Hjrdis Genberg Niven. The source for the dates and places of birth of the above was William Edward Graham Niven's army service record which, curiously, does not give a place of birth for David, but his birth certificate states Belgrave Mansions, London. Barbara Niven: Bio, Family, Education. He was named David for his birth on St. David's Day (1 March). For full citations and references see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Niven. 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). (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days (1956). [19] With Rose's assistance, Niven was allowed to escape from a first-floor window. He received his Resident Alien Visa from the American Consulate when his birth certificate arrived from England. [citation needed]. James David Graham Niven was born on the feast day of St David. Life at Leja, 1942-43. He graduated in 1930 with a commission as a second lieutenant in the British Army. English private schools at the time of Niven's boyhood were noted for their strict and sometimes brutal discipline. Education: Attended Stowe House boarding school, near Buckingham, 1923-26; Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1927-29: commissioned lieutenant in Highland Light Infantry: served in Malta and England to 1932. Niven decided to try Broadway, appearing opposite Gloria Swanson in Nina (195152). Born on 15 December 1942 in Unknown, David Niven Jr. started his career as actor . He had a close group of friends there including actor Roger Moore, writer William F. Buckley Jr. and former US Ambassador to France Evan G. Galbraith. Long winter evenings in the north, 1919-29. 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?". Sadly, by the summer of 1983, just weeks before Curse was released . His final appearance in Hollywood was hosting the 1981 American Film Institute tribute to Fred Astaire. [25] He took part in the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, although he was sent to France several days after D-Day. extra. Career. Niven took part in the Invasion of Normandy, although he was sent to France several days after D-Day. The entrepreneur couple succeeded in developing a chain of 10 stores. 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". 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. In Malta he became friends with Roy Urquhart, future commander of the British 1st Airborne Division. 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. Son of William Edward Graham Niven and Henriette Julia Comyn-Platt 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. 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). Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown and Stowe before gaining a place at Royal Military College at Sandhurst. When the boy was five, his father was killed in the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. Thu 18 Oct 2007 19.06 EDT. He spoke little about his experience in the war, despite public interest in celebrities in combat and a reputation for storytelling. New search. He Then we find ourselves on Earth in 1945, where RAF pilot Peter Carter, played by David Niven, is flying back to Britain after a bombing raid, losing height, badly hit. Niven struggled for a while to recapture his former position. I said, sir, you had discharged him, he left for Deauville to gamble at the casino. During his work with the AFPU, Peter Ustinov, one of the script-writers, had to pose as Niven's batman. Niven also had special scorn for the newspaper columnists covering the war who typed out self-glorifying and excessively florid prose about their meagre wartime experiences. 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. He secured a small role in A Feather in Her Hat (1935) at Columbia before returning to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for a bit role, billed as David Nivens, in Rose Marie (1936). Hjrdis in the city, 1942-43. This helped him gain a contract with Samuel Goldwyn. 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. She focused on her academics and was an exceptional student. Niven's countenance appears to have been used as inspiration for the character and puppet of Commander Norman in the Thunderbirds franchise, as well as for Sinestro, the DC Comics supervillain in Green Lantern comic books and film. "[50], What's My Line? In 1959, he became the host of his own TV drama series, The David Niven Show, which ran for 13 episodes that summer. Niven had a far better part in the British war film Appointment with Venus (1952), which was popular in England. 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. 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. 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. Niven's next few films were made in England: The Love Lottery (1954), a comedy; Carrington V.C. Between 1951 and 1956 he made 11 films, two of which were MGM productions and the rest were low-budget British or independent productions. appear in films: "The First of the Few", with Leslie Howard, which wife. The Distinguished Alumni will be recognized at the Distinguished Alumni Awards . 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. He made a porter feel like a king.'". I had difficulty swallowing and had champagne in my knees. [13], Years later, after joining the British Army, a vengeful Niven decided to return to the boarding school to pay a call on Mr Croome but he found the place abandoned and empty. Streaker Robert Opel, a gay rights activist, had a history of nude protests, and his antics weren't as rare as you might think -- streaking was actually a nationwide trend in 1974. 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. With an Academy Award to his credit, Niven's career continued to thrive. the film of Terence Rattigan's play, "Separate Tables", an honour that According to his autobiography, he and Errol Flynn were firm friends and had decided to rent Rosalind Russell's house at 601 North Linden Drive as a bachelor pad. 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. Niven subsequently appeared in another thirty films. [14], In 1928, Niven attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. (In fact the book was mostly invented by co-author William Stevenson (no relation), Sir William then being very old.) harmonious it lasted for 14 years. He received his resident alien visa from the American consulate when his birth certificate arrived from Britain. 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." [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. David Niven claims that he was born in March 1909, in Kirriemuir, in the county of Angus in Scotland. I was asked by some American friends to search out the grave of their son near Bastogne. Niven returned to Hollywood and encountered tragedy when his first wife died after falling down a flight of stairs at a party. 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. 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. He is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey, in the Special Memorial Section in Plot F. Niven explained in his autobiography that there was no military way that he, as a lieutenant-colonel, and Ustinov, who was only a private, could associate, except as an officer and his subordinate, hence their strange "act". His first important part came in Brother of Margaret Joyce Niven; Henry Degacher Niven and Grizel Rosemary Graham Niven, -----------------------------------------------------------------. Infantry, mainly on Malta, but resigned his commission after three DAVID NIVEN OBITUARY. Niven recalled this as the darkest period of his life, years afterwards thanking his friends for their patience and forbearance during this time. a succession of barbaric prep schools from which he either absconded Excellent read. Niven was re-commissioned as a lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 25 February 1940, and was assigned to a motor training battalion. His first star [7][8] Henriette's mother was Julia Caroline Smith, the daughter of Lieutenant General James Webber Smith CB. He was named David after his birth on St David's Day. November 15, 1951 - September 26, 2022 David James Robert passed away Monday, September 26th with family by his side. 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). 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. Niven's other roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Sir Charles Lytton ("the Phantom") in The Pink Panther (1963), James Bond in Casino Royale (1967), and Colonel Race in Death on the Nile (1978). While crossing the Atlantic, Niven resigned his commission by telegram on 6 September 1933. 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. 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. 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. She was just 15 when movie star David Niven, 18 at the time, got her pregnant while holidaying on the Isle of Wight. 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]. Bridgerton Family Book Series Complete Books 1 - 9 Collection Set By Julia Quinn. He returned to the US and was accepted by Central Casting as "Anglo-Saxon Type No. I only saw David get angry once. David Niven's former partners: 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 Grace of Monaco David Niven had a relationship with Rita Hayworth David Niven had an affair with Loretta Young David Niven had a relationship with Merle Oberon David . In 1978, Niven and Ustinov would star together in a film adaption of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. Niven was not told of this; he learned it from a newspaper report. It was this behaviour that finally led to his expulsion from his next school, Heatherdown Preparatory School, at the age of 10. The couple had two sons, David Jr. and Jamie. He did well at Sandhurst, which gave him the "officer and gentleman" bearing that was to be his trademark. Cap Ferrat, 1964 "For a long time it was a well-kept secret among a few close friends," David's friend Roddy Mann wrote. ", 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. Goldwyn lent him to play Aaron Burr in Magnificent Doll (1946) opposite Ginger Rogers, then to Paramount for The Perfect Marriage (1947) with Loretta Young and Enterprise Productions for The Other Love (1947). rater than stick out for good parts. William Wyler's 1939 film of "Wuthering Heights". Two weeks later, they were in Hollywood. Mark you, had you not done so it would have been despicable. 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. Family tree. At a dinner in 1961. Podle jedn autorizovan biografie se Sir Thomas s matkou schzel jet ped jejm ovdovnm a nen vyloueno, e . David Niven Jr. is a British film producer, film actor and script writer who was an executive at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. Niven commanded "A" Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment, better known as "Phantom". Niven was last married to David Niven Jr a British film producer and actor from June 19, 1993, to 1998. In 1981 Niven published a Throughout the 1970s, Niven spent much of his time at his home in Chateau d'Oex in Switzerland, near the ski resort of Gstaad. From Maggie Smith to Michael Caine, from Richard Harris . . Niven's friend Billie More noted: "This is not kind, but when Hjrdis died I can't think of a single soul who was sorry". Until then few people outside her family were . 10. He resumed his career in 1946, now only in starring roles. He was assigned to the HLI, with which he served for two years in Malta and then for a few months in Dover. 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. But I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in Bachelor Mother!". She fractured her skull in a fall in the Beverly Hills, California home of Tyrone Power, while playing a game of sardines. Born August 26, 1951, in Saginaw, a son of Robert and Norma (Sian) Niven, David was raised in Saginaw and graduated from the Arthur Hill High School. So we rented a helicopter so they immediately went and grabbed him. In 1971, with the After a whirlwind romance, they married on 16 September 1940. His father was killed during the World War I in 1915. [citation needed], Niven is the only person to win an Academy Award at the ceremony he was hosting. Universal used him in We Have Our Moments (1937) and he had another good supporting role in David O. Selznick's The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). In fact, Niven had been Bond creator Ian Fleming's first choice to play Bond in Dr. No. 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?" [4] This liberal borrowing and embroidering of his personal history was also said to be the reason why he persistently refused to appear on This Is Your Life. 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. Unfortunately, Niven's second marriage was as tumultuous as his first marriage was content. [41] He also became close friends with William F. Buckley and his wife Pat; Buckley wrote a memorial tribute to him in Miles Gone By (2004). The show was produced by Four Star Television, which was co-owned by Niven, Robert Montgomery and Charles Boyer. His father, William Edward Graham Niven, was a British officer who . His first sizeable role for Goldwyn came in Dodsworth (1936), playing a man who flirts with Ruth Chatterton. Niven graduated to star parts in "A" films with The Dawn Patrol (1938) remake at Warners; although he was billed below Errol Flynn and Basil Rathbone, it was a leading role and the film did excellent business. Hjordis Tersmeden; they had two adopted daughters. he is one of famous actor with the age 78 years old group. Preminger had discharged him for the day but eventually asked to get him. He won the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor for Separate Tables; he was also a co-host of the 30th, 31st and 46th Academy Awards ceremonies. He made his way to Hollywood in the mid-1930s and began performing as an extra. 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.. Ronald Garrison (d. 1974, separated), David Alexander (d. 1985, separated) and David Niven Jr. were his three spouses. Niven's last sizeable film part was in Better Late Than Never (1983). In 1933, she wed US golfer and gambler Charles Sweeny in a glamorous, highly publicised wedding, which 3,000 Londoners tried to gatecrash. surface. 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