Niven was in demand throughout the last decade of his life: King, Queen, Knave (1972); Vampira (1974); Paper Tiger (1975); No Deposit, No Return (1976), a Disney comedy; Candleshoe (1977), one of several stars in a popular comedy; Murder By Death (1976), Death on the Nile (1978), one of many stars and another hit; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979); Escape to Athena (1979), produced by his son; Rough Cut (1980), supporting Burt Reynolds; and The Sea Wolves (1980), a wartime adventure movie. . His range as an actor was limited and became a close friend and drinking companion) ; Niven played a gallant 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. Finally, Goldwyn granted Niven a lead part, the title role as the eponymous gentleman safe-cracker in Raffles (1939). Kristina's average age compared to other Niven family members is unknown because she is alive. Niven's last sizeable film part was in Better Late Than Never (1983). 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. This professional 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". "All hell broke loose" after, the family cook Elizabeth Duckworth recalled. 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. Following the war, David was eager to resume his Hollywood career and left for America first to begin wrapping up the loose ends of his former bachelor life. Primula, whom he called Primmie, died at age 28, only six weeks after moving to the U.S., of a fractured skull and brain lacerations from an accidental fall in the home of Tyrone Power. Niven stated, "Anyone who says a bullet sings past, hums past, flies, pings, or whines past, has never heard one--they go crack! (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. The Office of Alumni Engagement will recognize four distinguished alumni for their leadership, accomplishments and service and the 2023 Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Award recipients during this year's Alumni Awards Weekend on Friday, March 24 and Saturday, March 25. He attended Attleboro schools through high school, Class of 1938. In that same year he was again loaned out, to 20th Century Fox to play Bertie Wooster in Thank You, Jeeves! A reviewer of Lord's book stated that Lord's photographic evidence showing a strong physical resemblance between Niven and Comyn-Platt "would appear to confirm these theories, though photographs can often be misleading.". [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. 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). He had a better part in The Birds and the Bees (1956), portraying a conman in a remake of The Lady Eve (1941), in which Niven played a third-billed supporting role under American television comedian George Gobel and leading lady Mitzi Gaynor. Mark you, had you not done so it would have been despicable. Niven died as a result of ALS on 29 July 1983, at age 73. (1954), a drama that earned Niven a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor; Happy Ever After (1954), a comedy with Yvonne de Carlo, which was hugely popular in Britain. Overjoyed, Oberon announced that the pair were going to wed, but sadly, Niven would end up leaving her with a broken heart. A 2009 biography of Niven contained assertions that he had an affair with Princess Margaret, who was 20 years his junior. Showing the typical rebelliousness of his early years, Niven asked, "Could you tell me the time, sir? During this period Niven was largely barred from the Hollywood studios. 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. Niven resumed his acting career after his demobilization, and was voted the second most popular British actor in the 1945 Popularity Poll of British film stars. Barbara Niven: Bio, Family, Education. But six years later, she died at the age of 28, only six weeks after the family moved to the US. The family's country home at Buckland, Carswell Manor, was sold shortly after David's birth. The movie was critically acclaimed, popular in England and was selected as the first Royal Film Performance. It really happened the way it does when written by the worst lady novelistsI goggled. Among the initial films in which he can be seen are Barbary Coast (1935) and Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). The show was produced by Four Star Television, which was co-owned and founded by Niven, Ida Lupino, Dick Powell and Charles Boyer. Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Niven returned to England and rejoined the army, being recommissioned as a lieutenant. 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. But his birth certificate says something completely different. [46], A Thanksgiving service for Niven was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 27 October 1983. 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. [25] He took part in the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, although he was sent to France several days after D-Day. I only saw David get angry once. He blames his slightly slurred voice on the shooting schedule on the film he had been making: Better Late Than Never.) 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. He claimed to have been so grief-stricken that he thought for a while that he had gone mad. 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. 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). Additionally, she holds the American nationality and has North American ethnicity. 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. people and force of personality he managed not only to break into Thu 18 Oct 2007 19.06 EDT. On his return to Hollywood after the war, he received the Legion of Merit, an American military decoration. When Niven presented himself at Central Casting, he learned that he needed a work permit to reside and work in the U.S. He registered with Central Casting as "Anglo Saxon Type Number He returned to the US and was accepted by Central Casting as "Anglo-Saxon Type No. He served with the HLI for two years in Malta and then for a few months in Dover. He appeared in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947), and Enchantment (1948), all of which received critical acclaim. ", A few stories have surfaced. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn!" David Niven Family Background & Career. In 1974 Niven hosted David Niven's World for London Weekend Television, which profiled contemporary adventurers such as hang gliders, motorcyclists and mountain climbers. Cap Ferrat, 1964 "For a long time it was a well-kept secret among a few close friends," David's friend Roddy Mann wrote. Herbert Marshall and the imperious C. Aubrey Smith, who ran the Father David Pearson Niven. The comedy is dry and subtle, taking aim at the British and Russian spy-film caricatures. The day after Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Niven returned home and rejoined the British Army. His birthplace is London. He then went to England and appeared in a musical with Vera-Ellen, Happy Go Lovely (1951); it was little seen in the US but was a big hit in Britain. however, mainly because he was content to take what was available . He continued to make one and He attended Dartmouth College and was graduated. 1936 in "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (whose star, Errol Flynn, In The Moon's a Balloon, Niven described the bullying, isolation, and abuse he endured as a six-year-old. She fractured her skull in a fall in the Beverly Hills, California home of Tyrone Power, while playing a game of sardines. He was a popular star of the traditional type, establishing a screen David Niven Jr. was born on 1942-12-15. 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. This was his last film appearance. "All hell broke loose," remembered Elizabeth Duckworth, the family cook. return to Britain to play his part. Niven appeared in many shows for television and nearly 100 films. [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). Niven appeared in 19 films in the next four years. Roxburgh, who was unlike any of Niven's previous headmasters. 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. She also divorced her second husband. 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. By Allan Warren own work licensed under thehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Henrietta was of French and British ancestry. Bridgerton Family Book Series Complete Books 1 - 9 Collection Set By Julia Quinn. States, from selling liquor to promoting pony racing. Born May 19, 1920 in Rochester, NY, he moved to Attleboro, MA, at age 3 with his parents, Henry and Gladys Niven. 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. David Niven commanded "A" Squadron GHQ Liaison Regiment, better known as "Phantom". 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. Hollywood stars. I have to catch a train.". Sophisticated actor who starred in the Pink Panther detective comedy films and appeared in The Bishop's Wife. contract by Sam Goldwyn and though the relationship was not always After failing to pass the naval entrance exam because of his difficulty with maths, Niven attended Stowe School, a newly created public school led by headmaster J. F. Roxburgh, who was unlike any of Niven's previous headmasters. surface. Good author, David Niven knows how to tell a Story well and thoroughly, beginning, a middle and an end. famous names. 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. Soon later, the couple filed for divorce. He then headed for America. 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. He remained with Fox to play the part of a fake love interest in Three Blind Mice (1938). Niven returned to Hollywood and encountered tragedy when his first wife died after falling down a flight of stairs at a party. 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. Niven was posted at one time to Chilham in Kent. Boasting a pastel pink exterior and . For Goldwyn he supported Cary Grant and Young in The Bishop's Wife (1947). long novel with a Hollywood setting, "Go Slowly, Come Back Quickly". wife. She was born in Wales, the daughter of army officer William Degacher (18411879) by his marriage to Julia Caroline Smith, the daughter of Lieutenant General James Webber Smith. In 1959 he became the host of his own TV drama series, The David Niven Show, which ran for 13 episodes that summer. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Two weeks later, they were in Hollywood. Niven also worked with the Army Film and Photographic Unit. 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. 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. Niven was the head of the William Morris Agency in Europe, which he left for Columbia Pictures in 1970. 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. During his work with the Film Unit, Peter Ustinov, though one of the script-writers, had to pose as Niven's batman. It was this behaviour that finally led to his expulsion from his next school, Heatherdown Preparatory School, at the age of 10. 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. 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. Whigham adored Niven until the day he died. 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. David Niven was born on the 1st of March, 1910. Niven had a far better part in the British war film Appointment with Venus (1952), which was popular in England. A Thanksgiving service was held at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, on 27 October 1983. Infantry, mainly on Malta, but resigned his commission after three Niven plays the bumbling amateur who makes good but was recruited because all the other spies have been unfortunately lost - that's MI5. and better parts came his way. After Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, Niven returned home and rejoined the Army. 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. [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. David's mother Henrietta then married Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt in London in 1917. Brother of Margaret Joyce Niven; Henry Degacher Niven and Grizel Rosemary Graham Niven, -----------------------------------------------------------------. Local doctors wished to operate immediately to remove the bird shot. He received his resident alien visa from the American consulate when his birth certificate arrived from Britain. he was probably at his best in light comedy; but what mattered was Jessica Niven's age and the niceties of Wikipedia are currently absent on the internet . Hjrdis Genberg 1919-43. Reed as a quasi propaganda piece for the British Army. He died at his chalet from ALS on 29 July, aged 73. 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. [43][44][45] David Niven was buried on 2 August 1983 in the local cemetery of Chteau-d'x. His first sizeable role for Goldwyn came in Dodsworth (1936), playing a man who flirts with Ruth Chatterton. 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. James David Graham Niven was born on the feast day of St David. rater than stick out for good parts. He did a war drama Before Winter Comes (1969) then returned to comedy in The Statue (1971). The actress was born as Barbara Lee Bucholz on 26 February 1953 in Portland, Oregon. In 1946 hr returned to Hollywood but found it difficult after such a Later he went to Stowe and on to Sandhurst to train . Biography ID: 192869360 . PA Photos. In this way his wife avoided disfigurement. 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). Now years later, the picture was still in exactly the same spot. Henrietta Julia gave birth to James David Graham Niven on March 1, 1910 at the Belgrave Mansion in Grosvenor Gardens, London. [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. 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. Instead, it led to a stone staircase to the basement. They married six weeks later. Niven resumed his acting career after his demobilisation, and was voted the second-most popular British actor in the 1945 Popularity Poll of British film stars. RKO borrowed him to play Ginger Rogers' leading man in the romantic comedy Bachelor Mother (1939), which was another big hit. (In fact the book was mostly invented by co-author William Stevenson (no relation), Sir William then being very old.) Niven was the only James Bond actor mentioned by name in the text of Fleming's novels. On 14 March 1944, Niven was promoted war-substantive major (temporary lieutenant-colonel). Life was never the same again, 1930-40. Following the success of James Bond, spy spoofs became commonplace in cinema.In the '60s, films like Our Man Flint, starring James Coburn, and the Matt Helm franchise starring Dean Martin permeated movie screens. This ended his chances for Eton, a significant blow to his family. Family & Companions. 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. Now years later, the picture was still in exactly the same spot. "the Phantom", in . . [13], While attending school as was customary for the time Niven received many instances of corporal punishment owing to his inclination for pranks. A limited edition of British postage stamps was produced using one of Lucas's images taken during this portrait sitting. 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). [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. 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