MacRae.
-- Steve Reeves, 74. Actor and bodybuilder who made a career of
playing muscled heroes in low-budget sword-and-sandal films during the
1950s and early '60s.
-- George Montgomery, 84. Dashingly handsome cowboy actor who made
87 movies and later gained recognition for sculpting Western-themed
bronze pieces.
-- Nancy Marchand, 71. Actress best known for playing a newspaper
publisher on the "Lou Grant" show and a Mafia matriarch on "The
Sopranos."
-- Durward Kirby, 88. Sidekick/announcer/performer on "The Garry
Moore Show" and "Candid Camera."
-- Helen Martin, 88. Pioneering black Broadway actress who helped
found the American Negro Theater in Harlem.
-- Thomas Yohe, 63. Co-creator of the Emmy-winning "Schoolhouse
Rock" rock television cartoons.
-- Hoyt Curtin, 78. Longtime musical director for animation giant
Hanna-Barbera who composed TV theme songs for such classic cartoon
series as "The Flintstones" and "The Jetsons."
-- Roebuck "Pops" Staples, 85. Patriarch of the Staples Singers
whose lyrics on "Respect Yourself" and other hits delivered a civil
rights message with a danceable soul beat.

毎日12/30 05:46 ２０００年の墓碑銘…小渕前首相、蝶々さんも
　有珠山、三宅島の噴火と続いた災害に不安を抱き、シドニー五輪の日本選手の活躍に
胸を躍らせた二〇〇〇年。今年も、在任中に倒れた小渕前首相を始め、各界で名を成し
た人たちが世を去った。残された言葉を思い起こし、故人をしのぶ。
　（敬称略、洋数字は亡くなった日）
　◆丸木俊（画家８７歳　１・１３）
　「絵をかいて、どんなにひどいか見てもらいたかった」
　原爆投下の直後、夫の位里と二人で広島入り。この時、目撃した光景を、夫とともに
三十年間にわたって描き続けた。世界に知られた「原爆の図」は全十五部。九五年の夫
の死後も、花や風景、少女などを題材に筆をとり続けた。
　◆成田きん（国内最高齢の双子の姉１０７歳　１・２３）
　「短い百年でした。戦争などつらいこともあったけれど、もう忘れてしまいました」
　数えで百歳を過ぎてから、妹の蟹江ぎんさんとともにテレビコマーシャルに出演、「
きんさん、ぎんさん」として、国民的"アイドル"に。全国のイベントに引っ張りだこ
だった。
　◆鶴岡一人（元プロ野球南海監督８３歳　３・７）
　「グラウンドにはゼニが落ちとる」
　五九年、宿敵巨人に四連勝し、初の日本一に。親分肌で、選手たちを「バカタレ」と
叱咤（しった）激励、無名だった野村克也（阪神監督）らを育てた。優勝十一回で通算
千七百七十三勝。プロ最多勝の名将だった。
　◆中田喜直（作曲家７６歳　５・３）
　「サトウさんの詩にはリズムがある。僕はことばに忠実にと心がけただけ」
　詩人サトウハチローとコンビを組んだ「ちいさい秋みつけた」などの童謡や「雪の降
るまちを」などを作曲。手の小さな子どもに鍵盤（けんばん）の狭いピアノを試作した
。
　◆小渕恵三（前首相６２歳　５・１４）
　「皆さんもホットでクイックな小渕ブランドのピザを売ったらどうか」
　九八年七月の首相就任後、「冷めたピザ」「真空総理」と様々な形容で揶揄（やゆ）
された。政権運営に自信を深めるにつれ、評判を逆手に取った切り返しも。突然の電話
「ブッチホン」に驚かされた人も多い。
　◆滝沢修（俳優９３歳　６・２２）
　「役者は自分以外のものにならなければならない」
　役作りの熱心さには定評があった。「炎の人」のゴッホを演じるため、南仏に足跡を
たどった。劇団民芸の中心俳優として、「新劇の神様」とも呼ばれた。
　◆小倉遊亀（日本画家１０５歳　７・２３）
　「描きたいものにぶつかったら描く。それだけ」
　師匠の安田靫彦（ゆきひこ）から「一枚の葉っぱが手に入ったら、宇宙全体が手に入
る」と教わった。座りづめの制作で、ひざの骨が変形。最晩年まで絵筆をとり、一枚の
葉を追い続けた。
　◆ミヤコ蝶々（女優８０歳　１０・１２）
　「中座がなくなるのは寂しい限りやけど、私はもうひと花咲かせます」
　九九年十月の大阪・中座のさよなら公演にゲスト出演したのが最後の舞台。ラジオ番
組「夫婦善哉」の司会で人気を呼んだ。晩年、じん臓疾患に悩まされながらも、「私の
舞台を楽しみにしているお客さんがいる」と復帰に執念を見せた。
　　　　　　　　　　　　◇
　伊藤サカエ（日本原水爆被害者団体協議会代表委員８８歳　１・５）▽大原富枝（作
家８７歳　１・２７）▽二階堂進（元自民党副総裁９０歳　２・３）▽荒井注（タレン
ト７１歳　２・９）▽福島譲二（熊本県知事７２歳　２・２５）▽田中小実昌（作家７
４歳　２・２６）▽松本英彦（テナーサックス奏者７３歳　２・２９）▽田中澄江（作
家９１歳　３・１）▽佐々木良作（旧民社党委員長８５歳　３・９）▽永井道雄（元文
相７７歳　３・１７）▽河盛好蔵（仏文学者９７歳　３・２７）▽南将之（元バレーボ
ール五輪代表５８歳　４・７）▽東由多加（東京キッドブラザース主宰５４歳　４・２
０）▽武谷三男（物理学者８８歳　４・２２）▽ジャンボ鶴田（元プロレスラー４９歳
　５・１３）▽三浦洋一（俳優４６歳　５・１４）▽田中豊一（物理学者５４歳　５・
２０）▽小田切秀雄（文芸評論家８３歳　５・２４）▽山村聡（俳優９０歳　５・２６
）▽梶山静六（元官房長官７４歳　６・６）▽アンリ菅野（ジャズ歌手５１歳　６・３
０）▽宇都宮徳馬（元国会議員９３歳　７・１）▽青江三奈（歌手５４歳　７・２）▽
観世銕之亟（てつのじょう）（能楽師６９歳　７・３）▽秋山登（元プロ野球大洋選手
６６歳　８・１２）▽Ｅ・Ｈ・エリック（タレント７１歳　８・１７）▽アンディ・フ
グ（格闘家３５歳　８・２４）▽水野祐（古代史学者８２歳　８・２８）▽三国一朗（
タレント７９歳　９・１５）▽徳間康快（徳間書店社長７８歳　９・２０）▽玉川勝太
郎（浪曲師６７歳　１０・４）▽高木仁三郎（原子力資料情報室前代表６２歳　１０・
８）▽真鍋博（イラストレーター６８歳　１０・３１）▽大久保婦久子（工芸家８１歳
　１１・４）▽高野光（元プロ野球ヤクルト選手３９歳　１１・５）▽吉村公三郎（映
画監督８９歳　１１・７）▽東千代之介（俳優７４歳　１１・９）▽鈴木その子（美容
研究家６８歳　１２・５）▽如月小春（劇作家４４歳　１２・１９）

[2000-12-30-05:46]

RTw 12/30 0724 Putin decree gives Soviet-era anthem new words
Copyright, 2000 Reuters Ltd. All rights reserved. The following news
report may not be republished or redistributed, in whole or in part,
without the prior written consent of Reuters Ltd.

MOSCOW, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a
decree on Saturday adding words to Russia's newly restored Soviet-era
national anthem, following consultations with the country's top judge,
the Kremlin said.
The move clears the way for the words to be sung at end of year
celebrations for the first time since the "Unbreakable Union" anthem was
dropped by Putin's predecessor, Boris Yeltsin, following the break-up of
the Soviet Union in 1991.
Putin has been keen to push through the text ahead of his first New
Year's Eve address to the nation as Russia's elected president.
He discussed the matter late on Friday with Marat Baglai, chairman
of the Constitutional Court, after a senior judge voiced doubts that the
president could impose the new lyrics without a vote in parliament.
The national anthem is a constitutional matter and restoration of
the music composed by Alexander Alexandrov required a two thirds
majority in the State Duma (lower house of parliament) earlier this
month.
Deputies did not approve lyrics for the music but a Kremlin
committee recommended Putin introduce a new text by Sergei Mikhalkov,
the popular children's poet who penned the original words in 1943.
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin personally approved the stirring words
and music, which were first used in 1944 while most of European Russia
was under Nazi occupation.
Putin's order imposing the Mikhalkov lyrics will "remain valid
until a corresponding federal constitutional law is passed," according
to the text of the decree faxed to Reuters.
Given the massive majorities the music secured in both houses of
parliament, the lyrics are widely expected to enjoy a swift and easy
passage.
Moves to restore the Soviet melody, even with a revised text,
sparked howls of protest from liberal politicians and leading cultural
figures who said the music would be forever tainted by Stalin's bloody
purges.
The new version is the third by Mikhalkov, father of Oscar-winning
Russian film director Nikita Mikhalkov.
He was asked to compose a second version -- shorn of references to
Stalin -- after the dictator fell out of favour following his death in
1953.
The final text approved on Saturday was leaked two days ago by the
Izvestia newspaper. A Reuters translation of the new text follows:
"Russia -- our sacred nation
Russia -- our beloved land
Mighty will, great glory
These are your riches for ever more!
Refrain:
"Glory to our free Fatherland
Union of fraternal peoples down the ages
The people's wisdom handed down from our ancestors
Glory to our country! You are our pride!
"From the southern seas to polar tracts
Our forests and fields are spread!
You are unique in the world! You are unique!
Our motherland, protected by God!
Refrain
"A vast expanse for dreams and for life
The years open the way to our future.
Our faith towards the fatherland gives us strength
It was, is and will forever be thus!"

朝日12/30 10:16 ◇復活ロシア国歌の歌詞、年内に駆け込み決定へ◇
歌詞は「ロシア―神聖なるわが大国／ロシア―愛するわが国家」で始まる。旧国歌の「レーニンの党―人民の力／我々を共産主義の勝利に導く」の部分は「先祖からもたらされた人民の英知／たたえよ国家！我らの誇り」に代わったが、リフレイン部分の「たたえよ自由なる我が祖国」の文言はそのまま残されている。旧ソ連国歌を作詞した児童文学作家セルゲイ・ミハルコフ氏が新たに作詞した。　新世紀を目前に駆け込みで国歌の体裁を整える構えだが、憲法には「国歌の曲・歌詞は憲法的法律で定める」とあるため大統領令で決められるかどうか議論もある。ソ連施律復活に反対の改革派勢力は「憲法違反」と主張している。[2000-12-30-10:16]