Who directed the 2011 film entitled 'W.E.', based on the romance between Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson?
Ernest Simpson Marchant in 1955). Avril Simpson was killed in a car crash in Mexico. Simpson died suffering from throat cancer, on 30 November 1958 in London, aged 61. He was portrayed by actor David Harbour in "W.E.", a 2011 romantic drama film about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's courtship; the movie was co-written and directed by Madonna. Ernest Simpson Ernest Aldrich Simpson (6 May 1897 – 30 November 1958) was an American-born British soldier and shipbroker, best known as the second husband of Wallis Simpson, later wife of the former King Edward VIII. Simpson served as an officer in the
Cultural depictions of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Cultural depictions of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson have been depicted in popular culture, both biographical and fictional, following his abdication in 1936 and their marriage the following year. The abdication of Edward VIII was featured in the multi-award winning historical drama film The Kings Speech, in which his decision to stand-down was depicted solely upon his desire to marry Wallis Simpson. The abdication is mentioned frequently in the 1st season of Netflix television series The Crown, in which the former King now titled Duke Of Windsor returns to London for the funeral of King