One of the great stories surrounding The King's Speech is the story of its writer, David Seidler. Much like King George VI, Seidler struggled with a stutter for many years. Seidler knew that the historical King George faced his stutter with bravery, despite the fact that he constantly had to make big speeches.

So in the 1980s, Seidler began researching the lives of King George and his speech therapist, Lionel Logue. But he soon stopped his research at the request of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, the Queen Mother and widow of George VI. She asked David to wait until she died before pursuing the project any further. And get this: she lived to the age of 101, which stalled Seidler's research for almost twenty-five years.

When Elizabeth passed away in 2002, Seidler got back to work on his labor of love. And nearly ten years later, he had himself a script that he was ready to show people. Everything was looking great. But just nine weeks before filming was to begin, David found out that the lost journals of Lionel Logue had been found. So he asked for a little more time to read the journals and incorporate them into the script.

It was all worth it in the end—The King's Speech would go on to inspire millions of people and win Seidler and Academy Award for Best Screenplay.