Word: cukor
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...George Cukor has just returned from England. Now this in itself is not a remarkable fact, but in this instance George has been in the tight little isle with a very definite purpose in mind. To lay the finger on the spot, Hollywood has decided that David Copperfield is a good subject for macoration, and Mr. Cuker has been in England getting local color with the aid of a Baedeker's Guide...
Returning from the land of beer and beef, Mr. Cukor remarked that only Boston children could take part in his forthcoming magnum opns, because only in the Hub is the King's English spoken so that Englishmen can understand...
This is an exceedingly flattering comment, and one can only suppose that our Mr. Cukor knows whereof he speaks, but to which Boston accent does he refor? Is it the long "a" of Beacon Street, the short "a" of Mattapan, the nasal "a" of Chelsea, or the various assorted inflections that are found from Newton to South Boston and from Milton to the Charlestown Navy Yard...
...Cukor's statement, if quoted correctly, is the sort of generalization that is all the more misleading because it contains a certain amount of truth. Everyone knows that the south of England speech is generally considered to be the standard for the language, and Boston has, by inheritance, held to this standard somewhat more than the rest of the country. However it is certainly true that the King's English is spoken just as well by individuals in any good-sized community in the country...
Best Direction: Frank Capra for Lady for a Day, George Cukor for Little Women, Frank Lloyd for Cavalcade...