David Niven Jr.

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David Niven Jr.
Born (1942-12-15) 15 December 1942 (age 78)[citation needed]
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationProducer, actor

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

Career[]

Niven was the head of the William Morris Agency in Europe,[2] which he left for Columbia Pictures in 1970.[5] His many clients included Robert Woods.[6] He was managing director of Paramount Pictures England until 1975, when he turned his focus to film production.[7]

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[8] which he co-wrote with James C. Maloney.[9]

Niven was a regular on the 1990 edition of To Tell the Truth, which was hosted by Gordon Elliot making 14 appearances.[10]

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,[11][12] and founder of the bicycle safety group See a Child, Save a Child.[13] In 2002 he successfully campaigned for a Child Safety Day and Week which was accepted by the City of Los Angeles.[14]

At a book launch by Jackie Collins in 1987, Niven was asked would 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…’ ”[15]

Niven's acting credits include Rush Hour 3[16] and The Cool Surface.

Away from film, Niven invested in the restaurant Drones, in Pont Street, London in 1972,[17] which he recommended that it be called 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.[18] 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.”[19] Niven knew Jane and Peter Fonda, Mia Farrow, Nancy and Frank Sinatra Jr., and Candice Bergen growing up.[20]

Niven was married to actress and producer Barbara Niven from 1993 to their divorce in 1998.[citation needed] He had previously had a relationship with Natalie Wood during the 1960s.[21] He married his second wife Beatrice Anne Reeve, daughter of Annette de la Renta in 2000,[22] but divorced in 2005.[23] In 2009 he sold his house on Sunset Boulevard for $5 million.[2]

In 1994 Niven and his brother Jamie gave the Online Archive of California their father's archive.[24] 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.[25]

Filmography[]

Producer/Executive Producer[]

Acting[]

Appearances[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Party photos of the week: Face the World Foundation and Mad Hot Ballet". The Globe and Mail. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c LAUREN BEALE (24 November 2009). "David Niven Jr. sells Sunset Strip home for $5 million". latimes.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Fred Potts statue to include name of David Niven's father". BBC News. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ Lord, Graham (14 December 2004). NIV: The Authorized Biography of David Niven. Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-312-32863-4.
  5. ^ Bob Thomas (29 April 1970). "Once Lowly Agents Dominate Film Industry". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. ^ Carl Glass. "Robert Woods interview". thewildeye.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Pictures: David Niven Jr. Turns Par Indie". Variety. 23 April 1975. p. 3 – via Proquest.
  8. ^ "David Niven Jr. - Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Catalogue of Captioned Films/videos for the death". Modern Talking Picture Service. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  10. ^ "David Niven Jr. Self". imdb.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  11. ^ "TheLos Angles Times 29 March 1995 Page 61". newspapers.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Con Man on Payola in Hollywood Fund raising". ab news.go.com. 12 November 2004. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Celebrity Homes for Sale". World property journal.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Child Safety Day and Week". injury free.org. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Jackie Collins digs up the dirt". latimes.com. 23 August 1987. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  16. ^ "David Niven Jr". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  17. ^ Judith Weinraub (3 September 1972). "The English Hamburger in an Elegant Setting". nytimes.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  18. ^ Toby Young (16 May 2005). "A Well Oiled Machine". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  19. ^ Todd Purdum (12 February 2009). "Children of Paradise". vanityfair.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  20. ^ "David Niven Jr. Tries Movies Too". Lincoln Journal. 23 June 1977 – via Newspaper Archive.
  21. ^ Richard Burton. "The Richard Burton Diaries". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Young Niven to Wed". pagesix.com. 27 February 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  23. ^ 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". wwd.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  24. ^ "David Niven Papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  25. ^ Tim Adams (24 July 2010). "Michael Munn Biographer Interview". the guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  26. ^ "The Cool Surface". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

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