![]() ![]() In addition to Collider, she's had the pleasure of contributing to Bright Wall/Dark Room and IndieWire. She graduated from college with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking (emphasis film analysis and video editing) and has over a decade of experience writing about entertainment through an analytical, critical lens. Kelcie Mattson is just a small town girl and a senior features writer for Collider. As such, parents and educators stopped placing as much importance behind speech lessons, and without anyone to continue learning an invented accent that lacked any organic roots, the Mid-Atlantic accent died off. That shift also reflected the transformation of American society at large following the emotional displacement of World War II. Up-and-coming directors, screenwriters, and actors wanted a more truthful celluloid reflection of real life, hence the rise of Marlon Brando-esque stars from the 1950s onward. But she also retained the accent even after it fell out of style with the emergence of method acting. Hepburn was magnetically energetic in her own right, with rarely a script she didn't seize between her teeth and shake for all its worth. RELATED: 10 Classic Thrillers That Have Aged Like Fine WineĪlongside the majority of her fellows, Katharine Hepburn remains one of the figures most associated with the Mid-Atlantic affectation between her naturally arch yet laconic tone, authoritative presence, and multiplicity of starring roles. Although the Mid-Atlantic accent's origins undoubtedly lie with an elitist concept, in the right hands (er, throats), it helped tie performers intrinsically to overarching ideas of grace, dignity, and authority, regardless of genre. Listen to how any Bette Davis or Myrna Loy performance sparkles like kindling to a live fire, or the warm gravitas behind Gregory Peck. What charm would screwball comedies like His Girl Friday or The Philadelphia Story have if audiences couldn't understand all those dueling words launched between the actors like choreographed tennis balls? Other hallmarks, like emphasizing /t/ sounds over /d/s, rounding and extending the /oo/, and subverting the wine-whine principle (when the merging /hw/ sound becomes just /w/ instead) enhanced dramatic conviction or established an atmosphere. Phonetics such as gentler vowels and non-rhoticity (aka, dropping the /r/ sound before consonants and at the end of words) gave line deliveries their own melody, which projected eloquence as much as it complimented the fast-talking, tongue-twisting banter that relied so heavily on rhythmic timing. If you would like more information, wish to join, become a coach or wish to donate gifts, you can send an email inquiry to or call us directly at 21.By coincidence or by design, the Mid-Atlantic accent was a perfect meeting of form and function for this period in American cinema's history. To learn more about MABGA and our Junior Golf Program, please visit our Videos page. ![]() We have dropped our policy of requiring proof of COVID vaccination in order to participate in our events. Those precautions will look different depending on what guidelines the courses has implemented at their facilities. We will also coordinate with the courses to arrange for lunches in the safest manor possible. The Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association is a totally self-sustaining organization providing our programs through dues, donations and our Annual Fund-Raising Charity Event.ĭue to the COVID-19 outbreak, we will be taking precautions and asking everyone to be mindful about social distancing, limiting personal close contact with other golfers and to wear a mask when in public. Our members participate in approximately 35 golf outings each year, as well as a special outing with a local PGA Professional as a partner, along with our Annual Fund-Raising Charity Tournament. This is the second course built by MABGA, the first being at the Overbrook School for the blind located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. See our Junior Golf Page for the full article. We are proud to announce the completion of the Kritz Links, located on the grounds of the New York Institute for Special Education located in Bronx, New York. Our Junior Golf program has expanded to North Jersey. Today, MABGA has over 100 totally blind, visually impaired golfers and coaches, with another 78 junior blind golfers. Click on the following link to see a short video on MABGA. ![]() Since 1948, the Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association, a 501c(3) nonprofit volunteer membership organization, has been providing blind and vision impaired (legally blind) men, women and children the opportunity to enjoy the challenges and rewards that golf offers.
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