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David Seidler, best known for his Academy Award-winning writings on The king’s speech, died on Saturday, March 16 while on a fly fishing expedition in New Zealand. He was 86 years old and no cause was given.
“David was in the place he loved most in the world, New Zealand, doing what gave him the most peace: fly fishing. If he had the opportunity, it would be exactly how he would have written it,” said veteran manager Jeff Aghassi.
Seidler’s The king’s speech It went on to win Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor. The film focused on the story of King George VI (Colin Firth) overcoming his severe stutter and his unexpected friendship with speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush) in the run-up to World War II.
The project, which was also intended to be a play, was a labor of love for the screenwriter, who suffered from a profound stutter as a child. Seidler also received two BAFTA awards and the Humanitas Award for his work.
Aghassi said Seidler was a passionate storyteller, whether among friends gathered for a meal, often also cooked by Seidler, or among audiences whose attention he captured through his scripts and plays. The stage version of The king’s speech It has been translated into more than half a dozen languages and has been performed on four continents.
Having previously been presented in London’s West End, its preparation for Broadway was cut short in 2020 by the COVID pandemic.
Seidler’s other work included Onasis: the richest man in the world (1988) and Tucker: the man and his dream (1988).
He continued to work on ideas that caught his interest and, at the time of his death, had multiple projects in active development, including documentaries, limited series, and feature films.
Seidler is survived by his adult children, Marc and Maya.