‘The King’s Speech’ screenwriter David Seidler has died aged 87. Oscar-winning David was said on Sunday (17.03.24) to have passed away in New Zealand doing what he most loved – fly-fishing – but no more details of his death were given. His long-time manager Jeff Aghassi told Deadline: “David was in the place he loved most in the world – New Zealand – doing what gave him the greatest peace which was fly-fishing. “If given the chance, it is exactly as he would have scripted it.” David rose to fame after writing the theatre and screen versions of the ‘The King’s Speech’, which won best picture, b…