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Jan 1, 2015 · Bogarde was born in 1921 and christened Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde. Despite the exotic moniker, he was a Londoner by birth (albeit one descended from Flemish stock): daddy van den Bogaerde was the art editor of The Times.
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Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor and writer. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels and a volume of ...
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Biography. Sir Dirk Bogarde, distinguished film actor and writer, was born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde on March 28, 1921, to Ulric van den Bogaerde, the art editor of “The Times” (London) newspaper, and actress Margaret Niven in the London suburb of Hampstead. He was one of three children, with sister Elizabeth and ...
May 8, 1999 · His father, Ulric van den Bogaerde (born in Perry Barr, Birmingham), was the art editor of The Times and his mother Margaret Niven was a former actress. He attended the former Allan Glen's School in Glasgow, a time he described in his autobiography as unhappy, although others have disputed his account. Bogarde served in World War II, reaching ...
Ulric Van den Bogaerde – son of a Belgian-born art faker – had served in the war, at the Somme and Passchendaele, during which he had seen his best friend blown to pieces; he suffered ever afterwards from the effects of shell-shock.
Born on March 28, 1921, in West Hampstead, London, Dirk Bogarde was the eldest of three children. His father, Ulric van den Bogaerde, was an art editor for The Times, while his mother, Margaret Niven, was a former actress with Scottish roots.
