perfect foil to Peter Sellers as the accident prone Inspector Niven later claimed credit for bringing future Major General Sir Robert Laycock to the Commandos. Niven requested assignment to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders or the Black Watch; then jokingly wrote on the form, as his third choice, "anything but the Highland Light Infantry" (because the HLI wore tartan trews rather than kilts). By this time the Second World War had started and Niven decided to Childhood & Early Life. In 1960, while filming Please Don't Eat the Daisies with Doris Day, Niven and Hjrdis separated for a few weeks, though they later reconciled. When the East wind blew, the front door got stuck and when the West wind blew, the back door could not be opened only the combined weight of the family seemed to keep it anchored to the ground. As he was looking at the picture, Goldwyn's wife Frances said, "Sam never took it down."[16]. He was Together the two Hollywood stars. 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?" In that same year he was again loaned out, to 20th Century Fox to play Bertie Wooster in Thank You, Jeeves! "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. or was expelled. Ex-partner of Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll Hjrdis Genberg 1943-45. She also divorced her second husband. In 1993, she married David Niven Jr. A Thanksgiving service was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 27 October 1983. I had difficulty swallowing and had champagne in my knees. States, from selling liquor to promoting pony racing. Primmie and their sons (now age 3 and 4 months) took the 2 week journey by boat and arrived in Portland, Maine on March 22, 1946. $75.58 + $33.58 shipping. Between 1951 and 1956 he made 11 films, two of which were MGM productions and the rest were low-budget British or independent productions. Holland, Belgium and Germany. [28] It honoured Niven's work in setting up the BBC Allied Expeditionary Forces Programme, a radio news and entertainment station for the Allied forces.[29][30]. His father, William Edward Graham Niven, was a British officer who . David Niven was an English actor and author who had a net worth equal to $100 million at the time of his death, adjusting for inflation. Records filed with the County of Los Angeles show the "L" shaped "villa" measures in at 4,808 square feet and listing information indicates there are 6 bedrooms and 7 . harmonious it lasted for 14 years. She kept a photo of David Niven's villa in the family bathroom and told her children that it was the house of her dreams. war Niven appeared as an R.A.F. Kristina's average age compared to other Niven family members is unknown because she is alive. Roxburgh, who was unlike any of Niven's previous headmasters. [14], In 1928, Niven attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1950 he starred in The Elusive Pimpernel, which was made in Britain and which was to be distributed by Samuel Goldwyn. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 1936 in "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (whose star, Errol Flynn, Niven was reluctant to take a supporting part in Wuthering Heights (1939) for Goldwyn, but eventually relented and the film was a big success. Niven's last sizeable film part was in Better Late Than Never (1983). [20] In New York City, Niven began a brief and unsuccessful career in whisky sales, followed by a stint in horse rodeo promotion in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one they go crack!" From there, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films from 1933, 1934 and 1935, including a non-speaking part in MGM's Mutiny on the Bounty. long absence, to pick up the threads of his career and there followed a period of undistinguished parts in mediocre films. Asked by suspicious American sentries during the Battle of the Bulge who had won the World Series in 1943, he answered "Haven't the foggiest idea . David Niven (James David Graham Niven) was born on 1 March, 1910 in Belgravia, London, United Kingdom, is an Actor. The congregation of 1,200 included Prince Michael of Kent, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, Sir John Mills, Sir Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, David Frost, Joanna Lumley, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Lord Olivier. Entdecke Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven by Lord, Graham Hardback Book The in groer Auswahl Vergleichen Angebote und Preise Online kaufen bei eBay Kostenlose Lieferung fr viele Artikel! [10], Literary editor and biographer, Graham Lord, wrote in Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven, that Comyn-Platt and Niven's mother may have been in an affair well before her husband's death in 1915 and that Comyn-Platt was actually Niven's biological father, a supposition that had some support among Niven's siblings. PA Photos. Niven appeared in 19 films in the next four years. He also worked extensively with Major Glenn Miller, whose Army Air Force big band, formed in the US, was performing and broadcasting for troops in England. Churchill singled him out from the crowd and stated, "Young man, you did a fine thing to give up your film career to fight for your country. David Niven commanded "A" Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment, better known as "Phantom". New. His final appearance in Hollywood was hosting the 1981 American Film Institute tribute to Fred Astaire. David Niven Junior last saw his father a few months before his death at the movie star's spectacular villa overlooking the sea at Cap Ferrat in the South of France. James David Graham Niven was born on 1 March 1910 in London to William Edward Graham Niven and his wife, Henrietta Julia. In the Ian Fleming novel You Only Live Twice, Kissy Suzuki has a cormorant who is named "David" after the actor. He played the lead in some comedies: Ask Any Girl (1959), with Shirley MacLaine; Happy Anniversary (1959) with Mitzi Gaynor; and Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) with Doris Day, a big hit. 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 . He resumed his career in 1946, now only in starring roles. This helped him gain a contract with Samuel Goldwyn. He remained with Fox to play the part of a fake love interest in Three Blind Mice (1938). (1957); The Little Hut (1957), from the writer of The Moon is Blue and a success at the box office; My Man Godfrey (1957), a screwball comedy; and Bonjour Tristesse (1958), for Preminger. This brought him to wider attention within the film industry and he was spotted by Samuel Goldwyn. But the dispute over The Elusive Pimpernel and Niven's demands for more money led to a long estrangement in the 1950s. Primmie died at the age of 28, only six weeks after the family moved to the US. He then returned to the U.S. and was accepted by Central Casting as "Anglo-Saxon Type No. Niven later wrote, "How he did this, I shall never know, but he made every single boy at that school feel that what he said and what he did were of real importance to the headmaster. In 1981 Niven published a second and much more successful novel, Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly, which was set during and after the Second World War, and which drew on his experiences during the war and in Hollywood. Parts, initially small, in major motion pictures followed, including Dodsworth (1936), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). The couple had been married since 1940 and were visiting Tyrone Power's home when a game of 'hide and seek' was suggested by someone. Family, Romance, And Relationships Who is Barbara Niven dating? Churchill singled him out from the crowd and stated, "Young man, you did a fine thing to give up your film career to fight for your country. There, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films through 1935, including a non-speaking role in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). Mother Jessie Robertson. Kimmel joins Steve Martin, David Niven and Jerry Lewis as a three time Oscar host. Thu 18 Oct 2007 19.06 EDT. Thoughtful and kind, he addressed the boys by their first names, allowed them bicycles, and encouraged and nurtured their personal interests. 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. His health quickly declined and he died in 1983 at age 73, leaving four children and his second wife. With the Duke of Argyll at the family seat, Inveraray Castle, in 1960. He continued to make one and 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). Niven struggled for a while to recapture his former position. [6] Although born William Hitchcock, in 1874, he and his older brother Lieutenant Colonel Henry Degacher (1835-1902), both followed their father, Walter Henry Hitchcock, in taking their mother's maiden name of Degacher. Niven had a long and complex relationship with Goldwyn, who gave him his first start. He died at his chalet from ALS on 29 July, aged 73. Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown and Stowe before gaining a place at Royal Military College at Sandhurst. He was promoted to war-substantive captain on 18 August 1941.[24]. On his return to Hollywood after the war, he received the Legion of Merit, an American military decoration. 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Podle jedn autorizovan biografie se Sir Thomas s matkou schzel jet ped jejm ovdovnm a nen vyloueno, e . (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days. He was named David for his birth on St. David's Day (1 March). up the archetypal English gentleman, witty, debonair, immaculate in second volume of reminiscences, concentrating on Hollywood I had difficulty swallowing and had champagne in my knees.[16]. With Rose's assistance, Niven was allowed to escape from a first-floor window. Goldwyn pulled out, and the film did not appear in the U.S. for three years. James passed away on August 19 1885, at age 60. and better parts came his way. (1936), before finally landing a sizable role as a soldier in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) at Warners, an Imperial adventure film starring his housemate at the time, Errol Flynn. Hjrdis recovered from her alcoholism after Niven's death in 1983, but returned to it before her own death of a stroke in 1997. He blamed his slightly slurred voice on the shooting schedule of the film he had been making, Better Late Than Never. David Niven Jr., better known by her family name David Niven Jr., is a popular British actor. Hjrdis Genberg 1919-43. Below the table, you can find all the information about his birthday. Niven worked in television. Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one--they go crack! After detours to Bermuda and Cuba, he arrived in Hollywood in the summer of 1934. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. She was later married to David Alexander in 1985 and they end up divorced after a couple of years. Niven often claimed that he was born in Kirriemuir, in the Scottish county of Angus in 1909, but his birth certificate shows this was not the case. The show was produced by Four Star Television, which was co-owned and founded by Niven, Ida Lupino, Dick Powell and Charles Boyer. Even more popular was the action film The Guns of Navarone (1961) with Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn. Family & Companions. Niven also worked with the Army Film and Photographic Unit. 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. Due to his role in Mutiny on the Bounty, he came to the attention of independent film producer Samuel Goldwyn, who signed him to a contract and established his career. Niven enjoyed success in 1956, when he starred as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's immensely successful production of Around the World in 80 Days. Fox Studios gave him the lead in a B picture, Dinner at the Ritz (1938) and he again had a supporting role in Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938) directed by Ernst Lubitsch at Paramount. James David Graham Niven was born on 01 March 1910 at Belgrave Mansions, Grosvenor Gardens, London, to William Edward Graham Niven (1878-1915) and his wife, Henrietta Julia (ne Degacher) Niven (1878-1932). In February 1983, using a false name to avoid publicity, Niven was hospitalised for ten days, ostensibly for a digestive problem. Sweden's first supermodel and the actor David Niven's second wife. He was chosen by Otto Preminger for Born: James David Graham Niven in Kirriemuir, Scotland (some sources say London, England), 1 March 1910. He first appeared as an extra in the British film There Goes the Bride (1932). http://ww2gravestone.com/people/niven-james-david-graham/. "[11] Niven is said to have revealed that he knew Comyn-Platt was his real father a year before his own death in 1983.[12]. 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. It was this behaviour that finally led to his expulsion from his next school, Heatherdown Preparatory School, at the age of 10. She is a proud mother to Jessica and grandmother to three grandchildren River and Shasha. At that point, Niven had a brief but pleasant reunion. But Deborah . In all three examples, the reality is significantly different from Niven's heavily fictionalised accounts as presented in The Moon's a Balloon and related in various chat show appearances. surface. After Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Niven returned home and rejoined the Army. Bored with the peacetime army, he resigned his commission in 1933, relocated to New York, then travelled to Hollywood. With an Academy Award to his credit, Niven's career continued to thrive. James Niven was born on month day 1825, to John Niven and Agnes Moodie. At the end of the lecture, the speaker (a major general) asked if there were any questions. big commercial successes at the cinema. brought his career to a critical peak. Two hours later, he was back, full of rage. recruiting British actors and Niven fitted happily into an expatriate In what instantly became a live-TV classic moment, Niven responded "Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?".[34]. 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 . Excellent read. The movie was critically acclaimed, popular in England and was selected as the first Royal Film Performance. William served in the Berkshire Yeomanry in the First World War and was killed during the Gallipoli Campaign on 21 August 1915. return to Britain to play his part. [3] He was named David after his birth on St David's Day. years and took a succession of casual jobs in Canada and the United [40] However, Kerr, Ustinov, and Coward were all honoured. ", He gave a few details of his war experience in his autobiography, The Moon's a Balloon: his private conversations with Winston Churchill, the bombing of London, and what it was like entering Germany with the occupation forces. In 1974, Barbara Niven wed Ronald Garrison, with whom she had a daughter named Jessica. 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. Connect to the World Family Tree to find out. 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. William Niven, David's father, was of Scottish descent; his paternal grandfather, David Graham Niven, (18111884) was from St. Martins, a village in Perthshire. Asked by suspicious American sentries during the Battle of the Bulge who had won the World Series in 1943, he answered, "Haven't the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother! After his mother remarried, Niven's stepfather had him sent away to boarding school. be so well paid for doing what he enjoyed. He was assigned to a training base at Inverailort House in the Western Highlands. David Niven was born in England. Born William Hitchcock, he and his brother Henry had followed the lead of their father, Walter Henry Hitchcock, in assuming their mother's maiden name of Degacher in 1874. Having developed an interest in acting, he left the Highland Light Infantry, travelled to Hollywood and had several minor roles in film. By 1938, he was starring as the leading man in other 'A' films, including Wuthering Heights (1939). He was alone among British stars in Hollywood in doing so; the British Embassy advised most actors to stay. In 1974, while Niven was co-hosting the 46th Annual Oscars ceremony, a naked man (Robert Opel) appeared behind him, "streaking" across the stage. His father was an army man, as were both his grandfathers. David Niven, better known by her family name James David Graham Niven, was a popular British actor and novelist. Lieutenant Colonel James David Graham Niven (/nvn/; 1 March 1910 29 July 1983)[1][2] was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. His many . David Niven was a true Renaissance Man. Hjrdis Genberg Niven. David Niven Jr.'s godfather was Nol Coward, who gave him a silver cocktail shaker with the . appear in films: "The First of the Few", with Leslie Howard, which Oh, Women! After her husband's death in Turkey in 1915, Henrietta Niven remarried in London in 1917 to Conservative politician Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt (1869 - 1961). This professional '"[48], 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".[49]. This ended his chances for Eton College, a significant blow to his family. [10] In his 1971 biography, The Moon's a Balloon, Niven wrote fondly of his childhood home: It became necessary for the house in London to be sold and our permanent address was now as advertised a cottage which had a reputation for unreliability. He was sent to reform school, where the brutality reached even greater proportions, Niven later recounted. Though promoted to lieutenant on 1 January 1933, he saw no opportunity for further advancement. Niven divided his time in the 1960s and 1970s between his chalet in Chteau-d'x[42] and Cap Ferrat on the Cte d'Azur in the south of France.[38]. I was asked by some American friends to search out the grave of their son near Bastogne. I goggled. I said, sir, you had discharged him, he left for Deauville to gamble at the casino. This brought him to wider attention within the film industry and he was spotted by Samuel Goldwyn. From fifteen and forty-five, she suffered from bulimia So we rented a helicopter so they immediately went and grabbed him. But I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother!". a succession of barbaric prep schools from which he either absconded In Hollywood, he had a thankless role as the villain in an MGM swashbuckler The King's Thief (1955). He is perhaps best known for his roles as Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days and as Sir Charles Lytton, a.k.a. (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days (1956). David Niven Jr. Family Background & Career. This role led to him being cast in further war and/or action movies: The Captive City (1962); The Best of Enemies (1962); Guns of Darkness (1962); 55 Days at Peking (1963) with Charlton Heston and Ava Gardner. Niven later claimed he was born in Kirriemuir, in the . Niven later appeared in The Elusive Pimpernel (1950), The Toast of New Orleans (1950), Happy Go Lovely (1951), Happy Ever After (1954), and Carrington V.C. Grizel Rosemary Graham (born in Belgravia, Middlesex), 28 November 1906 28 January 2007). In an unsuccessful effort to bring harmony to the marriage, they adopted two girls, Kristina and Fiona. Niven appeared in many shows for television and nearly 100 films. He spoke little about his experience in the war, despite public interest in celebrities in combat and a reputation for storytelling. It really happened the way it does when written by the worst lady novelistsI goggled. Niven's grandfather William Degacher was killed in the Battle of Isandlwana (1879), during the Zulu War. Birth 28 October 1914 - St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, , Scotland. 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. for the army. [17], Niven grew tired of the peacetime army. 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). Thus Niven did not enjoy his time in the Army. Date of Birth. unsettled childhood, being pushed by an unsympathetic step-father into experience, but through a combination of luck, knowing the right The actor passed away in July . He was born James David Graham Niven on March 1, 1910, in Kirriemuir, a market and linen-mill center in the Scottish Highlands. [9] The family moved to Rose Cottage in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight after selling their London home. Back in Hollywood Niven was in Goldwyn's Enchantment (1948) with Teresa Wright. 2008". Niven first met Churchill at a dinner party in February 1940. 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 . David Niven Family Background & Career. [15], He did well at Sandhurst, which gave him the "officer and gentleman" bearing that was his trademark. Niven had been Bond creator Ian Fleming's first choice to play Bond in Dr. No. He was buried in Natte Yallock Cemetery, Natte Yallock, Victoria, Australia. Find-a-Grave Memorial #3552-----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.. Niven moved to New York City, where he began an unsuccessful career in whisky sales and horse rodeo promotion in Atlantic City. less, through film after film. Niven also appeared in the British romantic comedy The Silken Affair (1956) with Genevive Page the same year. Later he went to Stowe and on to Sandhurst to train (1958) Starring: Dick Powell, David Niven Genre: TV Western, Television Studio: Timeless Media Release Date: 12/2/2014 Features: Boxed Set The third season of the anthology series brings more of Zane Grey's Old West stories to the small screen with no shortage of drama or top guest stars. Niven's father, William Niven, was of Scottish descent; he was killed in the First World War serving with the Berkshire Yeomanry during the Gallipoli campaign on 21 August 1915. Mark you, had you not done so it would have been despicable. I have to catch a train.". Showing the typical rebelliousness of his early years, Niven asked, "Could you tell me the time, sir? 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. In 1959 he became the host of his own TV drama series, The David Niven Show, which ran for 13 episodes that summer. Mar 1 1910 - Belgrave Mansions, London, England, United Kingdom. In the same year, Niven starred in the television miniseries A Man Called INTREPID, based on the supposed memoir of Sir William Stephenson, a Canadian master spy for British intelligence. After McGeachin affirmed that he was, Niven quipped, "Did you have the misfortune to have me as your officer?". She grew up with a sister in Portland.. Barbara initially did not have any interest in acting or performance arts. His father was killed during the World War I in 1915. Niven subsequently appeared in another thirty films. But still he made a high ratio Niven remained close-mouthed about the war, despite public interest in celebrities in combat and a reputation for storytelling. After detours to Bermuda and Cuba, he arrived in Hollywood in 1934. 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. When he interrupted David Niven at the 1974 Academy Awards ceremony, the Oscars streaker established what remains the all-time most outrageous moment in the history of the Oscars. "[13], In 1928, an 18-year-old Niven had sex with 15-year-old Margaret Whigham (the future socialite and Duchess of Argyll) while she was on holiday in Bembridge. It ran for 21 episodes. In 1965, he made two films for MGM: the Peter Ustinov-directed Lady L, supporting Paul Newman and Sophia Loren, and Where the Spies Are, as a doctor-turned-secret agent MGM hoped it would lead to a series, but this did not happen. Appearing on-screen for only 23 minutes in the film, this is the briefest performance ever to win a Best Actor Oscar. He had an None of these films was successful at the box office and Niven's career was struggling. In 1998, they got divorced. Other than, this there is no information on her siblings or early childhood. I was asked by some American friends to search out the grave of their son near Bastogne. He once said: "I will, however, tell you just one thing about the war, my first story and my last. In 1971, with the 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. 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. In Goldwyn's drawing room, Niven noticed a picture of himself in uniform that he had sent to Goldwyn from England during World War II. A limited edition of British postage stamps was produced using one of Lucas's images taken during this portrait sitting. Hollywood but to survive in a tough and ruthless world. He [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. He recounted their meeting: I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life tall, slim, auburn hair, up-tilted nose, lovely mouth and the most enormous grey eyes I had ever seen.

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