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Biography. Shortly after earning my MFA from UC Berkeley, I moved from my hometown of Oakland to Santa Cruz where I still live and work. Our coastal landscape is the inspiration for my paintings and prints.
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. To the fury of her father, Niven got Whigham pregnant. She was rushed into a London nursing home for a secret abortion.
Bogarde was the eldest of three children born to Ulric van den Bogaerde (1892–1972) and Margaret Niven (1898–1980). Ulric was born in Perry Barr, Birmingham, of Flemish ancestry, and was art editor of The Times. Margaret Niven, a former actress, was Scottish, from Glasgow.
Apr 22, 2022 · Margaret was born in 1912, the only daughter of George Whigham, a Scottish millionaire, and his wife Helen. ... the future actor David Niven; and Prince George, Duke of Kent. With her canny ...
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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.
