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People named David Niven

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The next year, in the box-office hit ''Around the World in 80 Days,'' Mr. Niven's acting attracted less attention than it otherwise might have, because the cast included many other stars in cameo appearances. Reviewing ''Separate Tables,'' the 1958 screen adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play, Bosley Crowther said that, as the fraudulent major ''who turns out to be a particularly sad sort of person, David Niven starts weakly and gains strength, so that his final scene of gathering valor is one of the best in the film.'' In later years, Mr. Niven appeared in such comedies as the entertaining ''Please Don't Eat the Daisies'' (1960) and ''The Pink Panther'' (1964), which was the first of the Panther series. More Recent Films And he won warm praise from critics for his starring role in the 1966 espionage movie ''Where the Spies Are.'' Howard Thompson of The Times said that Mr. Niven gave his ''most appealing performance in several seasons'' and was ''entirely persuasive and convincing as a confused, aging but spunky novice in the cutthroat business of espionage.'' His more recent movies included ''A Man Called Intrepid'' and ''Rough Cut'' in 1979 and ''The Sea Wolves'' in 1980. Mr. Niven also worked in television, serving as host of ''The David Niven Show'' from 1959 to 1964 and starring in ''The Rogues'' in 1964 and 1965, among other activities.
David D Niven of East Quogue, Suffolk County, NY was born on January 11, 1905 in Irish Free State, and died at age 72 years old in January 1977.
David Niven Jr. was born on December 15, 1942 in London, England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Niven Jr. .
David A Niven was born on September 20, 1946, and died at age 44 years old on February 13, 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David A Niven.
David J Niven of Kent, King County, WA was born on May 27, 1940, and died at age 60 years old on August 2, 2000.
David A Niven of Manawa, Waupaca County, WI was born on February 14, 1912, and died at age 97 years old on May 23, 2009.
David A Niven of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT was born on March 22, 1925, and died at age 81 years old on May 12, 2006.
David Niven of Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL was born on September 29, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on July 19, 2005.
David R Niven of San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA was born on August 30, 1961, and died at age 35 years old on June 12, 1997.
David Niven of Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio was born on March 5, 1889, and died at age 84 years old in January 1974.
David Niven of Hartford, Hartford County, CT was born on April 4, 1875, and died at age 93 years old in December 1968.
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