NIV : The Authorized Biography of David Niven

by Lord, Graham

• ISBN13: 9780786274475
• ISBN10: 0786274476
• Edition: Large
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-03-23
• Publisher: Thorndike Pr

Summary

Twenty years after his death, David Niven is remembered with warmth, affection, and as one of the funniest and most lovable men who ever lived.

Author Biography

Graham Lord was for twenty-three years the literary editor and weekly books columnist at the Sunday Express.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
'The Most Poisonous Little Bastard' 1910-1923	p. 1
The Making of an English Gentleman 1923-1928	p. 16
Sandhurst and the Hairy-Legged Irish 1928-1933	p. 34
A Swordsman in Hollywood 1933-1937	p. 56
A Circus Going on Inside 1937-1939	p. 86
The WAAF, Phantom and SHAEF 1939-1945	p. 101
The Widower and the Model 1945-1949	p. 131
Skating on Thin Ice 1949-1955	p. 163
Around and on Top of the World 1955-1959	p. 187
Chateau d'Oex and the Cote d'Azur 1959-1962	p. 205
Shampoo, Beakers and Fernet Branca 1962-1969	p. 222
The Moon's a Balloon 1969-1972	p. 253
The Grumpy Bestseller 1972-1977	p. 270
'Wodehouse With Tears' 1977-1983	p. 294
Postscript 1983-2003	p. 333
Filmography	p. 340
Acknowledgements and Bibliography	p. 349
Index	p. 356
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