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Jackson Bentley was a fictional American journalist who appeared in the film ''Lawrence of Arabia'' (1962); he is portrayed by Arthur Kennedy. He is based on famed American journalist Lowell Thomas. == Overview == Bentley first appears at the funeral of T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in 1935. Asked for his opinion about Lawrence by a reporter, he remarks: :It was my privilege to know him, and to make him known to the world. He was a poet, a scholar, and a mighty warrior. Then, after the reporter exits, he says to a friend: :He was also the most shameless exhibitionist since Barnum and Bailey. He is then accosted by a British Medical Officer (Howard Marion-Crawford) who protests angrily that Lawrence was "a very great man." Bentley does not appear in the story proper until the beginning of Act II, when he arrives at Arab- and British-occupied Aqaba to interview Prince Feisal (Alec Guinness), writing for the ''Chicago Courier''. He admits that he is "looking for a hero" to inspire his country's entry into World War I, to which Feisal replies: :Lawrence is your man. Bentley covers one of Lawrence's train raids, interviewing Lawrence, Sherif Ali (Omar Sharif), and photographing the event - though Auda ibu Tayi (Anthony Quinn) takes offense, smashing one of his cameras. Bentley re-appears as Lawrence returns to Jerusalem, but is prevented from speaking with Lawrence by Dryden (Claude Rains). He protests that he has a right to see Lawrence due to his role in his fame. Dryden rebuffs him: :It's a little clash of temperament that's going on there. Inevitably, one of them's half-mad, and the other - wholly unscrupulous. Bentley arrives to accompany Lawrence's final campaign against Damascus, but the car he has rented breaks down and he is forced to accompany the main British column with General Allenby (Jack Hawkins). He arrives in the aftermath of the Tafas massacre, appalled at the carnage he sees, and addresses a blood-soaked, remorseful Lawrence: :Oh, you rotten man. Let me take your rotten bloody picture. . . for the rotten, bloody newspapers! Bentley is in his forties, highly cynical of authority, and regards the ambitions of Lawrence, Ali, and Feisal cynically. He and Lawrence seem to have a somewhat antagonistic relationship, but find each other useful for their respective ends. He has published a very well written novel titled "48 hours - A City of London Thriller" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jackson Bentley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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