British-American playwright, film, and television writer (1937–2024)
David Seidler
Seidler in 1957
Born
(1937-08-04)4 August 1937
London, England
Died
16 March 2024(2024-03-16) (aged 86)
New Zealand
Occupation(s)
Playwright, screenwriter
Notable work
The King's Speech
Spouses
Mary Ann Tharaldsen
(m. 1961, divorced)
Huia Newton
(divorced)
Jacqueline Feather
(div. 2008)
David Seidler (4 August 1937 – 16 March 2024) was a British-American playwright and film and television writer.[1]
Seidler is most known for writing the scripts for the stage version and screen version for the story The King's Speech. For the film, he won the Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay.
^"David Seidler, 'The King's Speech' writer, and his commoner cause". Los Angeles Times. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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