Actor david niven biography
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James David Graham Niven was an English actor and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and Sir Charles Lytton, (&#;the Phantom&#;) in The Pink Panther. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables ().
Born in London, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he joined the British Army and was gazetted a second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. Having developed an interest in acting, he left the Highland Light Infantry, travelled to Hollywood, and had several minor roles in film. He first appeared as an extra in the British film There Goes the Bride (). From there, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films from to , including a non-speaking part in MGM&#;s Mutiny on the Bounty. This brought him to wider attention within
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David Niven
English actor, memoirist and novelist (–)
For the air marshal, see David Niven (RAF officer).
James David Graham Niven (; 1 March – 29 July [1][2]) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. He received an Academy Award and was twice the winner of a Golden Globe Award.
Born in central London to an upper-middle-class family, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe School before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. Upon developing an interest in acting, he found a role as an extra in the British film There Goes the Bride (). Bored with the peacetime army, he resigned his commission in , relocated to New York, then travelled to Hollywood. There, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films through , inc
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David Niven
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| Born | James David Graham Niven ()1 March London, England, UK |
| Died | 29 July () (aged&#;73) Château-d'Oex, Switzerland |
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| Spouse(s) | Primula Rollo (m. –, her death) Hjordis Paulina Tersmeden (m. –, his death) |
| Awards | Best Actor Separate Tables Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy The Moon Is Blue Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Separate Tables |
David Niven (March 1, – July 29, ) was an English actor. He won the Academy Award for "Best Actor" for his role in the movieSeparate Tables in 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. Some of the movies that he was in include The Pink Panther, Around the World in 80 Days, The Guns of Navarone, and Casino Royale.
Niven started his career as an extra. He died of motor neurone disease.