The film starring Colin Firth won several Oscars.
David Seidler has died aged 86 David Seidler, an Oscar winner known for writing The King’s Speech, has died. The Academy Award winner was fly-fishing in New Zealand when he died on Saturday . However, no specific cause of death has been shared. While Seidler is believed to have been 86, as he was born in 1937, his exact birth month is not publicly known. Speaking to Deadline on Sunday, Seidler’s longtime manager Jeff Aghassi broke the sad news.
’ Meanwhile, Firth joked that his own career had ‘peaked’ as he picked up his Oscar for the part. As well as big wins at the Oscars, the film earned Seidler two Baftas and the Humanitas Prize. Seidler previously revealed that he had always wanted to write about George VI and bring his story to the screen. He also stuttered as a child, making him all the more determined to tall the late King’s story Truly dedicated to the cause, he began researching back in 1981.
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