David Niven Jr. Explained

David Niven Jr.
Birth Date:15 December 1942
Birth Place:London, England, UK
Occupation:Producer, actor
Nationality:British
Spouse:
    Father:David Niven

    David Niven Jr. (born 15 December 1942)[1] is a British film producer, film actor[2] and script writer who was an executive at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures.[3] [4] He is the son of actor David Niven[5] and Primula Rollo.[6]

    Career

    Niven was the head of the William Morris Agency in Europe, which he left for Columbia Pictures in 1970.[7] His many clients included Robert Woods.[8] He was managing director of Paramount Pictures England until 1975 when he turned his focus to film production.[9]

    In 1976, he produced The Eagle Has Landed, and in 1979, he produced Escape to Athena, which starred his father. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1985 as Executive Producer of The Night They Saved Christmas[10] which he co-wrote with James C. Maloney.[11]

    Niven was a regular on the 1990 edition of To Tell the Truth, which was hosted by Gordon Elliott making 14 appearances.[12]

    During the 1990s he was the chair emeritus of the Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes against Drunk Driving (R.A.D.D) group in Hollywood,[13] [14] and founder of the bicycle safety group See a Child, Save a Child.[15] In 2002 he successfully campaigned for a Child Safety Day and Week which was accepted by the City of Los Angeles.[16]

    At a book launch by Jackie Collins in 1987, Niven was asked if he would ever write a book about his life, to which he replied "But how can I when everything, everything, I have ever done, said or thought appears in Jackie's novels." 'There's nothing left,' he laments. 'I don't know why the headings on some of the chapters shouldn't be, 'I'd like to dedicate this to...' "[17]

    Niven's acting credits include Rush Hour 3[18] and The Cool Surface.

    Away from film, Niven invested in the restaurant Drones, in Pont Street, London in 1972,[19] which he recommended being named after Bertie Wooster's fictional club. At his request, a picture of his father was positioned on the wall. The restaurant was later run by Marco Pierre White's restaurant group White Star Group.[20] The location changed under new owners and closed in 2007.

    Personal life

    Noël Coward was Niven's godfather, and gave him a silver cocktail shaker with the inscription "Because, my Godson dear, I rather / Think you'll turn out like your father."[21]

    Niven was married to actress and producer Barbara Niven from 1993 to their divorce in 1998.[22] He had previously had a relationship with Natalie Wood during the 1960s.[23] He married his second wife Beatrice Anne Reed, daughter of Annette de la Renta in 2000, but divorced in 2005.[24] In 2009 he sold his house on Sunset Boulevard for $5 million.

    In 1994 Niven and his brother Jamie gave the Online Archive of California their father's archive.[25] In 2009 Michael Munn released a biography of his father, David Niven, by which Niven Jr. was horrified. Niven and his brother had been close to their father and they challenged many of the claims in the book.[26]

    Filmography

    Producer/Executive Producer

    Acting

    Appearances

    Notes and References

    1. https://www.google.se/books/edition/David_Niven/OrDFAwAAQBAJ?hl=sv&gbpv=1&dq=david+niven+jr+15+December&pg=PT146&printsec=frontcover David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon
    2. News: Party photos of the week: Face the World Foundation and Mad Hot Ballet. 31 July 2015. The Globe and Mail. 11 January 2019.
    3. Web site: David Niven Jr. sells Sunset Strip home for $5 million. LAUREN BEALE. Los Angeles Times. 24 November 2009. 17 June 2020.
    4. Book: Courvoisier's book of the best. 1986. 186. 0852235364.
    5. News: Fred Potts statue to include name of David Niven's father. 30 October 2014. BBC News. 11 January 2019.
    6. Book: Lord, Graham. NIV: The Authorized Biography of David Niven. 2004-12-14. Macmillan. 978-0-312-32863-4. en.
    7. Web site: Bob Thomas. 29 April 1970. Once Lowly Agents Dominate Film Industry. 17 June 2020. Santa Cruz Sentinel.
    8. Web site: Carl Glass. Robert Woods interview. 17 June 2020. thewildeye.co.uk.
    9. News: April 23, 1975. Pictures: David Niven Jr. Turns Par Indie. 3. Variety. Proquest.
    10. Web site: David Niven Jr. - Awards & Nominations. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 11 January 2019.
    11. Web site: Catalogue of Captioned Films/videos for the death. 1991. Modern Talking Picture Service. 17 June 2020.
    12. Web site: David Niven Jr. Self. imdb.com. 17 June 2020.
    13. Web site: The Los Angeles Times 29 March 1995 Page 61. newspapers.com. 17 June 2020.
    14. Web site: Con Man on Payola in Hollywood Fund raising. ab news.go.com. 12 November 2004. 17 June 2020.
    15. Web site: Celebrity Homes for Sale. World property journal.com. 17 June 2020.
    16. Web site: Child Safety Day and Week. injury free.org. 17 June 2020.
    17. Web site: Jackie Collins digs up the dirt. Los Angeles Times. 23 August 1987. 17 June 2020.
    18. Web site: David Niven Jr.. https://web.archive.org/web/20180903203519/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba5ce4545. dead. 3 September 2018. 17 June 2020. bfi.org.uk.
    19. Web site: Judith Weinraub. 3 September 1972. The English Hamburger in an Elegant Setting. 17 June 2020. The New York Times.
    20. Web site: Toby Young. 16 May 2005. A Well Oiled Machine. 17 June 2020. standard.co.uk.
    21. Web site: Todd Purdum. 12 February 2009. Children of Paradise. 17 June 2020. vanityfair.com.
    22. Web site: Archerd . Army . Smith stays strong thru cancer surgery . Variety . 1993-05-11 . 2020-09-29.
    23. Book: Richard Burton. The Richard Burton Diaries. 23 October 2012. 978-0300180107. 17 June 2020.
    24. Web site: Aileen Mehele. 7 September 2005. Niven's latest nuptials ... Ambassador Lee Annenberg to be honored by the U.N. Association ... Gwenyth's in-flight scare. 17 June 2020. wwd.com.
    25. Web site: David Niven Papers. 17 June 2020. oac.cdlib.org.
    26. Web site: Tim Adams. 24 July 2010. Michael Munn Biographer Interview. 17 June 2020. the guardian.
    27. News: 'Eagle Has Landed' on Screens With Lively Splash of Adventure. Canby. Vincent. The New York Times. 26 March 1977.
    28. Book: Roger Moore. Donovan, Paul. 1983. 217.
    29. Web site: Monsignor (1982). American Film Institute. 10 January 2021.
    30. Book: Niv : the authorised biography of David Niven. Lord, Graham. 2003. 339.
    31. Book: Halliwell's film and video guide 2002. Halliwell, L. 2002. 443. 9780060988845.
    32. Book: Liza Minnelli. Carrick, Peter. 1995. 9780708932544.
    33. Web site: The Cool Surface. https://web.archive.org/web/20200617150822/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7bf520c6. dead. 17 June 2020. 17 June 2020. bfi.org.uk.
    34. Web site: Lisa (1989). American Film Institute. 10 January 2022.

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