Seidler

At 73 the oldest ever recipient of the best original screenplay Oscar for his script for the period drama The King’s Speech, David Seidler became an overnight spokesman for two beleaguered groups: stutterers and senior-age screenwriters. Finally receiving recognition from the youth-fixated entertainment industry after more than 40 years of service, Seidler, who has died aged 86, joked in his acceptance speech: “My father always said that I would be a late bloomer.”That he voiced his satisfaction in flawless, actorly…

David Seidler, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the acclaimed 2010 drama “The King’s Speech,” has died. He was 86.Seidler’s manager, Jeff Aghassi, told The Times that Seidler died Saturday while fly-fishing in New Zealand. No specific cause of death was given, but Aghassi said, “David was in the place he loved most in the world — New Zealand — doing what gave him the greatest peace, which was fly-fishing. If given the chance, it is exactly as he would have scripted it.” “The King’s Speech” writer David…

David Seidler, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of `The King`s Speech`, died Saturday while on a fly-fishing expedition in New Zealand. He was 86, reported Variety. "David was in the place he loved most in the world -- New Zealand -- doing what gave him the greatest peace which was fly-fishing," his longtime manager Jeff Aghassi said in a statement. "If given the chance, it is exactly as he would have scripted it." Seidler earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Tom Hooper`s 2010 film `The King`s Speech`,…

David Seidler, best known for his Oscar-winning writing on The King’s Speech, has died aged 86, according to reports.The London-born screenwriter, who had a stammer growing up, was inspired to write about the true story of how King George VI overcame his speech impediment with a speech and language therapist.US outlets reported that the British writer died on Saturday, during a fly-fishing trip in New Zealand, according to his manager, Jeff Aghassi.Aghassi said: “David was in the place he loved most in the world – New…