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      • David Niven (March 1, 1910 – July 29, 1983) was an English actor. He won the Academy Award for "Best Actor" for his role in the movie Separate Tables in 1958. Originally, he was the actor who was to play the first James Bond, but the producers later decided to give the role to Sean Connery instead.
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    James David Graham Niven (/ ˈ n ɪ v ən /; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was a British actor, soldier, memoirist, and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. He received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

  3. Overview. Born. March 1, 1910 · Belgravia, London, England, UK. Died. July 29, 1983 · Château-d'Oex, Switzerland (complications from ALS) Birth name. James David Graham Niven. Nickname. Niv. Height. 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m) Mini Bio.

    • Actor, Producer, Director
    • July 29, 1983
    • March 1, 1910
  4. May 9, 2024 · David Niven, British stage and motion-picture actor who personified dapper charm. He won an Academy Award for his performance in Separate Tables (1958). Among his other best-known films are Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Guns of Navarone (1961), The Pink Panther (1963), and Death on the Nile (1978).

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  5. Aug 23, 2022 · Per Britannica, he was born in March 1910 in London, and would go on to define himself as a classy British gentleman of the big screen. Despite his movie airs and graces, Niven was certainly not without a sense of humor — he appeared in a number of comedies.

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000057David Niven - IMDb

    David Niven. Actor: Murder by Death. His mother was the French Lady Comynyplatt Henrietta de Gacher, his father was the British Lieutenant William Graham Niven, who died in the war when David was six years old. Niven was considered a difficult child to educate and had to change schools often until he finally went to Sandhurst Military Academy.

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    • Belgravia, London, England, UK
    • January 1, 1
    • Château-d'Oex, Switzerland
  7. David Niven on screen, stage, radio, record and in print. The British actor David Niven (1910–1983) performed in many genres of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. He was also the author of four books: two works of fiction and two autobiographies.

  8. David Niven (March 1, 1910 – July 29, 1983) was an English actor. He won the Academy Award for "Best Actor" for his role in the movie Separate Tables in 1958. Originally, he was the actor who was to play the first James Bond, but the producers later decided to give the role to Sean Connery instead.

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