Man of a Thousand VoicesFor decades, Robert Easton has been the premier dialect coach in Hollywood. Over the years, he's mastered hundreds of accents, with the help of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE); it's based on field research that recorded native speakers in communities all over the country. This weekend, he's appearing on a panel with the editor of DARE, but first, he shared tricks of the trade with Weekend America hosts Barbara Bogaev and Bill Radke.
Online resources:
Interview outtake 1: Slipping into stronger dialect when under stress. Interview outtake 2: Coaching British and American actors. Interview outtake 3: Working with John Wayne.- Robert Easton Filmography (IMDB.com)
- Dictionary of American Regional English: Vols. I - IV are available at the Public Radio BookSource.
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