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Lionel George Logue CVO (26 February 1880 – 12 April 1953) was an Australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor who helped King George VI manage his stammer. Early life and family
On 27 October, North's Cabinet expanded on the proclamation in the Speech from the Throne read by King George III at the opening of Parliament. [2] The King's speech insisted that rebellion was being fomented by a "desperate conspiracy" of leaders whose claims of allegiance to the King were insincere; what the rebels really wanted, he said, was ...
The King's Speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer , sees Lionel Logue , an Australian speech and language therapist played by Geoffrey Rush .
The King's Speech, which tells the tale of how King George VI overcame his stammer to deliver a moving speech to his countrymen as they fought the Nazis in World War II, is considered a front ...
The Year of the Three Kings Instrument of abdication signed by Edward VIII and his three brothers, Albert, Henry and George, 10 December 1936. On 12 December 1936, George VI was proclaimed king throughout the British Empire after the abdication of his brother Edward VIII following a constitutional crisis as result of the King's desire to marry twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.
King George struggled with an illness in 1788 that caused his behavior to spiral out of control, according to History. He suffered from hallucinations, spoke gibberish, made inappropriate advances ...
The entirety of episode four, "Holding the King," focuses on the events of the first three episodes from George's perspective, and the inability of royal doctors to treat him.
The King's Speech: How One Man Saved the British Monarchy (2010) is a non-fiction, biographical book written by Peter Conradi and Mark Logue. Logue's grandfather, Lionel Logue , was a speech and language therapist who helped Prince Albert, Duke of York, (later George VI ) manage his difficulties in public speaking with a severe stutter.