As he was looking at the picture, Goldwyn's wife Frances said, "Sam never took it down."[11]. Barbara Niven biography, married, ex husband, david niven, measurements, children, net worth | Barbara Niven is a producer and actress born in 1953 She got married 3 times and divorced three times Her third husband was David Niven Her net worth and measurement are not recorded Niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for television. The show ended in 1955, but Four Star TV became a highly successful TV production company. He had two older sisters and a brother: Margaret Joyce Niven (1900 – 1981), Henry Degacher Niven (1902 – 1953), and the sculptor In 1974, while Niven was co-hosting the 46th Annual Oscars ceremony, a naked man (Robert Opel) appeared behind him, "streaking" across the stage. He acted in two wartime films not formally associated with the AFPU, but both made with a firm view to winning support for the British war effort, especially in the United States. In July 1982, Blake Edwards brought Niven back for cameo appearances in two final "Pink Panther" films (Trail of the Pink Panther and Curse of the Pink Panther), reprising his role as Sir Charles Lytton. [15] With Rose's assistance, Niven was allowed to escape from a first-floor window. He had three children; Kate Niven, Jim Niven, and Maggie Niven. James David Graham Niven (/ˈnɪvən/; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983)[1][2] was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to Britain and rejoined the army, being recommissioned as a lieutenant. [28] He won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Major Pollock in Separate Tables, his only nomination for an Oscar. According to David Niven, debonair star of films including Wuthering Heights, Around the World in 80 Days, and Bonjour Tristesse, not all full-service brothels in … He is the son of actor David Niven and Primula Rollo. Goldwyn pulled out, and the film did not appear in the US for three years. Niven resumed his career while still in England, playing the lead in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), from the team of Powell and Pressburger. Peter Ustinov also played a large supporting role as a Frenchman in The Way Ahead. Casino Royale co-producer Charles K. Feldman said later that Fleming had written the book with Niven in mind, and therefore had sent a copy to Niven. [41], Biographer Graham Lord wrote, "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. He was killed in the First World War serving with the Berkshire Yeomanry during the Gallipoli campaign on 21 August 1915. The plot was plainly autobiographical (although not recognised as such at the time of publication), involving a young soldier, John Hamilton, who leaves the British army, becomes a liquor salesman in New York, is involved in indoor horse racing, goes to Hollywood, becomes a deckhand on a fishing boat, and finally ends up as a highly successful film star. He was promoted to war-substantive captain on 18 August 1941.[20]. [2], In 1994 Niven and his brother Jamie gave the Online Archive of California their father's archive. Niven only learned of it from a newspaper report. [3] He was named David after his birth on St David's Day. Niven's next few films were made in England: The Love Lottery (1954), a comedy; Carrington V.C. Niven had particular scorn for those newspaper columnists covering the war who typed out self-glorifying and excessively florid prose about their meagre wartime experiences. His ultimate decision to resign came after a lengthy lecture on machine guns, which was interfering with his plans for dinner with a particularly attractive young lady. The couple shared a daughter named Jessica. His first sizeable part for Goldwyn came in Dodsworth (1936), playing a man who flirts with Ruth Chatterton. 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. Niven also appeared in the British romantic comedy The Silken Affair (1956) with Geneviève Page that same year. He was loaned to 20th Century Fox to play Bertie Wooster in Thank You, Jeeves! Father, with Primula Rollo, of David Niven Jr. and Jamie Niven; and the father, with Hjordis, of two adopted daughters, Kristina (adopted 1960) and Fiona (adopted 1962). She then married David Alexander in … A raconteur rather than a mere memorialist, it now appears that Niven recounted many incidents from a first-person perspective that actually happened to other people, especially Cary Grant, which he borrowed and embroidered.[4]. Graham Lord, author and biographer, suggested in Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven, that Comyn-Platt and Mrs Niven had been having an affair for some time before her husband's death. About. [citation needed], While on leave in 1940, Niven met Primula "Primmie" Susan Rollo (18 February 1918, London – 21 May 1946), the daughter of London lawyer William H.C. Rollo. In chapter 14 of You Only Live Twice, the pearl diver Kissy Suzuki refers to Niven as "the only man she liked in Hollywood", and the only person who "treated her honourably" there. '"[42], In 1985, Niven was included in a series of British postage stamps, along with Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Charles Chaplin, Peter Sellers and Vivien Leigh, to commemorate "British Film Year".[43]. James David Graham Niven was born on 1 March 1910 at Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens, London, to William Edward Graham Niven (1878–1915) and his wife, Henrietta Julia (née Degacher) Niven. David Niven's father, William Niven, was of Scottish descent; his paternal grandfather, David Graham Niven, (1811–1884) was from St Martin's, a village in Perthshire. Niven commanded "A" Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment, better known as "Phantom". Oh, Women! The restaurant was later run by Marco Pierre White's restaurant group White Star Group. This brought him to wider attention within the film industry, catching the eye of Samuel Goldwyn and leading to a contract. [40], A Thanksgiving service for Niven was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 27 October 1983. Tom Lewis. In 1980, Niven began experiencing fatigue, muscle weakness, and a warble in his voice. He appeared several times on various short-drama shows, and was one of the "four stars" of the dramatic anthology series Four Star Playhouse, appearing in 33 episodes. Niven played Alexander 'Alec' Fleming, one of a family of retired con-artists who now fleece villains in the interests of justice. Mark you, had you not done so – it would have been despicable. 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. James David Graham Niven was born in Belgrave Mansions, London, to William Edward Graham Niven (1878–1915) and his wife, Henrietta Julia (née Degacher) Niven. It ended up producing a considerable number of shows, in several of which Niven appeared. Goldwyn used him to support Gary Cooper in the adventure tale The Real Glory (1939), and Walter Wanger cast him opposite Loretta Young in Eternally Yours (1939). With an Academy Award to his credit, Niven's career continued to thrive. The author spends many pages trying to suggest that David Niven's stepfather was actually his biological father. Among his other best-known films are Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Pink Panther (1963), and Death on the Nile (1978). For Goldwyn he supported Cary Grant and Young in The Bishop's Wife (1947). But the identity of Jessica’s father is not known. In 1944 he worked extensively with the BBC and SHAEF to expand these broadcast efforts. For Goldwyn, Niven had a small role in Splendor (1935). Niven was reluctant to take a support part in Wuthering Heights (1939) for Goldwyn, but eventually relented and the film was a big success. 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