According to reports, David Seidler, most famous for his award-winning work on The King’s Speech, passed away at the age of 86.
The screenwriter from London, who struggled with a stammer in his youth, found motivation to write about the real-life account of King George VI’s journey to overcome his speech impediment with the help of a speech therapist.
According to his manager, Jeff Aghassi, US news sources announced that the English author passed away on Saturday while fly-fishing in New Zealand.
Aghassi stated that David was in his favorite place in the world, New Zealand, indulging in his favorite activity, fly fishing. If given the opportunity, this is exactly how he would have wanted it to happen.
Seidler achieved both the Oscar and Bafta accolades for his exceptional screenplay in the 2010 historical drama, featuring the award-winning performance of Colin Firth as the king. The film also received the best picture Oscar and was honored with the best film and outstanding British film titles at the Baftas.
In 2012, Seidler was responsible for the stage version of the movie that premiered in the West End.
During his professional journey, Seidler composed a vast number of works, which encompassed the children’s animated musicals The King and I, Quest for Camelot, and Madeline: Lost in Paris.
Seidler received his initial Writers’ Guild accolade for the biographical film Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988), featuring Raul Julia as the Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis. He also collaborated on the screenplay for Francis Ford Coppola’s comedy-drama Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988).
Source: theguardian.com
