Jane Burke’s death: How her English accent made her ‘Miss Role’

Jane Burgin died this Sunday, July 16, after a chain of health concerns in recent months. According to our colleagues BFM TV, The popular singer was found dead by her carer At his Paris home. During her lifetime, the romance with Serge Gainsbourg achieved great success in the music world, But also cinema. However, the seventh art could have been marked a little more. The reason? His recognizable English accent shut him out. As evidenced by what he revealed during an interview DeliramaIn December 2014.

“With this accent, it’s hard to make out anything but yourself.”She added that He also had this peculiarity “missed roles”. “You must have imagined me The Return of Martin Guerre Out of a cottage in the middle of the Middle Ages? I must have been a spy, It’s not primitive to be there by accident.”, she continued. As a result? He came to France to work and tried to work on her voice. “Since then, I have made real efforts to – Patrice CerroHer courage to ask me about her next lie, in the theater, helped me a lot. But the accent is still there, it’s my fault“She believed.

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“I regret not working more”

Although his accent allows him to be easily identified, Jane Burgin is not proud of it. “It makes me sad”She regretted it during the exchange with our colleagues Delirama. “On the set of La Biscine (1969), Jacques Terrell put a pencil in my mouth so I could speak better. I was so upset. Today, I regret not working more“Before concluding she said: “I understand why Jack Doylan Annoyed by my bad grammar. Before living with me, He thought I was exaggerating; Then, he saw the real disaster…“