David Seidler, who wrote the script for the Oscar-winning film titled The King's Speech, passed away at the age of 86 the other day. Seidler's manager Jeff Aghassi said to The Hollywood Reporter that the writer died during a fishing vacation in New Zealand.

“David was in the place he loved most in the world — New Zealand — doing what gave him the greatest peace, which was fly-fishing,” said Aghassi. “If given the chance, it is exactly as he would have scripted it.”

Seidler's Oscar-winning film stars Colin Firth as King George VI, who successfully deals with his serious stutter problem with the assistance of his speech therapist, Geoffrey Rush's Lionel Logue. Seidler's own experience with stutter in his childhood inspired his script for The King's Speech. Besides a Best Original Screenplay Oscar, The King's Speech won Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), and Best Director (Tom Hooper) at the 2011 Academy Awards.

Seidler’s other works included Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Madeline: Lost in Paris, Malice in Wonderland, Quest for Camelot, Onassis: The Richest Man in the World, and The Queen of Spades.

He is survived by his children, Maya and Marc.