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James David Graham Niven ( / ˈnɪvən /; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983 [1] [2]) 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 . Born in central London to an upper-middle-class family, Niven attended ...
- James David Graham Niven, 1 March 1910, Victoria, London, England
- 1932–1983
- Château-d'Œx Cemetery
- 29 July 1983 (aged 73), Château-d'Œx, Switzerland
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.
- January 1, 1
- Belgravia, London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Château-d'Oex, Switzerland
Aug 23, 2022 · David Niven's is a name that would nestle in neatly among any of the nation's drama greats. 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 ...
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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. He came to Malta as a soldier, left the army here ...
- Actor, Producer, Director
- July 29, 1983
- March 1, 1910
Mar 29, 2024 · David Niven (born March 1, 1910, London, England—died July 29, 1983, Château-d’Oex, Switzerland) was a British stage and motion-picture actor who personified dapper charm. Born to a longtime military family, Niven attended Sandhurst Military Academy. He made his way to Hollywood in the mid-1930s and began performing as an extra.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 30, 1983 · He was born James David Graham Niven on March 1, 1910, in Kirriemuir, a market and linen-mill center in the Scottish Highlands. His father, William Edward Graham Niven, was a British officer who ...
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. Described by Brian McFarlane, writing for the British Film Institute (BFI ...