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Intimately detailing the incredible life and career of the highly respected bogus gentleman” and famously dashing swashbuckler, this fascinating biography is a detailed portrayal of a classic screen legend. Revealing how he was insecure both privately and professionally, it relates Niven's outrageously wild friendship with Errol Flynn and their irrevocable falling out admissions of infidelity, Hollywood success with films such as Around the World in 80 Days and The Pink Panther, his failed suicide attempt, affairs with stars such as Ava Gardner, and the breakdown of his second marriage. Compassionately narrated and filled with bittersweet anecdotes of his on-screen persona and personal life as told by those who knew and loved him, this intriguing biography is essential reading for fans of the star and cinema in general.

David Niven appeared in films for more than 50 years of his life, from swashbucklers such as The Prisoner of Zenda and The Guns of Navarone to the Pink Panther series. In this fascinating biography of the star, Munn looks at the funny stories and the sad underlying truth, from his outrageous days with Errol Flynn and their irrevocable split—"You always know where you are with Flynn. He always lets you down."—and numerous affairs with stars and prostitutes, to an attempted suicide, his horrific experiences in war-torn France, and the breakdown and blame of his second marriage. This compelling text includes interviews with his second wife, Hjordis, John Huston, Rex Harrison, Laurence Olivier, Loretta Young (they discussed marriage once), Niven's long-time friend Michael Trubshawe, Peter Ustinov, Ava Gardner, and many more. Funny, poignant, and told with the compassion of one who knew him, this is a fascinating portrayal of a legend that really gets behind the screen and autobiographical persona.

For more than 40 years, David Niven portrayed onscreen the impeccable values of a lost breed of English gentlemen - handsome, elegantly dressed, well-mannered, and utterly charming. Yet behind those twinkling eyes, Niven was often deeply unhappy. From the death of his father when Niven was five, his mother's neglect and the stepfather who loathed him, to the death of his beloved first wife and his volatile marriage to his second wife, tragedy and hardship were never far away. Using new material from Niven's private papers, manuscripts, unpublished stories and correspondence, Lord has written a touching account of one of Hollywood's greatest heroes.

For more than forty years, Niven portrayed on screen the impeccable values of a lost breed of English gentlemen - handsome, beautifully spoken, elegantly dressed, witty, with perfect manners and utterly charming. Niv, according to his friends, was much the same off-screen. Both men and women were enchanted by his charisma, humour and joie-de-vivre. In addition to winning an Oscar for Separate Tables (1958), Niven was a polished writer, and published two volumes of lighthearted autobiography: THE MOON'S A BALLOON (1972) and BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES (1975). Yet behind those twinkling eyes, Niv's life was punctuated by tragedy and he was often deeply unhappy. From the death of his father when Niven was five, to his mother's neglect and the stepfather he loathed, through to the death of his beloved first wife and his volatile and disturbing marriage to his second wife, Hjordis, tragedy and hardship were never far away. Graham Lord, using new material from Niven's private papers, manuscripts, unpublished stories and correspondence, has written a fresh, revealing, funny and poignant portrait of a brave and brilliant man. Fully authorised by Niven's family and drawing from dozens of interviews with stars, from Lauren Bacall to Roger Moore and Sir John Mills, NIV: the Authorised Biography of David Niven is a fitting tribute to one of Hollywood's greatest heroes.

One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, David Niven's The Moon's a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen. Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father, then regaling us with tales of school, army and wartime hi-jinx, Niven shows how, even as an unknown young man, he knew how to live the good life. But it is his astonishing stories of life in Hollywood and his accounts of working and partying with the legends of the silver screen - Lawrence Oliver, Vivien Leigh, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Noel Coward and dozens of others, while making some of the most acclaimed films of the last century - which turn David Niven's memoir into an outright masterpiece. An intimate, gossipy, heartfelt and above all charming account of life inside Hollywood's dream factory, The Moon is a Balloon is a classic to be read and enjoyed time and again..

After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) encounters the American radio operator (Kim Hunter) to whom hes just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earthpainted by production designer Alfred Junge and cinematographer Jack Cardif

After miraculously surviving a jump from his burning plane, RAF pilot Peter Carter (David Niven) encounters the American radio operator (Kim Hunter) to whom hes just delivered his dying wishes and, face-to-face on a tranquil English beach, the pair fall in love. When a messenger from the afterlife arrives to correct the clerical error that spared his life, Peter must mount a fierce defense for his right to stay on earthpainted by production designer Alfred Junge and cinematographer Jack Cardif

One woman's romantic entanglements have historic repercussions in Frank Borzage's MAGNIFICENT DOLL. Dorothea 'Dolly' Payne (Ginger Rogers) is torn between her affection for Aaron Burr (David Niven), Vice President under Thomas Jefferson and something of a scoundrel, and James Madison (Burgess Meredith), a political idealist soon to be known as the 'Father of the Constitution.' Penned by Irving Stone (THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY), who often wrote about the personal lives of the founding fathers (an

Featuring Dick Powell as narrator and actor, ZANE GREY THEATRE was a western anthology based on the novels and stories of author Zane Grey. Due to it's unique production many film and television stars wanted to act in the series. Season three features many big name actors such as: Barbara Stanwyck, David Niven, Robert Ryan, Eddie Albert, Walter Pidgeon, James Drury, Danny Thomas, James Coburn, Edward G. Robinson, James Whitmore and many others! Also keep an eye out for rising stars like: Micky D

Barbara Stanwyck (DOUBLE INDEMNITY) is Karen Duncan, a famous concert pianist living her dream until she's stricken with tuberculosis. She's sent to Swiss sanatorium to rest, unaware her illness is terminal. There she falls for her caretaker, Dr. Anthony Stanton (David Niven), who has trouble getting her to face the seriousness of the condition. With the help of her neighbor (Joan Lorring), Karen rebels against Dr. Stanton's strict rules and eventually meets a dashing racecar driver, (Richard Co

The life story of one of Hollywood's most dashing swashbucklers reveals how his wild offscreen behavior--drinking, womanizing, and carousing with David Niven--contrasted with his on-screen charm. (Biography).

The life story of one of Hollywood's most dashing swashbucklers reveals how his wild offscreen behavior--drinking, womanizing, and carousing with David Niven--contrasted with his on-screen charm. (Biography).

Rupert Everett's first memoir - Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins - was an international bestseller and an instant classic on publication in 2006. Reviewers compared him to Evelyn Waugh, David Niven, Noel Coward and Lord Byron. But Rupert Everett is - of course - one of a kind.Mischievous, touching and nothing less than brilliant, this new memoir is filled with stories, from childhood to the present. Astonishing encounters; tragedy and comedy; vivid portraits of friends and rivals; razor-sharp observations of the celebrity circus from LA to London and beyond... there is something extraordinary on every page. A pilgrimage to Lourdes with his father is both hilarious and moving. A misguided step into reality TV goes horribly wrong. From New York to Moscow to Berlin to Phnom Penh, Vanished Years takes the reader on a wild and wonderful new journey with a charming (and rather disreputable) companion.

A dazzling fantasy produced in the aftermath of WWII, A Matter of Life and Death (1946), directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, starred David Niven as an RAF pilot poised between life and death. This books looks in detail at the making of the film.

A collection of science fiction stories, featuring the warriors and heroes of such writers as Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, D.C. Poyer, David Drake, and Roger Zelazny

The deadly neuromuscular disease ALS strikes adults of all ages from all walks of life. Some are well known -- actor David Niven, soap star Michael Zaslow, Sen. Jacob Javits, physicist Stephen Hawking -- and their stories have been told and retold. This book is about the rest of us. People like Marcie Gibson, diagnosed at age 23 while pursuing her dream to become a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader; Fred Kanzler, a retired engineer; Garland Neill, a long-haul truck driver; John Cahalan, a lawyer and a lover of the outdoors. It's about housewives, small-business owners and professionals, government workers, educators, and even a young guitarist named Kyle Hahn who, with his girlfriend Terry Frank, has taken ALS activism to a new level with their Banner of Faces campaign. All have one thing in common: diagnosis ALS. When someone receives the terrible news, the first reaction is: What am I in for? How will I be able to cope? What are others doing? Often, addressing these concerns is not an area where doctors excel. Living in the shadow of ALS (textbook prognosis: three to five years) is a harsh journey down a road they didn't expect to take. In this book you will find 33 of these first-person journeys. Some are hopeful, some sad. A few are angry. All are powerful, real-life examples of people doing their best to cope, often with humor and high spirits.

It's Not About the Shark opens the door to the groundbreaking science of solutions by turning problems―and how we solve them―upside down. When we have a problem, most of us zero in, take it apart, and focus until we have it solved. David Niven shows us that focusing on the problem is exactly the wrong way to find an answer. Putting problems at the center of our thoughts shuts down our creative abilities, depletes stamina, and feeds insecurities. It's Not About the Shark shows us how to transform our daily lives, our work lives, and our family lives with a simple, but rock-solid principle: If you start by thinking about your problems, you'll never make it to a solution. If you start by thinking about a solution, you'll never worry about your problems again. Through real-life examples and psychology research, David Niven shows us why:*Focusing on the problem first makes us 17 times less likely to find an answer*Being afraid of a problem is natural: we're biologically primed to be afraid*Finding a problem creates power – which keeps you from finding a solution*Working harder actually hides answers*Absolute confidence makes you less likely to find the answer*Looking away from a problem helps to see a solution*Listening only to yourself is one of the best ways to find an answerCombining hard facts, good sense, and a strong dose of encouragement, David Niven provides fresh and positive ways to think about problem solving.

One of the bestselling memoirs of all time, David Niven's The Moon's a Balloon is an account of one of the most remarkable lives Hollywood has ever seen. Beginning with the tragic early loss of his aristocratic father, then regaling us with tales of school, army and wartime hi-jinx, Niven shows how, even as an unknown young man, he knew how to live the good life. But it is his astonishing stories of life in Hollywood and his accounts of working and partying with the legends of the silver screen - Lawrence Oliver, Vivien Leigh, Cary Grant, Elizabeth Taylor, James Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich, Noel Coward and dozens of others, while making some of the most acclaimed films of the last century - which turn David Niven's memoir into an outright masterpiece. An intimate, gossipy, heartfelt and above all charming account of life inside Hollywood's dream factory, The Moon is a Balloon is a classic to be read and enjoyed time and again..

The life story of one of Hollywood's most dashing swashbucklers reveals how his wild offscreen behavior--drinking, womanizing, and carousing with David Niven--contrasted with his on-screen charm. (Biography).

Reviewers compared Rupert Everett's first memoir, Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, to Evelyn Waugh, David Niven, Noel Coward, and Lord Byron. But Rupert Everett is, of course, one of a kind. Mischievous, touching, and nothing less than brilliant, this new memoir is filled with brand-new stories from childhood to the present. Astonishing encounters, tragedy and comedy, vivid portraits of friends and rivals, and razor-sharp observations of the celebrity circus from L.A. to London and beyond—there is something extraordinary on every page. From New York to Moscow to Berlin to Phnom Penh, Vanished Years takes the reader on a wild and wonderful new journey with a charming (and rather disreputable) companion.