David Niven's biography

James David Graham Niven is 73 years old film actor born at London. David was born on Tuesday 1st of March 1910. David is often nicknamed as Lieutenant-Colonel David Niven. According to year of birth 1910 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 1st of March means he is Pisces. Pisces is a Watery Sign. They are very intuitive people. They are empathic, emotional and highly spiritual in nature.David was married 2 times.

James David Graham Niven's spouse

He is married to Hjördis Genberg

He is native british english speaker. He is white british. He is citizen of United Kingdom. His primary profession is to be film actor. You can know him also as actor, military personnel, stage actor, autobiographer. He is recently known as television actor.

David Niven's dad

David Niven's father's name is William Edward Graham Niven.

David Niven's mom

David Niven's mother's name is Henriette Julia Degacher.

David Niven's family

David Niven's wife

She is known as actor. His wife was born on Monday 10th of November 1919 in Kiruna. His wife died on Wednesday 24th of December 1997 in Switzerland. Hjördis Genberg was 87 years old, when this happened.

David Niven's ex wifes

Primula Rollo

David Niven and Primula Rollo have been together since 1940 for 6 years. She is known as actor. David´s ex wife was born on Monday 18th of February 1918 in London. David´s ex wife died on Tuesday 21st of May 1946 in Beverly Hills. Primula Rollo was 36 years old, when this happened.

David has 1 son.

David Niven's son: David Niven Jr.

David Niven's son's name is David Niven Jr.. He is known as actor. His son was born on Tuesday 15th of December 1942 in London.

David Niven's schools

We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Stowe School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Heatherdown Preparatory School.

Detailed informations about David´s schools

He studied high school - Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

David studied university - Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, England, UK.

David Niven's career

David´s main focus is to be film actor. He is famous thanks to Separate Tables, A Matter of Life and Death, Around the World In 80 Days, The Pink Panther. You could see him also in The Moon Is Blue.

Is David Niven gay ?

David is known to be straight.

David Niven's girlfriend

Margaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll

David Niven and Margaret Campbell, Duchess Of Argyll have been together.

How did David Niven die

He died on on Friday 29th of July 1983 when he was 73 years old at Château-d’Oex. David Nivens death was caused by lou gehrig`s disease. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

David Niven's Awards

He received award for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Separate Tables in 1958
David received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Separate Tables in 1958
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work The Moon Is Blue in 1953

David Niven's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor

What David Niven has done for a first time

As a joke he agreed to celebrate the wedding of two gorillas and to be the godfather of their first son.

David Niven's quotes

I've been lucky enough to win an Oscar, write a best-seller-my other dream would be to have a painting in the Louvre. The only way that's going to happen is if I paint a dirty one on the wall of the gentlemen's lavatory.
[on Separate Tables (1958)] They gave me very good lines and then cut to Deborah Kerr while I was saying them.
[during an Academy Award presentation. responding to the unexpected entrance of a streaker] Isn't it fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings?
I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet.
Can you imagine being wonderfully overpaid for dressing up and playing games?
I suppose everybody becomes an actor because they want to be liked. I do enjoy being liked, but I don't work hard at it. I try to do the best I can for my age.
In 40 years I've never been late. They pay me enough--so the least I can do is arrive sober, be on time and know all the jokes.
I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but it's not that easy. Acting is what's easy.
I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against.
You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.
[on Audrey Hepburn] A great lady. It's quite an achievement to spend that long in Hollywood and not become a Hollywood product. She always maneuvered around that--and that takes intelligence. She was always her own person.
[on Marlene Dietrich] Marlene, the most glamorous of all, she was also one of the kindest.
[on Lauren Bacall] Betty Bacall was the perfect mate for Bogey [Humphrey Bogart]--beautiful, fair, warm, talented and highly intelligent. She gave as good as she got in the strong personality department. Women and men love her with equal devotion.
[on Jack L. Warner] He was a generous host, a big gambler at work and at play, and with superb confidence he put his money where his mouth was.
[on Cary Grant] Cary's enthusiasm made him search for perfection in all things, particularly the three that meant most to him--filmmaking, physical fitness and women.
Actors don't retire. They just get offered fewer roles.
[on why he never divorced HjÃ¶rdis Genberg] I would like to be remembered as one Hollywood actor who never got divorced.
[In 1980, after 32 years of marriage to HjÃ¶rdis Genberg, his second wife] She isn't good company, and she can't do anything. What she can do is make herself look very good, and she can arrange flowers. But that's all.
[About the costumes he wore during Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)] I asked Jack Hawkins to tell me honestly if I looked like a prick. He said, "Yes, and so do I". And he did, too. We all looked like pricks.
[on Greta Garbo] The longer she stayed away, the stronger and stranger the Garbo myth grew.
[on Errol Flynn's alleged pro-Nazism and bisexuality] There is no way Errol could have been a spy--he was way too busy screwing girls. If that answers both questions for you, so be it.
[Telegram to Tony Curtis, his opponent for Best Actor Oscar (1958)] Congratulations, chum, but I want to make one thing crystal clear. Unless someone happens to be looking over my shoulder, I'll be voting for myself.

David Niven's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how David Niven looks. We will focus on David´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. David is tall as 6' 0" (183 cm). Body build is slim. His eyes are tinted blue. His hair is shade of brown - light.

David Niven