Stammering King

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  The King's Speech: Overcoming stammering

  Over the last 3 centuries, researchers have tried to understand why stammering occurs and what can be done to 'cure' it. Up until the 19th century, the causes were attributed to everything from the devil upwards.

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  Colin Firth lends support to a speech therapy charity

  The Oscar winning actor, who played a stuttering British monarch King George VI in the 2010 drama The King's Speech, is putting the experience to good use by supporting the Action for Stammering Children organisation.

• I had no books on stammering to help with role: Colin Firth

  Colin Firth says since one can't quite hang around with kings, he chose to rely on archival material and the screenplay writer.

• Firth fought physical battle while The King's Speech

  Colin Firth has revealed playing stammering monarch King George VI in The King's Speech made him tense.

• Colin Firth lost his voice in youth

  Colin Firth, whose performance as the stammering monarch in The King's Speech is tipped to win an Oscar, says he identifies with the character.