David Seidler, known for writing the successful film The King's Speech, died this Saturday at the age of 86 while "doing what gave him the most peace" in New Zealand: "fly fishing", as confirmed to the BBC by his Seidler's manager, Jeff Aghassi.
"David was in the place he loved most in the world, New Zealand, doing what gave him the most peace, which was fly fishing," explained the artist's representative, in statements to this medium.
Despite the sudden death, Aghassi assured that it occurred in the place and in the way that the screenwriter of The King's Speech would have wanted: "If I had the opportunity, it is exactly how I would have written it."
Seidler was in charge of writing the script for this award-winning film, which earned him an Oscar in 2011. In addition, this British production would win three other statuettes: best film, best direction and best male actor.
The London-born screenwriter, who stutters, brought to the big screen the true story of how King George VI of the United Kingdom overcame his speech problems. In fact, upon collecting the award, he dedicated it to "all the stutterers in the world."
Beyond writing the film The King's Speech, Seidler created other projects, including Tucker: A Man and His Dream and the children's musicals The King And I, Quest For Camelot, and Madeline: Lost in Paris.
