Oscar-winning King’s Speech screenwriter dies

Oscar-winning writer of The King’s Speech dies at the age of 86. The film was based on a true story of a man’s struggle to overcome a speech impediment. The actor who played the man in the film has not yet been named. He is survived by his wife and two children.

Seidler won his first Writers Guild award for the 1988 biopic Onassis: The Richest Man In The World starring Raul Julia as the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. He also co-wrote Francis Ford Coppola#39;s 1988 comedy drama Tucker: The Man And His Dream. Seidler received two Bafta awards and a Humanitas Prize for his work. West End stage version of The King#39;s Speech was translated to more than a half-dozen languages.

It has been performed on four continents - adding its build up to being on Broadway was only cut short in 2020.