Another challenge for Van Dyke was the accent. “I was trying my best to do Cockney,” says Van Dyke. “In some scenes I almost get it and in other scenes it isn’t there at all. It’s amazing how the British forgave me for my bad accent.”
The Ministry is Primarily Dedicated to Documenting Current Complaints in the British and World Press Regarding Mr Dick Van Dyke's Poor Attempt at a Cockney Accent in the Motion Picture Mary Poppins Half a Century Ago.
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
MEMO TO D.V.D.: "Um, Dick... They Actually Haven't Forgiven You."
Hollywood Today, February 18th, 2009, Mary Poppins Still Delights by Gabrielle Pantera
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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