David Seidler, ‘The King’s Speech’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86

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From George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy by Sally Bedell Smith

'In a letter to [speech coach] Lionel Logue five days later, George VI recalled his intense anxiety and shared his relief that all went well: "Not a moment's hesitation or mistake!" He thanked Logue for his "expert supervision & unfailing patience."'

George VI letter thanking speech coach immortalised in ‘The King’s Speech’ exposed


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From CNN: Joe Biden cites Bertie to discuss his own stutter.

"Biden pointed to the Academy Award-winning movie The King's Speech, which is about England’s King George VI working to manage his stutter, and said he uses the same method depicted in the movie to mark up his own speeches to accommodate his stutter ( Read more... )

From Costuming 'The Crown', an exhibit on the outfits worn on the show currently at the Winterthur Museum in Delaware:


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Just because this photo makes me happy. Hope everyone is well.

https://instagram.com/p/BxNPb_9B0fn

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Because of the recent changes in LiveJournal, I'm going to back up this entire community to Dreamwidth (same name, since I'd staked it out years ago). If you have content here that you wish to keep only on LiveJournal, you should be able to log in using OpenID and delete any entries from Dreamwidth ( Read more... )

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