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16 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Things You Never Knew About ‘Mary Poppins’

8. Dick’s accent in the film is horrible

For the role of Bert, Dick Van Dyke learned a Cockney accent that was later referred to as one of worst accent attempts in film history. He however, says that his Irish vocal coach is partially to blame because he wasn’t good at it either. Dick once said: “I don’t talk to British people because they just make a mess of me.” When he accepted a lifetime achievement award at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, he joked,”I’m world-famous for my Cockney accent.”

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