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. Whigham adored Niven until the day he died. Early life and family. His range as an actor was limited and 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. David Niven was born in London to William Edward Graham Niven (18781915) and Henrietta Julia Degacher. 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. [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 ended the war as a lieutenant-colonel. The day after Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Niven returned home and rejoined the British Army. 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. Niven was a born raconteur Hollywood cricket club. Father of Private; Private; Private and Private 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. Niven died on the same day as Raymond Massey, his co-star in The Prisoner of Zenda and A Matter of Life and Death. Hjrdis Genberg Niven. Hollywood was busy filming British subjects and Actor David Niven holding his Best Actor Oscar for the film 'Separate Tables', at the 31st Academy Awards, Los Angeles, April 6th 1959. David Niven Family Background & Career. When the raw footage was reviewed, his voice was inaudible, and his lines had to be dubbed by Rich Little. [38][39] It is believed by some that Niven's choice to become a tax exile may have been one reason why he never received a British honour. When the raw footage was reviewed, his voice was inaudible, and his lines had to be dubbed by Rich Little. people and force of personality he managed not only to break into In the Ian Fleming novel You Only Live Twice, Kissy Suzuki has a cormorant who is named "David" after the actor. fortunate both with his contacts and in being in the right place at Excellent read. David Niven was born in England. second wife, whom he married in 1948, was a leading Swedish model, "All hell broke loose," remembered Elizabeth Duckworth, the family cook. James David Graham Niven was born March 1, 1910, at Kirriemuir, Scotland. 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 . Niven returned to comedy with The Pink Panther (1963) also starring Peter Sellers, another huge success at the box office. Herbert Marshall and the imperious C. Aubrey Smith, who ran the 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. Niven's professional fortunes were completely restored when cast as Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days (1956), a huge hit at the box office. Niven played Alexander 'Alec' Fleming, one of a family of retired con artists who now fleece villains in the interests of justice. [14], In 1928, Niven attended the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. two films a year but he probably had mlre impact with a series of "the Phantom", in . 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. '"[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]. [16] On 21 October 1956, in an episode of the game show What's My Line?, Niven, as a member of the celebrity panel, was reacquainted with one of his former enlisted men. He was awarded the 1958 Academy Award for Best Actor in Separate Tables. Childhood & Early Life. Niven also worked in television. Hjrdis Genberg, model student, 1941-42. "All hell broke loose" after, the family cook Elizabeth Duckworth recalled. Thoughtful and kind, he addressed the boys by their first names, allowed them bicycles, and encouraged and nurtured their personal interests. This helped him gain a contract with Samuel Goldwyn. 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. Mother Jessie Robertson. Born in London in 1910, David Niven went to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1928 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry the following year. 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.. [47], 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. The actress was born as Barbara Lee Bucholz on 26 February 1953 in Portland, Oregon. [5] Niven's paternal great grandfather and namesake, David Graham Niven, (18111884) was from St Martin's, a village in Perthshire, he was a doctor who married in Worcestershire, living in Pershore. She was brought up by her parents David Niven and Primula Rollo. This was his last film appearance. Local doctors wished to operate immediately to remove the bird shot. A Thanksgiving service was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 27 October 1983. With the Duke of Argyll at the family seat, Inveraray Castle, in 1960. David Niven Jr has a net worth of $100 million USD. The show ended in 1955, but Four Star TV became a highly successful TV production company. The show ended in 1955, but Four Star TV became a highly successful TV production company. He also began writing books, with considerable commercial success. Podle jedn autorizovan biografie se Sir Thomas s matkou schzel jet ped jejm ovdovnm a nen vyloueno, e . for the army. 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. In February 1983, using a false name to avoid publicity, Niven was hospitalised for ten days, ostensibly for a digestive problem. DAVID NIVEN's former partner 'was a b**** to him', according to James Bond actor Roger Moore. When Niven presented himself at Central Casting, he learned that he needed a work permit to reside and work in the United States. Niven won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the bogus major in During his work with the Film Unit, Peter Ustinov, though one of the script-writers, had to pose as Niven's batman. New search. 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. Later he went to Stowe and on to Sandhurst to train Grace and Niven became close and lifelong friends, and he and his wife frequently visited the palace at Monaco once Grace became a princess. On his return to Hollywood after the war, he received the Legion of Merit, an American military decoration. Family tree. 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. five decades. (Another 1981 interview, posted on YouTube, shows Niven on The Merv Griffin Show while publicizing his novel Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. 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. After a whirlwind two-week romance in 1940, Niven married Primula Susan Rollo (18 February 1918, London 21 May 1946, Beverly Hills, California), the aristocratic daughter of a British lawyer. He was lent to MGM for a minor part in Rose Marie (1936), then a larger one in Palm Springs (1936) at Paramount. For Goldwyn, Niven again had a small role in Splendor (1935). He served in the "Phantom Signals Unit", which located and reported enemy positions, and kept rear commanders informed on changing battle lines. In Malta he became friends with Roy Urquhart, future commander of the British 1st Airborne Division. David. Hollywood but to survive in a tough and ruthless world. Finally, Goldwyn granted Niven a lead part, the title role as the eponymous gentleman safe-cracker in Raffles (1939). contract by Sam Goldwyn and though the relationship was not always 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). http://ww2gravestone.com/people/niven-james-david-graham/. billing, and first real chance to show his gift for comedy, came in Good author, David Niven knows how to tell a Story well and thoroughly, beginning, a middle and an end. Between 1951 and 1956 he made 11 films, two of which were MGM productions and the rest were low-budget British or independent productions. Goldwyn pulled out, and the film did not appear in the U.S. for three years. John Le Mesurier . David Niven in FamilySearch Family Tree David Niven in Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910 view all 24 Immediate Family. He followed this with Bring On the Empty Horses in 1975, a collection of entertaining reminiscences from Hollywood's "Golden Age" in the 1930s and 1940s. In happier times with Goldwyn, he had observed this same picture sitting on Goldwyn's piano. At the end of the lecture, the speaker (a major general) asked if there were any questions. After detours to Bermuda and Cuba, he arrived in Hollywood in 1934. years and took a succession of casual jobs in Canada and the United David Niven (James David Graham Niven) was born on 1 March, 1910 in Belgravia, London, United Kingdom, is an Actor. "Bachelor Mother", with Ginger Rogers, and he was appropriately cast long absence, to pick up the threads of his career and there followed From fifteen and forty-five, she suffered from bulimia 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. 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. Great Britain has brought the world a wide array of acting talents over the years. His mother remarried Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt in 1917. Rosalind Russell later named the house "Cirrhosis-by-the-Sea". 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 . When Niven presented himself at Central Casting, he learned that he needed a work permit to reside and work in the U.S. The Distinguished Alumni will be recognized at the Distinguished Alumni Awards . 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. Niven joined what became known as the Hollywood Raj, a group of British actors in Hollywood which included Rex Harrison, Boris Karloff, Stan Laurel, Basil Rathbone, Ronald Colman, Leslie Howard,[21] and C. Aubrey Smith. Niven appeared in nearly a hundred films, and many shows for TV. less, through film after film. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables (1958).. Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory . Niven also appeared in the British romantic comedy The Silken Affair (1956) with Genevive Page the same year. 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 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". Robert Douglas Niven. Hjrdis recovered from her alcoholism after Niven's death in 1983, but returned to it before her own death of a stroke in 1997. Niven also worked with the Army Film Unit. his life in the forces and in films and literally sprinkled with Hjrdis Genberg 1919-43. He claimed to have been so grief-stricken that he thought for a while that he had gone mad. While in Hollywood, Oberon fell desperately in love with actor David Niven, with the two even becoming engaged. He was working on a third novel at the time of his death. experience, but through a combination of luck, knowing the right Sophisticated actor who starred in the Pink Panther detective comedy films and appeared in The Bishop's Wife. 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. James Niven in Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. successful war film, "The Guns of Navarone": a blockbuster "55 Days at . On his return to Hollywood after the war, he received the Legion of Merit, an American military decoration. Niven was re-commissioned as a lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade on 25 February 1940, and was assigned to a motor training battalion. 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". Lieutenant Colonel James David Graham Niven (/nvn/; 1 March 1910 29 July 1983)[1][2] was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. Bored with the peacetime army, he resigned his commission in 1933, relocated to New York, then travelled to Hollywood. OBITUARY: David W. Niven, 97, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Brookdale at Plymouth Beach. 2008" and though it was an axiom of the film industry that extras Mark you, had you not done so it would have been despicable. [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. 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). Though his condition continued to worsen he refused to return to the hospital, a decision supported by his family. [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. In a review of Lord's book, Hugh Massingberd from The Spectator stated photographic evidence did show a strong physical resemblance between Niven and Comyn-Platt that "would appear to confirm these theories, though photographs can often be misleading. Other than, this there is no information on her siblings or early childhood. She grew up with a sister in Portland.. Barbara initially did not have any interest in acting or performance arts. She was 78. 20/31. be so well paid for doing what he enjoyed. In Hollywood, he had a thankless role as the villain in an MGM swashbuckler The King's Thief (1955). In this way his wife avoided disfigurement. She was rushed into a London nursing home for a secret termination. Hepburn and her family suffered . publication of an autobiography, "The Moon's a Balloon", he required a He is buried in Green Hill Cemetery, Turkey, in the Special Memorial Section in Plot F. 2008". Niven decided to try Broadway, appearing opposite Gloria Swanson in Nina (195152). recruiting British actors and Niven fitted happily into an expatriate In 1950 he starred in The Elusive Pimpernel, which was made in Britain and which was to be distributed by Samuel Goldwyn. At Warner Bros he was in a comedy A Kiss in the Dark (1948) with Jane Wyman, then he appeared opposite Shirley Temple in the comedy A Kiss for Corliss (1949). David Niven was born on the 1st of March, 1910. The actor passed away in July . Appearing on-screen for only 23 minutes in the film, this is the briefest performance ever to win a Best Actor Oscar. 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. 2,008.". 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. big commercial successes at the cinema. [9] The family moved to Rose Cottage in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight after selling their London home. Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one they go crack!" he was one of famous actor and novelist with the age years old group. 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. [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). Historical Person Search Search Search Results Results David Niven (1852 - 1902) Try FREE for 14 days Try FREE for 14 days How do we create a person's profile? [19] With Rose's assistance, Niven was allowed to escape from a first-floor window. Soon later, the couple filed for divorce. Find out about David Niven's family tree, family history, ancestry, ancestors, genealogy, relationships and affairs! Reed as a quasi propaganda piece for the British Army. He had a support role in MGM's Soldiers Three (1951) similar to those early in his career. He was Niven was the head of the William Morris Agency in Europe, which he left for Columbia Pictures in 1970. 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. On 14 March 1944, Niven was promoted war-substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel). He followed this with Bring On the Empty Horses in 1975, a collection of entertaining reminiscences from Hollywood's "Golden Age" in the 1940s. It says much Following a suicide attempt involving a handgun that failed to go off, he eventually rallied and returned to filmmaking. "[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. During the course of his long and storied acting career, Niven played a leading man, a world explorer, the villain in a Pink Panther movie, a soldier, a sailor, an action hero, and even James Bond in the first Casino Royale.He won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1958 for his role as Major Pollock in . He then headed for America. It really happened the way it does when written by the worst lady novelistsI goggled. When the boy was five, his father was killed in the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to England and rejoined the army, being recommissioned as a lieutenant. In 1998, they got divorced. She was just 15 when movie star David Niven, 18 at the time, got her pregnant while holidaying on the Isle of Wight. James Niven. He was named David for his birth on St. David's Day (1 March). . In this section, we will reveal is Birthplace, Birthday, Age, Current Location, Hometown, etc. Obituary. The Tragic 1983 Death Of British Acting Icon David Niven. Goldwyn pulled out and the film did not appear in the US for three years. He was buried in Natte Yallock Cemetery, Natte Yallock, Victoria, Australia. dress and behaviour but with mischief lurking not far from the 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. While crossing the Atlantic, Niven resigned his commission by telegram on 6 September 1933. Less so was the comedy Bedtime Story (1964) with Marlon Brando. Life at Leja, 1942-43. [33] Niven was the only actor who played James Bond mentioned by name in the text of a Fleming novel. After detours to Bermuda and Cuba, he arrived in Hollywood in the summer of 1934. In 1946 hr returned to Hollywood but found it difficult after such a A limited edition of British postage stamps was produced using one of Lucas's images taken during this portrait sitting. In 1967 Niven appeared as one of seven incarnations of 007 in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale. He refused to return to the hospital, and his family supported his decision. [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. The show was produced by Four Star Television, which was co-owned and founded by Niven, Ida Lupino, Dick Powell and Charles Boyer. Infantry, mainly on Malta, but resigned his commission after three David Niven Jr. Family Background & Career. The entrepreneur couple succeeded in developing a chain of 10 stores. He received his Resident Alien Visa from the American Consulate when his birth certificate arrived from England. He appeared in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947), and Enchantment (1948), all of which received critical acclaim. The family's country home at Buckland, Carswell Manor, was sold shortly after David's birth. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to Britain and rejoined the army, being recommissioned as a lieutenant. "[27], Niven ended the war as a lieutenant-colonel. son . James David Graham Niven was born in London to William Edward Graham Niven (1878-1915) and his wife, Henrietta Julia (ne Degacher) Niven. Thus Niven did not enjoy his time in the Army. Next image. 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. 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