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TIL that Dick van Dyke called his own accent while playing Bert in Mary Poppins "the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema". He also recalls that, at the time of filming, he had n... (www.theguardian.com)

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Original Title: TIL that Dick van Dyke called his own accent while playing Bert in Mary Poppins "the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema". He also recalls that, at the time of filming, he had no idea his accent was so atrocious. None of the cast or crew ever said a word to him about it.

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