Hi. I received a cassette containing Helen Keller reciting the
23rd Psalm, and giving a speech in Australia, from the archivist at the
American Foundation for the Blind. Her speech is quite understandable
after awhile, although at first it's tedious to listen to.
Sadly, I can't even remember the name of the archivist, as I forgot to even
send her a thank-you. Now, my Helen Keller cassette is quite a bit more
rare, as most of the Helen Keller archives were destroyed in the 9-11 attack.
Linda, where have you heard Ann Sullivan? As A hobby, I collect recordings
of famous people's voices. Anybody know where I can get recordings of
Alexander Graham Bell or Albert Einstein?
At 2, you wrote:
Boy does that bring back memmories! Dr. Kinney was an amazing man, and his
speech cadence was easy to follow after a while.
Have any of you ever watched Sue Thomas, fbi? i find her speech easy to
follow, and speaking of Richard Kinney, Geraldine Lahorne was also easy to
follow.
I find it disconceerting, when Marley Matlan uses her male interpreter, as
you know this is suposed to be a woman, but the voice is that of a man,
and her speech isn't really that bad. Wish she'd use it more.
Then of course, there is the first lady, Hellen Keller. I have heard
samples of her speech, and can't help but wonder how different it might be
today, with modern techniques Some speech expert somewhere said that she
would have been able to speak much better, if she had been taught to
"sing", as she would have had truer pitch.
Ohoh! Sorry to the moderators for straying off topic, but it still relates
in a way.
One more thought. I thought Hellen Keller, sounded like Eleanor Rosevelt,
and anne Sulivan, sounded like Rose Kennedy.
Linda.
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