Cultural depictions of King George VI

Cultural depictions of King George VI

George VI of the United Kingdom appears in several items of popular culture.

Contents

Film, television and radio

George has been portrayed by:

Novels

George is a significant character in Michael Dobbs' 2003 novel Winston's War, and Len Deighton's alternate history novel SS-GB, in which he is imprisoned, and killed, during a Nazi occupation of Britain.

Comics

In Secret Origins #7 (November, 1986), George and Elizabeth are menaced by the Phantom of the Fair during their visit to New York in 1940. George fights with a robot minion of the Phantom to save his wife and himself, and is assisted by Sandman and the Crimson Avenger in the first battle between superheroes.

References

  1. ^ a b "Nominees & Winners for the 83rd Academy Awards". AMPAS. AMPAS. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/83/nominees.html. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "The King's Speech :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews". Rogerebert.suntimes.com. 15 December 2010. http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101215/REVIEWS/101219985/1023. Retrieved 3 March 2011. 
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