[78-L] Accent you hate [FWD]

[Bud Black]

It always amuses me to watch an old movie where the actors are portraying
the great statesmen of early American history, and hearing George Washington
 Benjamin Franklyn, or Thomas Jefferson speaking in good old Americanese,
when in all probability they all spoke with a pronounced English accent, not
being that far removed from the mother country.

Bud 
 
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From: Ron L
Date: 06/11/09 10:18:32
To: '78-L Mail List'
Subject: Re: [78-L] Accent you hate [FWD]
 
It could be that, not so far removed in time from the Revolutionary War
period, and being from a wealthy background that there was still a fair
amount of British sounding accents at the time.  This is pure speculation on
my part I must say.
 
Ron L
 
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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Mike Harkin
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 1:58 AM
To: 78-L Mail List
Subject: Re: [78-L] Accent you hate [FWD]
 
 
I've often wondered if the 'British' accents put on by American actors rang
as false as most British actors' 'American' accents.  Not counting GWTW:
I think Vivian Leigh isn't too bad.  Leslie Howard made no attempt at an
American accent, nor did Clark Gable attempt Charleston....
 
My 2d worth.
 
Mike in Plovdiv
 
--- On Wed, 6/10/09, Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com> wrote:
 
> From: Royal Pemberton <ampex354 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Accent you hate
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 12:55 PM
> Ford Kiernan and Greg Patterson in
> the Scottish comedy series CHEWIN'
> THE FAT occasionally portrayed American characters in some
> of the
> sketches, and pulled them off very well!
>
> On 6/10/09, Bud Black <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
> wrote:
> > I am constantly amazed at how well most English actors
> can emulate the
> > American accent (Bob Hoskins, Hugh Laurie), and most
> American actors, when
> > assuming the British accent, sound unconvincing.
> Why is this?
> >
> > Bud
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: Julian Vein
> > Date: 6/10/2009 1:56:42 PM
> > To: 78-L Mail List
> > Subject: [78-L] Accent you hate
> >
> > Watched the 1934 version of "Of Human Bondage" last
> night. The 78
> > connection was of Leslie Howard briefly working in a
> record shop in
> > London. Unfortunately, the shop window had a placard
> advertising Little
> > Wonder records.
> >
> > Bette Davis's cockney accent should be placed in the
> Hall of Infamy
> > alongside Dick Van Dyke's in "Mary Poppins" and Orson
> Welles's Irish
> > accent in "The Lady From Shanghai"! You can add Tom
> Hank's indeterminate
> > one in "Forrest Gump".
> >
> >       Julian Vein
> >
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