David Niven

David Niven

British actor and novelist
James David Graham Niven 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.Wikipedia
BornMarch 1, 1910
HometownVictoria, London, England
Height5'11" (1.80m)
SpouseHjördis Genberg , Primula Susan Rollo
PartnerMargaret Campbell, Duchess of Argyll
ChildrenDavid Niven Jr.
ParentsHenriette Julia Degacher , William Edward Graham Niven
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Videos

A Matter Of Life And Death (4K Restoration) - Trailer

A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court.MyMovies, trailer, 2017, Comedy, David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
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AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
1959Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - DramaSeparate Tables (film)Winner
1959Academy AwardActorSeparate Tables (film)Winner
1958Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyMy Man Godfrey (1957 film)Nominated
1955British Academy of Film & Television ArtsBritish ActorCarrington V.C. (film)Nominated
1954Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyThe Moon Is Blue (film)Winner

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