David Seidler

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Known For

The King's Speech Writer

(2010)

Onassis: The Richest Man in the World Writer

(1988)

Tucker: The Man and His Dream Writer

(1988)

By Dawn's Early Light Writer

(2000)

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Writer (20 credits)

Alone Around the World Aka Against the Tide (screenplay) (abandoned)

2010 The King's Speech (screenplay)

2008 Kung Fu Killer (TV Movie) (written by)

2006 Son of the Dragon (TV Mini-Series) (teleplay - 2 episodes)

- Episode #1.2 (2006) ... (teleplay)

- Episode #1.1 (2006) ... (teleplay)

2003 Soraya (TV Movie) (teleplay) / (television story)

2000 By Dawn's Early Light (TV Movie) (written by)

1999 Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story (TV Movie) (written by)

1999 The King and I (screenplay)

1998 Quest for Camelot (screenplay)

1998 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Goldrush: A Real Life Alaskan Adventure (1998)

1997 Time to Say Goodbye? (written by)

1997 Lies He Told (TV Movie) (story) / (teleplay)

1995 Dancing in the Dark (TV Movie) (written by)

1993 Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica (TV Movie) (written by)

1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (written by)

1988 My Father, My Son (TV Movie) (written by)

1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (TV Movie) (written by)

1985 Malice in Wonderland (TV Movie) (teleplay)

1981 Another World (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.4336 (1981) ... (writer)

1965-1967 Adventures of the Seaspray (TV Series) (writer - 6 episodes)

- Battle of Copra Island (1967) ... (writer)

- Rain of Death (1967) ... (writer)

- The Hunt (1966) ... (writer)

- The Power of Davu (1966) ... (writer)

- Smuggled Cargo (1966) ... (writer)

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Self (5 credits)

2011 The King's Speech: An Inspirational Story of an Unlikely Friendship (Video documentary short)
Himself - Screenwriter

2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

2011 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 24 February 2011 (2011) ... Himself

2011 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Writer (segment "The King's Speech")

- Scott Brown: Against All Odds/The Spark/The King's Speech (2011) ... Himself - Writer (segment "The King's Speech")

2011 The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV Special)
Himself - Winner

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Archive footage (3 credits)

2014 And the Oscar Goes To... (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2011 60 Minutes (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Writer (segment "The King's Speech")

- Designing Life/The N-Word/The King's Speech (2011) ... Himself - Writer (segment "The King's Speech")

2011 Breakfast (TV Series)
Himself - Scriptwriter

- Episode dated 28 February 2011 (2011) ... Himself - Scriptwriter

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Personal Quote:

[on Harvey Weinstein's considering excising the profanities from 'The King's Speech'] Harvey is a master of awards. He's a master of marketing. I do not believe this is one of his better ideas. It's not there for shock value or puerile interest. It is purely for therapeutic use. It's based on my own experience as a stutterer.

Trivia:

In 2011 at age of 74, he was the oldest winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for The King's Speech. He held this record for one year, until Woody Allen won for Midnight in Paris at the age of 76 in 2012.

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