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The Legacy of King’s Speech Screenwriter David Seidler: “We have a voice. We have been heard.”
With profound sadness, we share news of the passing of David Seidler.
Winter Magazine
Check out letters and drawings from kids in this special edition. PLUS, we have new activity pages.
75 Must-Use Resources for the Stuttering Community
To continue our celebration of The Stuttering Foundation’s 75^th Anniversary, we offer our list of 75 critical resources.
Actions: Performance as the Muse of Fluency
For many years, I chose not to make music around my stutter because I didn’t understand it.
John Garfield
Hollywood's original method actor had an amazing and short career as a star. He had many impressive movie roles but his untimely death from a heart attack in 1952 at age 39 meant that his highly successful career was abruptly stopped in its tracks.
Help for Those Who Stutter is as Close as Your Local Library
For decades, The Stuttering Foundation has made its books and videos available for free to public libraries across the country.
Singers Share Their Stories
Stuttering Foundation sits down with Amanda Mammana from America's Got Talent and Marybeth Byrd from American Idol
Why We Need A Broader View of Stuttering
Stuttering has been shown to have features that intersect with language, and both adults and children who stutter appear to process language differently than fluent peers.
Back to the Basics: The ABCs of Stuttering
In The ABCs of Stuttering, students courageously share what it's like to stutter, how it makes them feel, and how it affects their participation at school.
Fall Magazine
Our magazine is now availabe online. Check out the latest news impacting the stuttering community, information about our new video, the latest research, and letters and drawings from kids.

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John Melendez

He is a talented musician, actor, and comedian. Listen to a podcast.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis, born Lonnie Melvin Tillis, was an influential figure in country music, both as a songwriter and a performer. His journey to fame was marked by overcoming personal challenges, including a stutter that he turned into a defining part of his public persona.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.