Edith Skinner

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Edith Skinner

Communications

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Edith Skinner's Degrees

• Bachelors Voice Carnegie Mellon University
• Masters Voice Carnegie Mellon University

Why Is Edith Skinner Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Edith Skinner was a vocal coach and a consultant to actors. Her book, Speak With Distinction, has been reprinted several times, promoting actors' use of what she called "Good American Speech". Life Skinner was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, in eastern Canada, on 22 September 1902, to Herbert Havelock Warman and his wife Agnes Lynn, née Orr. She attended the Leland Powers School for the Spoken Word in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States, and graduated in 1923. There she met Margaret Prendergast McLean, and through her, William Tilly, whose assistant she became in 1926. She studied at Columbia University, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in 1930 and a master's in 1931.

Other Resources About Edith Skinner

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Edith Skinner?

Edith Skinner is affiliated with the following schools:

• Carnegie Mellon University
• Columbia University