Niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for TV. He resumed his career in 1946, now only in starring roles. 2,008.". It was this behaviour that finally led to his expulsion from his next school, Heatherdown Preparatory School, at the age of 10. Lord wrote that "the biggest wreath, worthy of a Mafia Godfather's funeral, was delivered from the porters at London's Heathrow Airport, along with a card that read: 'To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. RKO borrowed him to play Ginger Rogers' leading man in the romantic comedy Bachelor Mother (1939), which was another big hit. Back in Hollywood Niven was in Goldwyn's Enchantment (1948) with Teresa Wright. Niven resumed his acting career after his demobilization, and was voted the second most popular British actor in the 1945 Popularity Poll of British film stars. long novel with a Hollywood setting, "Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly". Niven only learned of it from a newspaper report. He returned to England when Goldwyn lent him to Alexander Korda to play the title role in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948), a notorious box office flop. Released in 1964, "The Pink Panther" proved to be one of Niven's last "All hell broke loose," remembered Elizabeth Duckworth, the family cook. . Biografie (1) James David Graham Niven se narodil v Londn. Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one they go crack!" Additionally, she holds the American nationality and has North American ethnicity. unsettled childhood, being pushed by an unsympathetic step-father into In that same year he was again loaned out, to 20th Century Fox to play Bertie Wooster in Thank You, Jeeves! David Niven Jr. Family Background & Career. David Niven Jr has a net worth of $100 million USD. Margaret Niven. He came to films almost by accident, and with no previous acting His first sizeable role for Goldwyn came in Dodsworth (1936), playing a man who flirts with Ruth Chatterton. Showing the typical rebelliousness of his early years, Niven asked, "Could you tell me the time, sir? They married six weeks later. Until then few people outside her family were . During the 1950s Niven re-established himself as a popular leading man 1936 in "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (whose star, Errol Flynn, Obituary. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. 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Quick access. Niven played a role in the operation to move the Miller band to France prior to Miller's December 1944 disappearance while flying over the English Channel. . Ustinov later appeared with Niven in Death on the Nile (1978). [citation needed]. All four of Niven's children, as well as many of his friends, told Lord that Hjrdis, unable to achieve an acting career, had affairs with other men and became an alcoholic. He did a war drama Before Winter Comes (1969) then returned to comedy in The Statue (1971). [citation needed], While on leave in 1940, Niven met Primula "Primmie" Susan Rollo (18 February 1918 21 May 1946), the daughter of London lawyer William H.C. Rollo. This was his last film appearance. He was alone among British stars in Hollywood in doing so; the British Embassy advised most actors to stay. According to his autobiography, Errol Flynn and he were firm friends and rented Rosalind Russell's house at 601 North Linden Drive as a bachelor pad. Bridgerton Family Book Series Complete Books 1 - 9 Collection Set By Julia Quinn. pilot in Powell and Pressburger's Niven grew tired of the peacetime Army. [13], While attending school as was customary for the time Niven received many instances of corporal punishment owing to his inclination for pranks. David grew up alongside Margaret Joyce Niven, Henry Degacher Niven, and Rosemary Graham, his . His 1981 interviews on the talk shows of Michael Parkinson and Merv Griffin alarmed family and friends; viewers wondered if Niven had either been drinking or suffered a stroke. David Niven was born in London to William Edward Graham Niven (18781915) and Henrietta Julia Degacher. David Niven (James David Graham Niven) was born on 1 March, 1910 in Belgravia, London, United Kingdom, is an Actor. Date of Birth. He was promoted to war-substantive captain on 18 August 1941.[24]. When the raw footage was reviewed, his voice was inaudible, and his lines had to be dubbed by Rich Little. POWELL TOWNSHIP - David Michael Niven, age 64, of Powell Township, entered eternal life Sunday afternoon, May 22, 2016, at his home, in the loving, comforting care of his family. I goggled. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Major Pollock in Separate Tables (1958). Niven later claimed credit for bringing future Major General Sir Robert E. Laycock to the Commandos. Herbert Marshall and the imperious C. Aubrey Smith, who ran the Goldwyn pulled out and the film did not appear in the US for three years. In The Moon's a Balloon, Niven described the bullying, isolation, and abuse he endured as a six-year-old. Surprisingly few of his 90-odd films stay in the memory, he is one of famous actor with the age 78 years old group. In 1971, he published his autobiography, The Moon's a Balloon, which was well received, selling over five million copies. In 1942, he co-starred in the morale-building film about the development of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter, The First of the Few (American title Spitfire), which was enthusiastically endorsed by Winston Churchill. rarely graduated into stars, Niven proved an exception. In happier times with Goldwyn, he had observed this same picture sitting on Goldwyn's piano. up the archetypal English gentleman, witty, debonair, immaculate in Holland, Belgium and Germany. He had an [17], Niven grew tired of the peacetime army. that for millions of filmgoers on both sides of the Atlantic he summed Barbara Niven has only one child in her family, which is her little girl, Jessica Niven, who is also an artist by profession. fortunate both with his contacts and in being in the right place at Childhood & Early Life. In 1933, bored with Army life, he resigned his commission and moved to the USA where he started a new career as an actor. In 1980 Niven began experiencing fatigue, muscle weakness and a warble in his voice. (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days. David Niven commanded "A" Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment, better known as "Phantom". His first important part came in After abortive screen tests for other producers, Niven was put under [4] He had two older sisters and a brother: Margaret Joyce Niven (1900 1981), Henry Degacher Niven (1902 1953), and the sculptor Grizel Rosemary Graham (19062007), who created the bronze sculpture Bessie that is presented to the annual winners of the Women's Prize for Fiction. Niven was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, on March 1, 1910, the son of New. Later, in 1985, she married David Alexander. The Moon Is Blue, a sex comedy, became notorious when it was released without a Production Code Seal of Approval; it was a big hit and Niven won a Golden Globe Award for his role. Niven appeared in 19 films in the next four years. Long winter evenings in the north, 1919-29. He had more than 100 acting credits to his name and starred as . James David Graham Niven was born on 1 March 1910 in London to William Edward Graham Niven and his wife, Henrietta Julia. She was later married to David Alexander in 1985 and they end up divorced after a couple of years. In February 1983, using a false name to avoid publicity, Niven was hospitalised for 10 days, ostensibly for a digestive problem; afterwards he returned to his chalet at Chteau-d'x. persona that became instantly recognizable and was repeated, more or Niven recalled this as the darkest period of his life, years afterwards thanking his friends for their patience and forbearance during this time. He followed this with Bring On the Empty Horses in 1975, a collection of entertaining reminiscences from Hollywood's "Golden Age" in the 1940s. Mason pegs her as a phony consumer and is fired for failing to turn her in to store management. He returned to the US and was accepted by Central Casting as "Anglo-Saxon Type No. The more memorable ones included The Guns of Navarone (1961), and The Pink Panther (1963), Murder by Death (1976), Death on the Nile (1978), and The Sea Wolves (1980). Niven won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the bogus major in Hollywood cricket club. He remained with Fox to play the part of a fake love interest in Three Blind Mice (1938). Niven remained close-mouthed about the war, despite public interest in celebrities in combat and a reputation for storytelling. Alexander McGeachin was a guest and when his turn in the questioning came up, Niven asked, "Were you in a famous British regiment on Malta?" English actor David Niven as the butler, Godfrey Smith, in 'My Man Godfrey', directed by Henry Koster, 1957. [32] He won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Major Pollock in Separate Tables, his only nomination for an Oscar. Death 1998 - St Andrews. He was working on a third novel at the time of his death. Oh, Women! As this required leaving the US, he went to Mexico, where he worked as a "gun-man", cleaning and polishing the rifles of visiting American hunters. recruiting British actors and Niven fitted happily into an expatriate Following Niven senior's death at Turkey's infamous Suvla Bay, Niven's mother went on to marry his biological father, the Conservative politician Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt, but it was years before the true father/son relationship was acknowledged. After failing to pass the naval entrance exam because of his difficulty with maths, Niven attended Stowe School, a newly created public school led by headmaster J. F. Roxburgh, who was unlike any of Niven's previous headmasters. Next image. For Goldwyn, Niven again had a small role in Splendor (1935). His father was an army man, as were both his grandfathers. David Niven, the film actor, died in Switzerland yesterday after an James David Graham Niven (1 March 1910 - 29 July 1983), known professionally as David Niven, was an English actor and novelist, popular both in Europe and the US. Parts, initially small, in major motion pictures followed, including Dodsworth (1936), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). This was his only recurring role on television. Niven made some popular comedies, Prudence and the Pill (1968) and The Impossible Years (1968). Loosely based on Ian Fleming's book of the same name, Casino Royale follows a retired Sir James . Niven played Alexander 'Alec' Fleming, one of a family of retired con artists who now fleece villains in the interests of justice. Towards the end of his life, David Niven became such an accomplished chat show raconteur that his achievements in over 90 features were almost eclipsed by his tales of excess at 'Cirrhosis-by-the-Sea', the bachelor pad in Malibu that he shared with Errol Flynn.Yet his career is studded with landmarks, such as Otto Preminger's The Moon Is Blue (1953) defying the Production Code to include . Infantry, mainly on Malta, but resigned his commission after three . He was a popular star of the traditional type, establishing a screen Niven was the only James Bond actor mentioned by name in the text of Fleming's novels. "[16], A few stories have surfaced. 2008" and though it was an axiom of the film industry that extras I found it where they told me I would, but it was among 27,000 others, and I told myself that here, Niven, were 27,000 reasons why you should keep your mouth shut after the war." Even more popular was the action film The Guns of Navarone (1961) with Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn. He attended Dartmouth College and was graduated. According to Niven, when USSR premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family visited Hollywood in September of 1959, they were treated to the filming of a dance scene for the upcoming Shirley MacLaine . In 1982 he appeared in Blake Edwards' final "Pink Panther" films Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther, reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. and better parts came his way. In 1959 he became the host of his own TV drama series, The David Niven Show, which ran for 13 episodes that summer. Reed as a quasi propaganda piece for the British Army. Nationality: British. In 1960, Niven bought a chalet in Chteau-d'x near Gstaad in Switzerland for financial reasons, living near expatriate friends that included Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, and Nol Coward. Father David Pearson Niven. A 1981 interview on Michael Parkinson's talk show alarmed family and friends; viewers wondered if Niven had either been drinking or suffered a stroke. Ronald Garrison (d. 1974, separated), David Alexander (d. 1985, separated) and David Niven Jr. were his three spouses. Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one--they go crack! Primmie died at the age of 28, only six weeks after the family moved to the US. The first, Round the Rugged Rocks (published simultaneously in the US under the title Once Over Lightly), was a novel that appeared in 1951 and was forgotten almost at once. Sweden's first supermodel and the actor David Niven's second wife. His first star He served in the "Phantom Signals Unit", which located and reported enemy positions, and kept rear commanders informed on changing battle lines. He was named David for his birth on St. David's Day (1 March). David Niven in FamilySearch Family Tree David Niven in Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 view all 24 Immediate Family. Most Popular. as "Raffles" the gentleman burglar. Both were made with a view to winning support for the British war effort, especially in the U.S. Niven's Film Unit work included a small part in the deception operation that used minor actor M. E. Clifton James to impersonate Field Marshal Montgomery. [14], In 1928, Niven attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. war Niven appeared as an R.A.F. Property records show that Mister Niven Jr. purchased his Bird Street nest in November of 1983 for $1,200,000, which was a lot of damn money for a house back in 1983. In 1974 Niven hosted David Niven's World for London Weekend Television, which profiled contemporary adventurers such as hang gliders, motorcyclists and mountain climbers. Niven had his own series on television and appeared Her father was Captain (brevet Major) William Degacher (18411879) of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, who was killed at the Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. Hjrdis recovered from her alcoholism after Niven's death in 1983, but returned to it before her own death of a stroke in 1997. At that point, Niven had a brief but pleasant reunion. His first major roles were in . In 1950 he starred in The Elusive Pimpernel, which was made in Britain and which was to be distributed by Samuel Goldwyn. In an unsuccessful effort to bring harmony to the marriage, they adopted two girls, Kristina and Fiona. dress and behaviour but with mischief lurking not far from the David Niven had an affair with Marilyn Monroe David Niven allegedly had a romance with HRH The Princess Margaret David Niven had an affair with Ava Gardner David Niven had an affair with Princess . In 1971, with the David Niven Jr. is a British film producer, film actor and script writer who was an executive at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or "Lou Gehrig's disease") later that year. for chat shows, where his gift for anecdote made him an ideal subject. Kristina Niven was born in 1960 in Switzerland to David Niven and Hjrdis Genberg, and has a sister Fiona Niven. Boasting a pastel pink exterior and . . He appeared in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947, with Cary Grant and Loretta Young), and Enchantment (1948, with Teresa Wright), all of which received critical acclaim. It really happened the way it does when written by the worst lady novelistsI goggled. James David Graham Niven was born on 1 March 1910 at Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens, London, to William Edward Graham Niven (18781915) and his wife, Henrietta Julia (ne Degacher) Niven (18781932). [43][44][45] David Niven was buried on 2 August 1983 in the local cemetery of Chteau-d'x. Thus Niven did not enjoy his time in the Army. At the age of 15, she became pregnant with the actor David Niven's child while on a holiday on the Isle of Wight, but the pregnancy was terminated. The play ran for only 45 performances but it was seen by Otto Preminger, who decided to cast Niven in the film version of the play The Moon Is Blue (1953). Niven was in demand throughout the last decade of his life: King, Queen, Knave (1972); Vampira (1974); Paper Tiger (1975); No Deposit, No Return (1976), a Disney comedy; Candleshoe (1977), one of several stars in a popular comedy; Murder By Death (1976), Death on the Nile (1978), one of many stars and another hit; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979); Escape to Athena (1979), produced by his son; Rough Cut (1980), supporting Burt Reynolds; and The Sea Wolves (1980), a wartime adventure movie. After Sandhurst, he joined the British Army and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. But he wanted something more exciting, and transferred into the Commandos. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to Britain and rejoined the army, being re-commissioned as a lieutenant. On his return to Hollywood after the war, he received the Legion of Merit, an American military decoration. He requested assignment to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders or the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment), then jokingly wrote on the form, as his third choice, "anything but the Highland Light Infantry" (because that regiment wore tartan trews rather than the kilt). Niven joined what became known as the Hollywood Raj, a group of British actors in Hollywood which included Rex Harrison, Errol Flynn, Boris Karloff, Stan Laurel, Basil Rathbone, Ronald Colman, Leslie Howard and C. Aubrey Smith. Niven moved to New York City, where he began an unsuccessful career in whisky sales and horse rodeo promotion in Atlantic City. ", A few stories have surfaced. for his staying power that he was still in regular demand after nearly But the dispute over The Elusive Pimpernel and Niven's demands for more money led to a long estrangement in the 1950s. Mason quickly bonds with Connie's 6-year-old son Timmy, the remarkable Gordon Gebert, who has a . 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When Niven presented himself at Central Casting, he learned that he needed a work permit to reside and work in the United States. William Wyler's 1939 film of "Wuthering Heights". After being placed under close-arrest for this act of insubordination, Niven finished a bottle of whisky with the officer who was guarding him: Rhoddy Rose (later Colonel R.L.C. Henrietta Julia gave birth to James David Graham Niven on March 1, 1910 at the Belgrave Mansion in Grosvenor Gardens, London. James David Graham Niven was an English actor and novelist.His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and Sir Charles Lytton, ("the Phantom") in The Pink Panther. "[50], What's My Line? After selling their chain of stores, the . He was States, from selling liquor to promoting pony racing. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. She was born in Wales, the daughter of army officer William Degacher (18411879) by his marriage to Julia Caroline Smith, the daughter of Lieutenant General James Webber Smith. As more of a raconteur rather than an accurate memoirist, it seems that Niven recounted many incidents from a first-person perspective that actually happened to other people, among them Cary Grant. She was just 15 when movie star David Niven, 18 at the time, got her pregnant while holidaying on the Isle of Wight. While she was convalescing in the Blackstone Hotel in New York, Niven and Hjrdis were next-door neighbours with Audrey Hepburn, who made her dbut on Broadway that season. Rosalind Russell later named the house "Cirrhosis-by-the-Sea". After the horror film Eye of the Devil (1966), Niven appeared as James Bond in Casino Royale (1967), the only man to only ever portray Bond in a non-Eon Productions film. 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