Where Does That Katharine Hepburn Accent Come From?
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Date: 2023-06-22
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Pamela
Suggestion: Why is the British accent the go to accent in films? For example, German or other European characters speaking with a British accent. Another example, people from outer space speaking in a British accent, i. e. Marlon Brando in Superman.
The British accent is also used in films to emphasize a high level of education, class, wealth and sophistication.
In the film Gone With The Wind, while Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara spoke with a Southern drawl, Leslie Howard's Ashley Wilkes, son of a Southern plantation ower, spoke with a very uppercrust British accent. Once in awhile during the film, Vivien Leigh slipped back into her native accent.
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Suggestion: Why is the British accent the go to accent in films? For example, German or other European characters speaking with a British accent. Another example, people from outer space speaking in a British accent, i. e. Marlon Brando in Superman.
The British accent is also used in films to emphasize a high level of education, class, wealth and sophistication.
In the film Gone With The Wind, while Vivien Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara spoke with a Southern drawl, Leslie Howard's Ashley Wilkes, son of a Southern plantation ower, spoke with a very uppercrust British accent. Once in awhile during the film, Vivien Leigh slipped back into her native accent.
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Ford
My mother in law was from Newport RI. That whole WW2 Greatest Generation had a unique Kennedy-esk sound to them. I'm absolutely sure, either they got it from pre WW2 movies or the other way around. The people who live there now would argue it was from their Irish roots and I'm sure there's some truth to that but the affectations are almost non-existent anymore in Newport.
Instead of a preemptive
Ehhh. as if fishing for the perfect first word, it became Ehhhra.
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My mother in law was from Newport RI. That whole WW2 Greatest Generation had a unique Kennedy-esk sound to them. I'm absolutely sure, either they got it from pre WW2 movies or the other way around. The people who live there now would argue it was from their Irish roots and I'm sure there's some truth to that but the affectations are almost non-existent anymore in Newport.
Instead of a preemptive
Ehhh. as if fishing for the perfect first word, it became Ehhhra.
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Sky
What do I think? I think it should be noted that one of the greatest villains of all time speaks with a mid-Atlantic accent, that villain being the Sith Lord Darth Vader! Or rather, James Earl Jones, who grew up extremely shy and not very articulate in speaking, learned how to become a better speaker by learning and adopting the mid-Atlantic accent. James Earl Jones' speaking voice is one of the most recognizable mid-Atlantic accented voices of the modern era.
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What do I think? I think it should be noted that one of the greatest villains of all time speaks with a mid-Atlantic accent, that villain being the Sith Lord Darth Vader! Or rather, James Earl Jones, who grew up extremely shy and not very articulate in speaking, learned how to become a better speaker by learning and adopting the mid-Atlantic accent. James Earl Jones' speaking voice is one of the most recognizable mid-Atlantic accented voices of the modern era.
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Jon
Oh boy! Hepburn, Myrna Loy, Tallulah Bankhead, the list goes on! Haha! A great example of someone trying to sound more hoity toity came from Joan Crawford in The Women when Crystal Allen is almost caught on the phone with her boyfriend and frenemy Sylvia Fowler - Rosalind Russell wants to enter her private bathroom! She calls out. just a minute, deayuh! to her! I think one of the last actresses to embrace this was Jane Wyatt in Father Knows Best in the 1950s!
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Oh boy! Hepburn, Myrna Loy, Tallulah Bankhead, the list goes on! Haha! A great example of someone trying to sound more hoity toity came from Joan Crawford in The Women when Crystal Allen is almost caught on the phone with her boyfriend and frenemy Sylvia Fowler - Rosalind Russell wants to enter her private bathroom! She calls out. just a minute, deayuh! to her! I think one of the last actresses to embrace this was Jane Wyatt in Father Knows Best in the 1950s!
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Leslie
You folks should have included clips of all these folks speaking. I hate the MA accent. It doesn't sound natural and can ruin a movie. I also despise the fake Southern or Country accents you hear in movies from Gone With The Wind through modern flicks. We Southerners & Country folk can pick up on that fake accent.
On a side note, I encourage folks to watch The African Queen with Hepburn & Bogey. It's a great film.
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You folks should have included clips of all these folks speaking. I hate the MA accent. It doesn't sound natural and can ruin a movie. I also despise the fake Southern or Country accents you hear in movies from Gone With The Wind through modern flicks. We Southerners & Country folk can pick up on that fake accent.
On a side note, I encourage folks to watch The African Queen with Hepburn & Bogey. It's a great film.
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Nikki
I went to an acting school in LA called AADA and we had to learn this. I hated this class so much. No one talks like this in film anymore, so I have no idea why I had to learn it. And it is not based on Mid-Atlantic state accents like the video said. Because I am from the DMV and they chewed me out. They were like you are so country!
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I went to an acting school in LA called AADA and we had to learn this. I hated this class so much. No one talks like this in film anymore, so I have no idea why I had to learn it. And it is not based on Mid-Atlantic state accents like the video said. Because I am from the DMV and they chewed me out. They were like you are so country!
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Amy
This reminds me of the classic exchange from the movie Auntie Mame:
Patrick Dennis: Is the English lady sick, Auntie Mame?
Mame Dennis: She's not English, darling. she's from Pittsburgh.
Patrick Dennis: She sounded English.
Mame Dennis: Well, when you're from Pittsburgh, you have to do something.
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This reminds me of the classic exchange from the movie Auntie Mame:
Patrick Dennis: Is the English lady sick, Auntie Mame?
Mame Dennis: She's not English, darling. she's from Pittsburgh.
Patrick Dennis: She sounded English.
Mame Dennis: Well, when you're from Pittsburgh, you have to do something.
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Rogue
Personally, the silent film era and more specifically the amount of women film directors there were there. Most notably Lois Weber. As great as Crash Course s film history is, I feel you all would be a great addition without much overlap and much more depth if you continue to delve into film history subject.
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Personally, the silent film era and more specifically the amount of women film directors there were there. Most notably Lois Weber. As great as Crash Course s film history is, I feel you all would be a great addition without much overlap and much more depth if you continue to delve into film history subject.
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Alex
This topic is something that has fascinated me since forever.
Like wigs in the 18th century. Its a man-made phenomenon that died quicker than it lived, yet we will ALWAYS now connotate the wars with this accent!
And that says so much psychologically I can't even think how to put it into words
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This topic is something that has fascinated me since forever.
Like wigs in the 18th century. Its a man-made phenomenon that died quicker than it lived, yet we will ALWAYS now connotate the wars with this accent!
And that says so much psychologically I can't even think how to put it into words
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btetschner
Love the film The African Queen (1951) (image at 6: 34.
Katherine Hepburn AND Humphrey Bogart are in the film, both who are rated the #1 actors (#1 male actor and #1 female actress) of classic Hollywood by the American Film Institute.
I watched the film with my father twice.
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Love the film The African Queen (1951) (image at 6: 34.
Katherine Hepburn AND Humphrey Bogart are in the film, both who are rated the #1 actors (#1 male actor and #1 female actress) of classic Hollywood by the American Film Institute.
I watched the film with my father twice.
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btetschner
Great to see Brie Larson (as Captain Marvel) at 7: 33.
Talk about someone joining the right networks, like Marvel (through the character Captain Marvel, the Avengers Film Franchise, Fast and The Furious (Fast X, the TV series Community, and Scott Pilgram vs The World.
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Great to see Brie Larson (as Captain Marvel) at 7: 33.
Talk about someone joining the right networks, like Marvel (through the character Captain Marvel, the Avengers Film Franchise, Fast and The Furious (Fast X, the TV series Community, and Scott Pilgram vs The World.
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Pamela
Suggestion: The Weird History of the Lassie film and TV franchises.
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Suggestion: The Weird History of the Lassie film and TV franchises.
Fun fact: Rudd Weatherwax, the original owner and trainer of the collies who portrayed Lassie, was the uncle of Ken Weathewax, who portrayed Pugsley Addams on the original The Addams Family TV series.
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btetschner
Eating ANOTHER Weird History meal!
This time am eating Hamburger Helper Cheesy Ranch Burger while watching this Weird History video!
Hamburger Helper was on the thumbnail for the Weird History Food video Fun Facts about Your Favorite 90s Foods.
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Eating ANOTHER Weird History meal!
This time am eating Hamburger Helper Cheesy Ranch Burger while watching this Weird History video!
Hamburger Helper was on the thumbnail for the Weird History Food video Fun Facts about Your Favorite 90s Foods.
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btetschner
Great image of the film The Kid at 5: 43, that is such a classic!
I immediately thought of the street fight of the kid and how the crowd was circled around them (on that film.
Kid was my nickname for my freshman year at college.
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Great image of the film The Kid at 5: 43, that is such a classic!
I immediately thought of the street fight of the kid and how the crowd was circled around them (on that film.
Kid was my nickname for my freshman year at college.
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btetschner
The character of the Godfather (in the 1972 film) was played by Marlon Brando, who is from Omaha, Nebraska.
There is a pizza franchise that originated in Omaha called Godfathers, which started in 1973 and is still going today.
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The character of the Godfather (in the 1972 film) was played by Marlon Brando, who is from Omaha, Nebraska.
There is a pizza franchise that originated in Omaha called Godfathers, which started in 1973 and is still going today.
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btetschner
Austin Powers (image at 9: 56) is such a funny film, it has to be the one of the most quoted films.
I have a cat named Mojo, though I decided on the name after meeting a University of Nebraska baseball player nicknamed Mojo.
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Austin Powers (image at 9: 56) is such a funny film, it has to be the one of the most quoted films.
I have a cat named Mojo, though I decided on the name after meeting a University of Nebraska baseball player nicknamed Mojo.
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CAG1954
I couldn't help but think of Larry Hagman, who when he got the role of JR Ewing in Dallas said that one of the best things was not having his Texas accent fixed. Apparently, his Texas accent was an issue in his previous roles.
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I couldn't help but think of Larry Hagman, who when he got the role of JR Ewing in Dallas said that one of the best things was not having his Texas accent fixed. Apparently, his Texas accent was an issue in his previous roles.
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btetschner
Clara Bow's story reminds me of that Family Guy clip where Willie Black Eye Griffin (Peter Griffin's Great grandfather) makes the transition from silent films to talkies. His voice is a mix of a scream and a moan! hahaha!
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Clara Bow's story reminds me of that Family Guy clip where Willie Black Eye Griffin (Peter Griffin's Great grandfather) makes the transition from silent films to talkies. His voice is a mix of a scream and a moan! hahaha!
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Belreyne
Vincent Price. He was born in f'n Missouri, but had the Mid-Atlantic Diction. Almost certainly due to his theater background and portrayals of Richard III, or any other Shakspearian play he was involved in.
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Vincent Price. He was born in f'n Missouri, but had the Mid-Atlantic Diction. Almost certainly due to his theater background and portrayals of Richard III, or any other Shakspearian play he was involved in.
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