Fake accent

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Myrna Loy

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holchie — 15 years ago(October 20, 2010 09:20 AM)

Is there any name for the accent adopted by many of the actors and actresses of Ms. Loy's era? She is from Montana and L.A., but has some sort of fakey English accent. I have noticed it with other actors, but hers stands out as particularly ridiculous when I watch her movies. I assume these people were coached to talk with that affectation to their speech and was just wondering what it was called.

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holchie — 15 years ago(October 20, 2010 09:39 AM)

Okay, nevermind. I just discovered that it is called a "Mid-Atlantic" accent that was adopted or taught to actors in the 30s - 40s.

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srklondie — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 12:22 AM)

Glad that you answered your own question, because most, if not all, would probably ignore your opening post, anyway.

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SimplemindedSociety — 15 years ago(October 29, 2010 04:30 AM)

'affected'