David Seidler

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David Seidler is a British-American screenwriter best known for writing the Academy Award-winning screenplay for the historical drama film "The King’s Speech."


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Predicate Object
instanceOf British-American
film producer
person
playwright
screenwriter
activeIn film industry
theatre
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
basedScreenplayOn the relationship between King George VI and Lionel Logue
citizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
countryOfBirth United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1937-08-04
emigratedFrom United Kingdom
emigratedTo United States
ethnicGroup Jewish
familyName Seidler
fieldOfWork drama
screenwriting
genre historical drama
givenName David
inspiredBy King George VI
the life of George VI’s speech therapist Lionel Logue
knownFor writing the screenplay for The King’s Speech
languageOfWorkOrName English
name David Seidler
nationality American
British
notableAchievement oldest person to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the time for The King’s Speech
notableWork The King’s Speech
stage adaptation of The King’s Speech
occupation film producer
playwright
screenwriter
placeOfBirth London
residence United States
spokeAbout his own childhood stutter as inspiration for The King’s Speech
subjectOf The King’s Speech (film)
interviews on screenwriting and stuttering
workLocation Hollywood
London
wroteScreenplayFor The King’s Speech

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
David Seidler
name
The King’s Speech
screenwriter

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