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David Niven: James Bond
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David Niven was born James David Graham Niven, on 1st March 1910 at Belgrave Mansions in London - not Kirrimeur in Scotland as sometimes alleged. His father was William Edward Graham Niven and was Scottish, his mother was Henrietta Julia de Gacher and was three quarters French. David was the youngest of four children, his elder siblings in order of age were Joyce, Max and Grizel, with Grizel being the only one to outlive him.
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David Niven (March 1, 1910 – July 29, 1983) was an English actor. He won the Academy Award for best Actor for his role in the movie Separate Tables in 1958. Originally, he was the actor who was to play the first James Bond, but the producers later decided to give the role to Sean Connery instead.
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James David Graham Niven was born in London, England, the son of William Edward Graham Niven and French/British Henrietta Julia de Gacher, who was born in Wales. He was named David for his birth on St. David's Day. His father died during the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 and his mother remarried Sir Thomas Comyn-Platt. More »
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The auction of Princess Grace's two outfits will be conducted by long-time family friend, James G. Niven. The outfits -- which will ... be included in the exhibition -- were personally selected by Prince Albert and Princess Caroline. The first outfit to go under the hammer is a Givenchy-designed sleeveless dress with matching fringed bolero jacket in vivid green worn on an official 1961 visit with Prince Rainier to lunch at the White House with President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy. The outfit was also worn on an official visit with Prince Rainier to her ancestral Ireland in June 1961. It will be sold with a coordinating hat (also her own, but not the one accompanying the original outfit). The second dress to be auctioned is the beautiful Helen Rose ball gown worn by a young Grace Kelly in the 1956 musical comedy, High Society.
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