REMEMBERING


ALAN RABINOWITZ A CHAMPION FOR ANIMAL CONSERV ATION ,


AND THE STUTTERING COMMUNITY 1953-2018


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In the October 2008 issue of W magazine that featured a profile on Blunt, the article stated, “There’s an unwritten rule that all beautiful actresses must claim to have been total geeks in high school, whether or not they genuinely were, but Emily Blunt makes a far more convincing case than most. While growing up in a posh suburb of London, Blunt developed a stutter so debilitating that she could barely hold a conversation, let alone elbow her way into the limelight.” Blunt put forth in the article, “I was a smart kid, and had a lot to say, but I just couldn’t say it. It would just haunt me. I never thought I’d be able to sit and talk to someone like I’m talking to you right now.” Blunt went on to mention that a teacher recommended that she try acting.


In March 2009, in an interview for a newswire article that made its way from England to all corners of the globe, Blunt expanded on the role of her teacher leading her both into acting and into a life of fluency at the same time. Blunt said in the article, “I did have a bad stuttering problem as a child. I’d try to push the words out, but it was frustrating. My parents took me to speech coaches and


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