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Jun 27, 2009 · An affair with Princess Margaret, a suicide attempt, a secret love child...a sensational new book claims David Niven admitted to them all. So what does his son think of it?
- Helen Weathers
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.
Graham Lord, in Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven, suggested that Comyn-Platt and Mrs. Niven had been having an affair for some time before her husband’s death, and that Sir Thomas may well have been David Niven’s biological father, a supposition which has some support from her children.
Many people said Comyn-Platt bore an uncanny resemblance to young David, making some believe that he was probably Niven's real father. But who Niven truly took after is anyone's guess because he grew into quite the troublemaker.
Graham Lord, in Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven, suggested that Comyn-Platt and Mrs. Niven had been having an affair for some time before her husband's death, and that Sir Thomas may well have been David Niven's biological father, a supposition which has some support from her children. A reviewer of Lord's book stated that Lord's ...
Jul 30, 1983 · Mr. Niven was 73 years old. The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed, but he had been suffering from a debilitating neuro-muscular disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is ...
May 11, 2024 · 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.
