David Niven
James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and Sir Charles Lytton ("the Phantom") in The Pink Panther. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables (1958). He also played James Bond in Casino Royale (1967).
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| Full name at birth | James David Graham Niven
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| Claim to fame | Separate Tables, A Matter of Life and Death, Around the World In 80 Days, The Pink Panther
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| Date of birth | 1 March 1910
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| Place of birth | London, England, UK
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| Date of death | 29 July 1983
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| Age | 73 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Chateau d`Oex, Switzerland
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| Cause of death | Lou Gehrig`s Disease
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| Resting place | Chateau D'Oex Cemetery
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| Occupation | Actor/Army Officer
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| Height | 6' (183 cm)
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| Net worth | $100,000,000 USD
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| High school | Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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| University | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Camberley, Surrey, England, UK
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- Interred at Chateau D'Oex, Switzerland.
- After he left the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst he was asked to write down his three preferred regiments, he wrote 'anything but the HLI' (Highland Light Infantry) he was inevitably commissioned into the HLI, later to transferred to the Rifle Brigade
- Was once considered for the role of James Bond for Dr. No (1962).
- Was originally meant to play the lead role of Charlie Allnut in The African Queen (1951).
- Joined the British Army's Rifle Brigade regiment and served through Dunkirk, joining the commandos and later the secret Phantom Reconnaissance Regiment. He spent most of the time behind German lines with the latter outfit, a rough, tough, hit-and-run group harassing the enemy.
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