Childhood & Early Life. Mother Jessie Robertson. 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. [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. Holland, Belgium and Germany. [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. He was named David after his birth on St David's Day.Niven later claimed he was born in Kirriemuir, in the Scottish county of Angus in 1909, but his birth . David Niven's first wife, Primula Rollo, (known as Primmie) died in a tragic household accident several months before he made The Bishop's Wife in 1947. 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. In 1971, with the company, Four Star Television, to produce films for the small screen; 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. Niven also worked with the Army Film Unit. Niven made some popular comedies, Prudence and the Pill (1968) and The Impossible Years (1968). 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 this section, we will reveal is Birthplace, Birthday, Age, Current Location, Hometown, etc. [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). He had supporting roles in several major films: Rose-Marie (1936), Dodsworth (1936), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), The Prisoner of Zenda (1937); and leading roles in The Dawn Patrol (1938), Three Blind Mice (1938), and Wuthering Heights (1939), playing opposite such stars as Errol Flynn, Loretta Young and Laurence Olivier. It really happened the way it does when written by the worst lady novelistsI goggled. surface. 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). From there, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films from 1933 to 1935, including a non-speaking part in MGM's Mutiny on the Bounty. This brought him to wider attention within the film industry and he was spotted by Samuel Goldwyn. The Lady Says No (1952) was a poorly received American comedy at the time. son. 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). She was later married to David Alexander in 1985 and they end up divorced after a couple of years. As he was looking at the picture, Goldwyn's wife Frances said, "Sam never took it down."[16]. unsettled childhood, being pushed by an unsympathetic step-father into After McGeachin affirmed that he was, Niven quipped, "Did you have the misfortune to have me as your officer?". 2008". The couple had two sons, David Jr. and Jamie. 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! 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?" He served with the HLI for two years in Malta and then for a few months in Dover. 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. Many Hollywood stars of the wartime generation ended their careers in cameo roles or cult movies, even schlock horror or, worst of all, television soaps. In the mid 1930s he arrived in Hollywood to try his luck as a film Niven's last sizeable film part was in Better Late Than Never (1983). "[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 all started in a small town when she, as a young Yugoslavian woman, married a man named Robert Chandler. young officer who dies trying to get through the enemy lines. [33] Niven was the only actor who played James Bond mentioned by name in the text of a Fleming novel. Two years later 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). Life at Leja, 1942-43. [7][8] Henriette's mother was Julia Caroline Smith, the daughter of Lieutenant General James Webber Smith CB. 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. Niven's Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown and Stowe before gaining a place at Royal Military College at Sandhurst. 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 (ne Degacher) Niven (1878-1932). "All hell broke loose," remembered Elizabeth Duckworth, the family cook. 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. Niven explained in his autobiography that there was no military way that he, a lieutenant-colonel, and Ustinov, who was only a private, could associate, other than as an officer and his subordinate, hence their strange "act". Sadly, by the summer of 1983, just weeks before Curse was released . Hollywood but to survive in a tough and ruthless world. On his return to Hollywood after the war, he received the Legion of Merit, an American military decoration. Niven wrote of one sadistic teacher: Mr Croome, when he tired of pulling ears halfway out of our heads (I still have one that sticks out almost at right-angles thanks to this son of a bitch) and delivering, for the smallest mistake in Latin declension, backhanded slaps that knocked one off ones bench, delighted in saying, Show me the hand that wrote this then bringing down the sharp edge of a heavy ruler across the offending wrist. people and force of personality he managed not only to break into Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one they go crack!" Sweden's first supermodel and the actor David Niven's second wife. Hollywood stars. Sophisticated actor who starred in the Pink Panther detective comedy films and appeared in The Bishop's Wife. She fractured her skull in a fall in the Beverly Hills, California home of Tyrone Power, while playing a game of sardines. The show was produced by Four Star Television, which was co-owned by Niven, Robert Montgomery and Charles Boyer. He was working on a third novel at the time of his death. James Niven was born on month day 1825, to John Niven and Agnes Moodie. The first, Round the Rugged Rocks, was a novel that appeared in 1951 and was forgotten almost at once. war Niven appeared as an R.A.F. DAVID NIVEN's former partner 'was a b**** to him', according to James Bond actor Roger Moore. He was famous for being a Movie Actor. Margaret Niven. colony that included Cary Grant, Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, with Laurence Olivier gave a creditable performance as Edgar Linton in Overjoyed, Oberon announced that the pair were going to wed, but sadly, Niven would end up leaving her with a broken heart. He James Niven in Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. This professional He came to films almost by accident, and with no previous acting By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. He died at his chalet from ALS on 29 July, aged 73. 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 won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables (1958).. Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory . (Another 1981 interview, posted on YouTube, shows Niven on The Merv Griffin Show while publicizing his novel Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly. Niven first met Churchill at a dinner party in February 1940. In 1978, Niven and Ustinov would star together in a film adaption of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. Finally, Goldwyn granted Niven a lead part, the title role as the eponymous gentleman safe-cracker in Raffles (1939). Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to England and rejoined the army, being recommissioned as a lieutenant. He was sent to reform school, where the brutality reached even greater proportions, Niven later recounted. Niven had a long, complex relationship with Goldwyn, who gave him his first start, but the dispute over The Elusive Pimpernel and Niven's demands for more money led to a long estrangement between the two in the 1950s.[31]. By this time, Niven was having serious health problems. Niven played Alexander 'Alec' Fleming, one of a family of retired con-artists who now fleece villains in the interests of justice. wife. We collect and match historical records that Ancestry users have contributed to their family trees to create each person's profile. 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. OBITUARY: David W. Niven, 97, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at Brookdale at Plymouth Beach. During his work with the Film Unit, Peter Ustinov, though one of the script-writers, had to pose as Niven's batman. http://ww2gravestone.com/people/niven-james-david-graham/. Niven plays the bumbling amateur who makes good but was recruited because all the other spies have been unfortunately lost - that's MI5. In The Moon's a Balloon, Niven described the bullying, isolation, and abuse he endured as a six-year-old. 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. Actor David Niven holding his Best Actor Oscar for the film 'Separate Tables', at the 31st Academy Awards, Los Angeles, April 6th 1959. Niven's mother, Henriette, was born in Brecon, Breconshire, Wales. 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. supported Ronald Colman in "The Prisoner of Zenda", played opposite Rose Cottage, the childhood home of The Pink Panther actor David Niven in the village of Bembridge on the Isle of Wight, is now on sale for 975,000. He resumed his career in 1946, now only in starring roles. This ended his chances for Eton, a significant blow to his family. Back in Hollywood Niven was in Goldwyn's Enchantment (1948) with Teresa Wright. His first star (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days (1956). Boasting a pastel pink exterior and . The Rogues ran for only one season, but won a Golden Globe award and currently remains a cult favourite. persona that became instantly recognizable and was repeated, more or Niven decided to try Broadway, appearing opposite Gloria Swanson in Nina (195152). He was assigned to the HLI, and his comment was known in the regiment. His father was an army man, as were both his grandfathers. This helped him gain a contract with Samuel Goldwyn. . Introducing the family Hjrdis and David Niven with Kristina and Fiona. five decades. Geni requires JavaScript! Hjrdis recovered from her alcoholism after Niven's death in 1983, but returned to it before her own death of a stroke in 1997. for the army. Henrietta was of French and British ancestry. Henrietta was of French and British . "[50], What's My Line? . Previous image. [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. Career. 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. he was one of famous actor and novelist with the age years old group. In 1971, he published his autobiography, The Moon's a Balloon, which was well received, selling over five million copies. After detours to Bermuda and Cuba, he arrived in Hollywood in the summer of 1934. 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. Mason pegs her as a phony consumer and is fired for failing to turn her in to store management. In 1980 Niven began experiencing fatigue, muscle weakness and a warble in his voice. Biografie (1) James David Graham Niven se narodil v Londn. Niven had been married twice, latterly to the model Hjrdis Paulina Tersmeden. He was working on a third novel when his health failed in 1983. From Maggie Smith to Michael Caine, from Richard Harris . 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. Niven's grandfather William Degacher was killed in the Battle of Isandlwana (1879), during the Zulu War. States, from selling liquor to promoting pony racing. big commercial successes at the cinema. (In fact the book was mostly invented by co-author William Stevenson (no relation), Sir William then being very old.) 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. that for millions of filmgoers on both sides of the Atlantic he summed Niven struggled for a while to recapture his former position. the right time. On 14 March 1944, Niven was promoted war-substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel). Dave enjoyed his camp at East Green Bay, hockey games . I had difficulty swallowing and had champagne in my knees.[16]. However, Niven won a Golden Globe Award for his work in The Moon Is Blue (1953), produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It was this behaviour that finally led to his expulsion from his next school, Heatherdown Preparatory School, at the age of 10. A Thanksgiving service was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 27 October 1983. 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. 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. Showing the typical rebelliousness of his early years, Niven asked, "Could you tell me the time, sir? After his mother remarried, Niven's stepfather had him sent away to boarding school. 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. years and took a succession of casual jobs in Canada and the United He was assigned to a training base at Inverailort House in the Western Highlands. "[27], Niven ended the war as a lieutenant-colonel. In Goldwyn's drawing-room, Niven noticed a picture of himself in uniform which he had sent to Goldwyn from Britain during the Second World War. So we rented a helicopter so they immediately went and grabbed him. I was asked by some American friends to search out the grave of their son near Bastogne. In 1982 Niven fell ill during filming and was diagnosed with a virulent form of Motor Neurone Disease. perfect foil to Peter Sellers as the accident prone Inspector He was chosen by Otto Preminger for He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known in the USA as "Lou Gehrig's disease") later that year. In 1967 Niven appeared as one of seven incarnations of 007 in the James Bond spoof Casino Royale. 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. lavish spectacular, "Around the World in 80 Days". (1955) before scoring a big success as Phileas Fogg in Michael Todd's production of Around the World in 80 Days. 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. "The Moon is Blue", a comedy that gained notoriety by running into ", 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. About to lead his men into action, Niven eased their nervousness by telling them, "Look, you chaps only have to do this once. Peking"; and "The Pink Panther", in which his suave jewel thief was a But six years later, she died at the age of 28, only six weeks after the family moved to the US. long absence, to pick up the threads of his career and there followed Father of Private; Private; Private and Private '"[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]. dress and behaviour but with mischief lurking not far from the 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]. . Niven was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, on March 1, 1910, the son of of indifferent films, interspersed with more worthy vehicles: among second volume of reminiscences, concentrating on Hollywood Just after the David grew up alongside Margaret Joyce Niven, Henry Degacher Niven, and Rosemary Graham, his . 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. He then attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, and graduated in 1930 with a commission as a second lieutenant in the regular Army. Matka, dcera armdnho dstojnka, pochzela z Walesu a kdy Davidv otec padl v Bitv o Gallipoli (1915), provdala se za Sira Thomase Comyn-Platta. 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. The formula proved astonishingly successful and led to a Niven was fourth billed in Beloved Enemy (1936) for Goldwyn, supporting Merle Oberon with whom he became romantically involved. long novel with a Hollywood setting, "Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly". I goggled. After detours to Bermuda and Cuba, he arrived in Hollywood in 1934. November 15, 1951 - September 26, 2022 David James Robert passed away Monday, September 26th with family by his side. Grace and Niven became close and lifelong friends, and he and his wife frequently visited the palace at Monaco once Grace became a princess. 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. He was named David for his birth on St. David's Day (1 March). 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. Bitter, estranged and plagued by depression, Hjrdis showed up drunk at the funeral, having been persuaded to attend by family friend Prince Rainier III of Monaco. "the Phantom", in The Pink Panther. Barbara Niven has only one child in her family, which is her little girl, Jessica Niven, who is also an artist by profession. But the dispute over The Elusive Pimpernel and Niven's demands for more money led to a long estrangement in the 1950s. She was so serious about her education that she fell . [17], Niven grew tired of the peacetime army. His birthplace is London. Bored with the peacetime army, he resigned his commission in 1933, relocated to New York, then travelled to Hollywood. Family tree. . "All hell broke loose" after, the family cook Elizabeth Duckworth recalled. His first important part came in [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]. Thus Niven did not enjoy his time in the Army. 25, was killed in an accidental fall, leaving two small sons. Having developed an interest in acting, he left the Highland Light Infantry, travelled to Hollywood and had several minor roles in film. The actor passed away in July . When the boy was five, his father was killed in the Gallipoli campaign in World War I. Brother of Margaret Joyce Niven; Henry Degacher Niven and Grizel Rosemary Graham Niven, -----------------------------------------------------------------. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous actor 2,008.". He is the son of actor David Niven and Primula Rollo. Infantry, mainly on Malta, but resigned his commission after three publication of an autobiography, "The Moon's a Balloon", he required a 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. In happier times with Goldwyn, he had observed this same picture sitting on Goldwyn's piano. television commercials for instant coffee. The day after Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Niven returned home and rejoined the British Army. (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 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). He once said: I will, however, tell you just one thing about the war, my first story and my last. It was royal. After Niven had won the Academy Award, Goldwyn called with an invitation to his home. [15], He did well at Sandhurst, which gave him the "officer and gentleman" bearing that was his trademark. 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.

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