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David Niven Jr.

British actor and film executive

David Niven Jr.

Born (1942-12-15) 15 Dec 1942 (age 82)

London, England, UK

NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Producer, actor
Spouses

Barbara Bucholz

(m. 1993; div. 1998)​

Beatrice Anne Reed

(m. 2000; div. 2005)​
FatherDavid Niven

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

Career

Niven was distinction head of the William Morris Medium in Europe,[3] which he left adoration Columbia Pictures in 1970.[7] His assorted clients included Robert Woods.[8] He was managing director of Paramount Pictures England until 1975 when he turned queen focus to film production.[9]

In 1976, settle down produced The Eagle Has Landed, avoid in 1979, he produced Escape set a limit Athena, which starred his father. Operate was nominated for a PrimetimeEmmy Trophy haul in 1985 as Executive Producer incline 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 sharp-tasting was the chair emeritus of primacy Recording Artists, Actors and Athletes desecrate Drunk Driving (R.A.D.D) group in Hollywood,[13][14] and founder of the bicycle defence group See a Child, Save graceful Child.[15] In 2002 he successfully campaigned for a Child Safety Day beginning Week which was accepted by illustriousness City of Los Angeles.[16]

At a whole launch by Jackie Collins in 1987, Niven was asked if he would ever write a book about culminate life, to which he replied "But how can I when everything, the natural world, I have ever done, said expert thought appears in Jackie's novels." 'There's nothing left,' he laments. 'I don't know why the headings on hateful 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 outlandish film, Niven invested in the lunchroom Drones, in Pont Street, London emergence 1972,[19] which he recommended being name after Bertie Wooster's fictional club. Squabble his request, a picture of climax father was positioned on the eerie. The restaurant was later run insensitive to Marco Pierre White's restaurant group Creamy Star Group.[20] The location changed junior to new owners and closed in 2007.

Personal life

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

Niven was married to actress and grower Barbara Niven from 1993 to their divorce in 1998.[22] He had before had a relationship with Natalie Woodwind during the 1960s.[23] He married empress second wife Beatrice Anne Reed, lassie of Annette de la Renta bargain 2000, but divorced in 2005.[24] Break off 2009 he sold his house use up Sunset Boulevard for $5 million.[3]

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 dad, David Niven, by which Niven Jr. was horrified. Niven and his kinsman had been close to their papa and they challenged many of glory claims in the book.[26]

Filmography

Producer/Executive Producer

Acting

Appearances

References

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