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. This was the wildly popular book and muchhonored movie about lionel logue the grandfather of mark and his speech therapist work with king george vi. The kings speech is the previously untold story of the extraordinary. Book tells inspiring tale behind kings speech film. Audie award, solo narration, male, 2012 the kings speech was written by london sunday times journalist peter conradi and mark logue grandson of lionel logue, whose recently discovered diaries and correspondence contain fascinating details about these. In the film, lionel logue, the kings coach, gives the king wonderful advice on this issue. How one man saved the british monarchy, was a bestseller in britain and. While on the surface, the charismatic edward viii seemed to be better equipped to be king than his brother who eventually took his place, george vi. Before the kings radio broadcast that evening, logue whispered to him. A photograph of king george vis speech therapist lionel logue, lies underneath the kings appointment card from when he was the duke of york, as it. However, the letters from the king that were also preserved by him provide some idea of how the king viewed his relationship. Nine weeks before filming began, lionel logues grandson, mark logue, discovered a large box in his attic that contained his grandfathers personal papers. That changed when he began to work with speech therapist lionel logue. Logue was married to myrtle gruenert from 1907 until her death in 1945.
The kings speech was coauthored by mark logue grandson of lionel logue and peter conradi an accomplished author of historical nonfiction as an accompaniment to the oscarwinning 2010 film of the same name. Aug 30, 2012 george vi had previously tried to rid himself of his stutter, but no speech program seemed to help him. The book, written by mark logue, lionels grandson, and peter conradi, recounts the reallife events behind the film, the kings speech. A new book tells the story of lionel logue, the australian speech therapist that helped the real king with his speech. He has consulting rooms in harley street and yet his home seems to be a mean terraced house in the east end. The book the king s speech is written by lionel logue s grandson, king george vi had a terrible speech impediment and after no success with countless doctors, enlisted the help of australian lionel logue, a self taught speech therapist and elocutionist, to train him to speak correctly.
Yet it was this outgoing, amiable man who almost singlehandedly turned the nervous, tonguetied duke of york into one of britains greatest kings after his brother, edward viii, abdicated in 1936 over his love for mrs simpson. It is written by peter conradi, a sunday times journalist, and mark logue, lionel s grandson, whose previous book, the king s speech. Their relationship was featured in a film, a play and a book. The kings war follows this relationship through the dark days of dunkirk and the drama of dday to eventual victory in 1945 and beyond. Ordered to detention one day, while a student at prince alfred college a boys prep school, logue was looking for a book to help pass the time. The kings speech is the compelling story of how speech therapist lionel logue helped the man who didnt want to be king cope with his stutter and make inspirational speeches to a nation at war, is utterly compelling, drawn from history and, more importantly, from logues own archives and diaries. London based on a treasure trove of royal letters, appointment cards and. Lionel george logue, cvo 26 february 1880 12 april 1953 was an australian speech and language therapist and amateur stage actor who successfully treated king george vi, who had a pronounced stammer. Dec 04, 2010 to learn more about the reallife logue, speakeasy talked to his grandson, mark logue, a filmmaker in london who recently published a book, also titled the kings speech, based on his his. King george vi lionel logue thank you letter unearthed up for. Lionel logue the kings speech therapist born in adelaide, south australia, lionel logue discovered his lifes passion by accident.
Lionel george logue, cvo 26 february 1880 12 april 1953 was an australian speech and. The king s war follows this relationship through the dark days of dunkirk and the drama of dday to eventual victory in 1945 and beyond. Lionel george logue was born in college town, adelaide, south australia, the oldest of four children. What i have found interesting is to learn that lionel logue, the speech therapist of george v was a christian scientist. King george vi lionel logue thank you letter unearthed up. Anyone who sees the excellent new film, the kings speech, about how. The book, written by mark logue, lionels grandson, and peter conradi, recounts the reallife events behind the film, the kings speech, starring. Berties wife elizabeth gets the name of lionel logue, a speech therapist, and visits him to see if he can help her husband. The viewpoint of the book is mostly of lionel logue, the king s speech therapist, as it is based on his diaries. The book is an excellent read, both on it s own and as a companion to the movie of the same name. I believe sucking cigarette smoke into your lungs will kill you. The kings speech is the previously untold story of the remarkable relationship between logue and the haunted future king george vi, written with logues grandson and drawing exclusively from his grandfather lionels diaries and archive. Feb 05, 2011 here s the real speech king george vi delivered on september 3rd, 1939 addressing britain s involvement in world war ii. George vis letter to speech therapist lionel logue up for.
Unlike most booksturnedmovies, the book the kings speech was written after the. His son tries to act cool, but logue gets him to smile. To learn more about the reallife logue, speakeasy talked to his grandson, mark logue, a filmmaker in london who recently published a book, also titled the kings speech, based on his his. The key is to develop ones own style, what i call an authentic voice. Kings speech therapist lionel logue gets green plaque bbc news. The book is an excellent read, both on its own and as a companion to the movie of the same name. In the kings speech, events are compressed so that it appears that george vi begins to work with logue just before he is to assume the throne in 1936.
He finds the duke waiting outside and gives his condolences about the kings death. In the 2010 british film the kings speech, written by david seidler, logue was. A previously undiscovered letter from king george vi to his speech therapist lionel logue will be offered for sale at uk auctioneers wooley and wallis next month. Yet it was this outgoing, amiable man who almost singlehandedly turned the nervous, tonguetied duke of york into one of britain s greatest kings after his brother, edward viii, abdicated in 1936 over his love for mrs simpson. The 2010 historical drama film the kings speech is based on lionel logues. Jan, 2011 based on a treasure trove of royal letters, appointment cards and photographs, a new book on the remarkable life of australian speech therapist lionel logue fills many of the gaps left by the hit film the king s speech. Lionel george logue 26 february 1880 12 april 1953 was an australian speech therapist, scientist, and stage actor who successfully treated king george vi, who had a pronounced stammer lionel george logue was born in college town, adelaide, south australia on 26 february 1880.
Forgotten archive reveals true story behind kings speech. The pair shared a love of travel but found they enjoyed being in australia the most. It is written by peter conradi, a sunday times journalist, and mark logue, lionels grandson, whose previous book, the kings speech. The kings speech diaries added authenticity sfgate. When the king made a speech on the evening of september 3, 1939, the day britain declared war on germany, he asked logue to go through it with him first. The kings speech 2010 geoffrey rush as lionel logue. Theres a knock on the door and logue asks his sons to leave.
Bathroom, york house, london day mid1930s 1 a shimmering surface of cold water held in an immense, free standing, white enamelled bathtub with gilded lions legs bulges in slow motion to. Logue s speech and pronunciation is perfect, but his emotion and general acting ability leaves a lot to be desired. The kings speech by mark logue incredible books from quercus. King george vis speech therapist lionel logue never swore in front of the monarch in real life, his grandson has said. Based on the recently discovered diaries of lionel logue.
Dec 15, 2010 the book, written by mark logue, lionel s grandson, and peter conradi, recounts the reallife events behind the film, the king s speech, starring colin firth, geoffrey rush and helena bonham carter. Their friendship was more formal than in the kings speech, but remarkable nevertheless. Few viewers were left unmoved by tom hoopers the kings speech, in which colin firth and geoffrey rush took on the roles of king george vi and his speech therapist lionel logue in a touching take on the reallife story. Heres the real speech king george vi delivered on september 3rd, 1939 addressing britains involvement in world war ii.
The kings speech 2010 geoffrey rush as lionel logue imdb. Simon vance, a former bbc radio presenter and newsreader, is a fulltime actor who has appeared on both stage and television. The true story behind the awardwinning movie of the same name, the kings speech is written by london sunday times journalist peter conradi and mark loguegrandson of lionel logue, whose recently discovered diaries and correspondence contain fascinating details about these events. The events that inspired the film are told in a new book, the kings speech. Lionel logue in his office at 146 harley street, london, with a portrait of his wife, myrtle on his desk logue is played by geoffrey rush in the kings speech. However, the letters from the king that were also preserved by him provide some idea of how the king. Mar 12, 2020 few viewers were left unmoved by tom hoopers the kings speech, in which colin firth and geoffrey rush took on the roles of king george vi and his speech therapist lionel logue in a touching take on the reallife story. With the forthcoming film the king s speech already prompting a debate about the extent to which lionel logue, george vis speech therapist, really did help the wartime monarch, a posthumous. Lionel logue was in the same room at the time of the kings radio broadcast, now referred as the kings speech, which gave great comfort to his nation and its people throughout the war. Logues grandfather was lionel logue, the australian speech therapist played by geoffrey rush in the oscar nominated movie the kings speech. This article about a nonfiction book on history of the united kingdom or its. Communication tips from the kings speech speechworks.
In their home country, at the end of world war one, logue thought he could help returning soldiers with speech injuries caused by gas attacks and shell shocks. Lionel logue and the king ian jack opinion the guardian. The therapist who inspired the oscarwinning film the kings speech is honoured with a green plaque. Now fans of the film will be excited to learn of the discovery of a special historical artefact, a letter from the then. Lionel george logue was born in college town, adelaide, south australia on 26 february 1880. The king s speech is a 2010 historical drama film directed by tom hooper and written by david seidler. Kings speech therapist lionel logue gets green plaque.
Lionel logue was a selftaught and almost unknown australian speech therapist. Logue was a founder 1935 of the british society of speech therapists and a founding fellow 1944 of the college of speech therapists. Lionels grandson mark logue was consulted for the script of the movie, starring colin firth as the stammering king george vi and geoffrey rush. Many famous people, the queen mother, lionel logue, speech therapist. May 03, 2011 his book about lionel, coauthored with journalist peter conradi, is already a bestseller and tonights channel 5 film called the kings speech. Mark logue, who is the grandson of speech therapist lionel logue, used. Logues grandfather, lionel logue, was a speech and language therapist who. Logues point was that we all have the ability to connect with audiences. Now fans of the film will be excited to learn of the discovery of a special historical artefact, a letter from the thenmonarch to logue, which has resurfaced after 83 years. Robert logue and his sister alex marshall attended the premier of oscarnominated film the king s speech, which depicts their grandfather s struggle to help the king overcome a stammer. It also contained what is believed to be the actual copy of the speech. The king s war, by mark logue and peter conradi, is the sequelofsorts to their previous book, the king s speech. His book about lionel, coauthored with journalist peter conradi, is already a bestseller and tonights channel 5 film called the kings speech.
How one man saved the british monarchy is the previously untold story of the remarkable relationship between logue and the haunted future king george vi, written with logue s grandson and drawing exclusively from his grandfather lionel s diaries and archive. Based on a treasure trove of royal letters, appointment cards and photographs, a new book on the remarkable life of australian speech therapist lionel logue fills many of the gaps left by the hit film the kings speech. He finds the duke waiting outside and gives his condolences about the king s death. His australian speech therapist lionel logue was in the room during this. The book, written by mark logue, lionel s grandson, and peter conradi, recounts the reallife events behind the film, the king s speech, starring colin firth, geoffrey rush and helena bonham carter. George vi had previously tried to rid himself of his stutter, but no speech program seemed to help him. The real story behind the kings speech speakeasy wsj. The viewpoint of the book is mostly of lionel logue, the kings speech therapist, as it is based on his diaries. Jan 25, 2011 logue s grandfather was lionel logue, the australian speech therapist played by geoffrey rush in the oscar nominated movie the king s speech. The book the kings speech is written by lionel logues grandson, king george vi had a terrible speech impediment and after no success with countless doctors, enlisted the help of australian lionel logue, a self taught speech therapist and elocutionist, to train him to speak correctly. Biography lionel george logue australian dictionary of. How one man saved the british monarchy is the previously untold story of the remarkable relationship between logue and the haunted future king george vi, written with logues grandson and drawing exclusively from his grandfather lionels diaries and archive.
Although history is rewritten somewhat for the sake of a good story, most of what we see in the kings speech is likely an accurate reflection of logues practice, including his having no inkling of a genetic component in the causation of stuttering. Robert logue and his sister alex marshall attended the premier of oscarnominated film the kings speech, which depicts their grandfathers struggle to help the king overcome a. Following the new york times bestselling the king s speech, this eagerly anticipated sequel takes king george vi and his confidant and speech therapist lionel logue into the darkest days of world war ii. The box held lionel logues diary, his appointment book, notes from his speech therapy sessions with king george vi, and over 100 personal letters to logue from the king.
Video film and book about the king and his speech therapist. It comes instead with the speech therapist, the australian lionel logue. The men become friends as they work together, and after his brother abdicates the throne, the new king relies on logue to help him. Watching bertie, the duke of york, go through another ineffective and humiliating treatment for his stammer with another respected doctor. I understand that the speech sessions portrayed in the film were more the conjecture of the writers than any description they had from logue. The kings speech mark logue ebook online bibliotheek. Mark logue, a filmmaker in london who recently published a book, also. The kings war, by mark logue and peter conradi, is the sequelofsorts to their previous book, the kings speech. Book tells inspiring tale behind kings speech film reuters. The true story behind the awardwinning movie of the same name, the king s speech is written by london sunday times journalist peter conradi and mark logue grandson of lionel logue, whose recently discovered diaries and correspondence contain fascinating details about these events. Jan 12, 2011 a new book tells the story of lionel logue, the australian speech therapist that helped the real king with his speech. Jan 06, 2011 from that moment, it was the end of the speech problems and i only remember them when something like the film the kings speech comes along. Jan 27, 2011 king george vi s speech therapist lionel logue never swore in front of the monarch in real life, his grandson has said.
The kings speech audiobook by mark logue, peter conradi. Mark logue interview about how the film came to be, and background history of his speech therapist grandfather, lionel logue. The grandson of lionel logue, speech therapist to the duke of york, mark logue is a writer, filmmaker, and the custodian of the logue archive. This is an astonishing insight into the house of windsor at the time of its greatest crisis. Logue offers to put on some hot milk, but the duke surprisingly asks for something a little stronger. Lionel logue simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The real kings speech king george vi september 3, 1939.
Had logue not saved bertie as the man who was to become king george vi was. Logue shows us his hilarious side whenever he acts, like when he gets up for an audition with an amateur theatre company and reads, now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of york. There s a knock on the door and logue asks his sons to leave. The king s speech is the previously untold story of the remarkable relationship between logue and the haunted future king george vi, written with logue s grandson and drawing exclusively from his grandfather lionel s diaries and archive. Jan 12, 2011 a photograph of king george vi s speech therapist lionel logue, lies underneath the king s appointment card from when he was the duke of york, as it is photographed in north london january 11, 2011. With the forthcoming film the kings speech already prompting a debate about the extent to which lionel logue, george vis speech therapist, really did help the wartime monarch, a. Bbc lionel logue never swore in front of king george vi. Its the eve of world war ii, and king edward viii has abdicated the throne of england to marry the woman he loves. Dec 09, 2010 the events that inspired the film are told in a new book, the kings speech. King george vi wakes up on the morning of his coronation, already nervous. The kings war by mark logue books hachette australia.
How one man saved the british monarchy, by mark logue, a relative of lionels, and peter conradi. Lionel george logue 18801953, speech therapist, was born on 26 february 1880 at college town, adelaide, eldest of four children of south australianborn parents george edward logue, clerk, and his wife lavinia, nee rankin. Lionel george logue 26 february 1880 12 april 1953 was an australian speech therapist, scientist, and stage actor who successfully treated king george vi, who had a pronounced stammer. Lionel logue in his office at 146 harley street, london, with a portrait of his wife, myrtle on his desk logue is played by geoffrey rush in the king s speech. Lionels grandson mark logue was consulted for the script of the movie, starring colin firth as the stammering king george. Lionel s grandson mark logue was consulted for the script of the movie, starring colin firth as the stammering king george. Dec 16, 2017 lionel logue was in the same room at the time of the kings radio broadcast, now referred as the kings speech, which gave great comfort to his nation and its people throughout the war. Jan 15, 2011 it comes instead with the speech therapist, the australian lionel logue. The handwritten letter is accompanied by a small silvergilt cigarette case bearing the royal cipher, which he gave to logue as a token of his appreciation in 1937. Dec 06, 2010 with the forthcoming film the king s speech already prompting a debate about the extent to which lionel logue, george vi s speech therapist, really did help the wartime monarch, a posthumous. Queen elizabeths posthumous endorsement of lionel logue.
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