David Niven

Also known as James David Graham Niven

British actor and novelist (1910–1983)

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David Niven was a British actor and novelist who had a long career in film and literature from the early 20th century until his death in 1983. He is remembered as a significant figure in entertainment during this period, known for work in both acting and writing.

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David Niven is indexed among the 87 entries in Vinony's Best Actor collection. It also appears in Legion of Merit.

Vinony's link graph records 1,038 inbound references to David Niven, and connects out to Charlie Chaplin, Golden Globes and ALS.

It sits within the topics 1910 births, 1983 deaths and 20th-century English male actors.

Vinony links it to 63 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Works: 76

Top works

Heroic War Stories
Once Over Lightly
Reader's Digest Condensed Books
Bring on the empty horses
Heavenly Bodies (Complete Pirelli Calendar Book)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Active from: 1938-04-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1,421
Total plays: 4,110

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,252x
Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,869x
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,648x
Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,511x
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,761x

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Quotes

“Can you imagine being wonderfully over-paid for dressing up and playing games?”
“Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.”
“Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.”
“Isn't it fascinating that probably the only laugh this man will ever get in his life is by stripping off his clothes and showing his shortcomings.”

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Wikidata facts

Image: David Niven Allan Warren.jpg
Height: 181
Number of children: 4

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start of work period: 1935-00-00
end of work period: 1983-00-00
birth name: David Graham Niven
Commons category: David Niven
date of birth: 1910-03-01
date of death: 1983-07-29
Commons gallery: David Niven
name in native language: David Niven

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Encyclopedic overview

James David Graham Niven (/ˈnɪvən/; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, soldier, raconteur, memoirist and novelist. Niven was known as a handsome and debonair leading man in Classic Hollywood films. His accolades include an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards in addition to nominations for a BAFTA Award and two Emmy Awards.

Born in central London to an upper-middle-class family, Niven attended Heatherdown Preparatory School and Stowe School before gaining a place at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. After Sandhurst, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Highland Light Infantry. Upon developing an interest in acting, he found a role as an extra in the British film There Goes the Bride (1932). Bored with the peacetime army, he resigned his commission in 1933, relocated to New York, then travelled to Hollywood. There, he hired an agent and had several small parts in films through 1935, including a non-speaking role in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Mutiny on the Bounty (1935). This helped him gain a contract with Samuel Goldwyn.

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