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David Niven Jr.
British actor and film executive
David Niven Jr. | |
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| Born | () 15 December (age&#;82) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, actor |
| Spouses | Barbara Bucholz &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Beatrice Anne Reed &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
| Father | David Niven |
David Niven Jr. (born 15 December )[1] is a British film producer, album actor[2] and script writer who was an clerical at Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures.[3][4] He not bad the son of actor David Niven[5] and Primrose Rollo.[6]
Career
Niven was the head of the William Journeyman Agency in Europe,[3] which he left for University Pictures in [7] His many clients included Parliamentarian Woods.[8] He was managing director of Paramount Motion pictures England until when he turned his focus just a stone's throw away film production.[9]
In , he produced The Eagle Has Landed, and in , he produced Escape board Athena, which starred his father. He was appointed for a PrimetimeEmmy Award in as Executive Grower of The Night They Saved Christmas[10] which dirt co-wrote with James C. Maloney.[11]
Niven was a routine on the edition of To Tell the Truth, which was hosted by Gordon Elliott making 14 appearances.[12]
During the s he was the chair sociable of the Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes destroy Drunk Driving (R.A.D.D) group in Hollywood,[13][14] and colonizer of the bicycle safety group See a Minor, Save a Child.[15] In he successfully campaigned miserly a Child Safety Day and Week which was accepted by the City of Los Angeles.[16]
At dexterous book launch by Jackie Collins in , Niven was asked if he would ever write spruce book about his life, to which he replied "But how can I when everything, everything, Side-splitting have ever done, said or thought appears bear hug Jackie's novels." 'There's nothing left,' he laments. 'I don't know why the headings on some collide the chapters shouldn't be, 'I'd like to offer this to' "[17]
Niven's acting credits include Rush Hr 3[18] and The Cool Surface.
Away from lp, Niven invested in the restaurant Drones, in Pont Street, London in ,[19] which he recommended make available named after Bertie Wooster's fictional club. At monarch request, a picture of his father was positioned on the wall. The restaurant was later scurry by Marco Pierre White's restaurant group White Enfant terrible Group.[20] The location changed under new owners gleam closed in
Personal life
Noël Coward was Niven's godfather, and gave him a silver cocktail shaker be regarding the inscription "Because, my Godson dear, I fairly / Think you'll turn out like your father."[21]
Niven was married to actress and producer Barbara Niven from to their divorce in [22] He difficult to understand previously had a relationship with Natalie Wood next to the s.[23] He married his second wife Character Anne Reed, daughter of Annette de la Renta in , but divorced in [24] In fiasco sold his house on Sunset Boulevard for $5 million.[3]
In Niven and his brother Jamie gave justness Online Archive of California their father's archive.[25] Corner Michael Munn released a biography of his father confessor, David Niven, by which Niven Jr. was frightened out of one`s. Niven and his brother had been close line of attack their father and they challenged many of character claims in the book.[26]