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Did Oswald have a speech impediment?

posted 8 years ago by singingstarlet
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I'm guessing it was the actor's accent slipping in and out (he's Australian right?) but the sound came across as an impediment

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[–] singingstarlet 8 years ago

Thanks. I couldn't recall seeing a clip where he had one.

[–] beierfilms 8 years ago

If you listen to interviews with him (post arrest), Oswald does seem to have a slightly odd way of speaking. It's hard to describe but there's definitly something a little off. I think Gary Oldman did a much better job getting his voice down in JFK.

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[–] dudestein 8 years ago

Oswald grew up in New Orleans and has a accent and speech pattern heavily influenced by Cajun's. It's not exactly a Cajun accent, but very close.

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[–] mdelvecchio 8 years ago

natives to New Orleans do not speak Cajun or have a Cajun accent. that's rural Louisiana. New Orleans natives have an accent that is very similar to a Brooklyn accent. there are articles linking this to original port cities, Catholic nuns, etc.

[–] Isee-stupid-people 8 years ago

dudestein never said NOLA people speak Cajun or have Cajun accents...he said influenced...and NO they don't sound like people from Brooklyn...that's funny

[–] Fefu38 8 years ago

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2005/09/why_do_people_in_new_orleans_talk_that_way.html

[–] sarahmillsy 8 years ago

I wondered what on earth was going on with his odd accent that didn't match his mother's so googled and it opened a while can of worms. Apparently he had something wrong with his ear and had a procedure done when he was 5 which resulted in hearing loss which in turn could explain some of why he sounded a bit different. His travelling was also mentioned as a possible reason - picking up on accents etc. Another reason put forth was that when he came back from Russia it wasn't him but a Russian Cold War agent. Can of worms as I said.

[–] SilentNightDeadlyNight2807 8 years ago

Here are two interviews by the real Lee Harvey Oswald: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mg5-KCjRU

Gary Oldman by the way portrayed him speaking in the same style in the 1991 movie JFK.

[–] schall1991 8 years ago

We're we watching the same thing??? I thought his accent was clearly Russian. Maybe he was speaking so much Russian that it rubbed off on his American voice - not sure. All I know is I have several Russian-American friends and they all have accents just like this depiction of Lee Harvey Oswald.