David Niven (1) (1910–1983)
Author of The Moon's a Balloon
For other authors named David Niven, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
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Series
Works by David Niven
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Associated Works
A Matter of Life and Death [and] Age of Consent (Double Feature Video) — Actor — 9 copies
The Powell and Pressburger Collection [11 films] — Actor — 7 copies
The Brain [1969 film] — Actor — 5 copies
Old Dracula [1975 film] — Actor — 5 copies
The Remarkable Rocket [VHS] — Actor — 4 copies
The Rogues -Volume TWO- 2 DVD Set-10 Classic Episodes — Actor — 3 copies
The Jeeves Collection (Thank You, Jeeves! / Step Lively, Jeeves!) — Actor — 3 copies
Lady L [1965 film] — Actor — 3 copies
The King's Thief [1955 film] — Actor — 2 copies
A Kiss for Corliss [1949 film] 2 copies
Bedtime Story [1964 film] 2 copies
The Canterville Ghost [1974 TV movie] — Actor — 1 copy
Happy Ever After ( Tonight's the Night ) ( O'Leary Night ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Spain ] — Actor — 1 copy
A Kiss In The Dark (1949) — Actor — 1 copy
The Best of British War Cinema: 10 Action Packed Movies — Actor — 1 copy
Gauner gegen Gauner [5 DVDs] — Darsteller — 1 copy
A Man Called Intrepid [1979 TV series] — Actor — 1 copy
The Other Love [1947 film] — Actor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Niven, David
- Other names
- Niven, James David Graham (birth name)
- Birthdate
- 1910-03-01
- Date of death
- 1983-07-29
- Burial location
- Château-d'Œx Cemetery, Château-d'Œx, Vaud, Switzerland
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Place of death
- Château-d'Œx, Vaud, Switzerland
- Education
- Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
- Occupations
- actor
- Organizations
- British Army
Pony Express Racing Association (co-founder) - Awards and honors
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama, NYFCC Award for Best Actor
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Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 70
- Members
- 1,832
- Popularity
- #14,049
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 32
- ISBNs
- 150
- Languages
- 16
This memoir focuses on his early life, his early army career, his introduction to the USA and film acting, his early film career, his marriage and his World War II career. Later volumes of memoir expand on these themes and cover new material.
There is nothing particularly revelatory or shocking in what is revealed here. The magic here, and it is magic, is the way he tells his story. Niven is a born raconteur, telling his story well and with a huge dollop of humour.
This is an enormously entertaining and very funny read.… (more)