It's believed that the accident was caused when Princess Grace, who was driving, had a mild stroke. These revelations, serialised recently by a broadsheet newspaper, include how Niven was haunted his whole life by the taint of illegitimacy, that he tried to blow his brains out after his first wife died in a freak accident, aged 28, and that Niven's second wife Hjordis was persuaded to adopt a love-child of Niven's. 'I am sure he might have thought about killing himself after my mother died because he was devastated. Add Kristina's family friends, and her friends from childhood through adulthood. On the day of Nivens death in 1983, Hjrdis was in the South of France. 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She has gone to work for Hjordis and David Niven for a mere $500 a month. But I chose you for my daughter. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); If you own the copyright to any of the uncredited images, I apologise and am happy to either remove or credit them. She was a wonderful person. David Niven was dying. He stayed with her for the sake of our adopted stepsisters.'. But now that we were together, purely by chance, he seemed almost embarrassed.. Arent we both lucky? She smiled and hugged me., I feel too, that there is no point in hiding her any more. She may have believed it, but it doesnt look like its true. After all, I worked hard for it.'. 'When she arrived she could hardly speak any English, but she was very young - only 28 - and terrific fun to begin with,' recalls David Jnr. Kristina was rushed to hospital in Lausanne, where she remained in a coma for days. [Awesome]. I found myself gazing into a face of such beauty and such sweetness that I just stared blankly back, he wrote. AbeBooks.com: Pour Toi (9780855030841) by Kristina-niven and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Yesterday we had Sam and Frances Goldwyn and Romy Schneider along., Hjrdis claimed that in her earliest days in Pacific Palisades, Grace had been one of very few stars to openly welcome her into the Hollywood community. To all outward appearances, family life appeared to have settled on an even keel. His schedule only allowed him to feature in three of the thirty episodes. She was not Sweden's answer to Florence Nightingale by any stretch of the imagination.'. Picture Information. There is only one copy of each photo. T hat didnt stop him wandering. David himself would never have been involved in such a solution, she, says. becomes full Munn had first met Niven in 1970 - then aged 60 - when he was an 18-yearold trainee junior film publicist and interviewed him seven times between then and his death in 1983. Looking for Kristin Nivens? Dining out one night at the Caf de Paris, he glimpsed, among the throng of dancers, Primula Rollo a tall, blonde, 21-year-old in the blue uniform of the Womens Auxiliary Air Force. While there, he ended up working alongside his oldbest manMichael Trubshawe, who had become an actor in the years following Kensington1948. Select the next to any field to update. Hostilities continued between North and South Vietnam and the U.S. continued to bomb. ', Yet from the start I saw the possibilities and always visualised it as it was going to be. 'Hjordis could be very tricky and neurotic,' says David. In 2009 he told Vanity Fair: It just wasnt something you talked about, the fact that you have a terrible stepmother.. Daddy trained at Sandhurst, he was a hero during World War II - he knew how to work a gun.'. I dont mind showing that off. I could never call him "Father" - he was always my stepfather - it was a farce.'. Your email address will not be published. Kristina's average age compared to other Niven family members is unknown because she is alive. But Roddy was left with the strong impression that she might suffer a nasty accident.. But at the end of her husbands life, she refused to take care of him. 'He always made it clear to us that what he did was just another job. According to Munn, who says he became a confidant to Hjordis after Niven's death,. In 1973, on January 28th, the Paris Peace Accord was signed - supposedly ending the Vietnam War. 'She was more like a big sister to us than a stepmother, and she used to say she never wanted to be a replacement for our mother. It began during his school holidays at 14, when he fell in love with a 17-year-old prostitute hed picked up at Piccadilly Circus. He was barely recognisable as one of the most celebrated stars in the world, winner of a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as the bogus major accused of sexual misconduct in the film of Terence Rattigans play Separate Tables. Above all, I saw it as a haven for the whole family a retreat where we could all spend our summers together, surrounded by the Mediterranean.. Seventy million people watched the debate on TV. Who were the people in Kristina's life? Where was Kristina born and where did she live? Niven in Europe, 1960 The beautiful ice lady, 1960 Come up and see my etchings, 1960 Hjrdis Niven, 1961-64 Cap Ferrat and Kristina, 1961 Lo Scoglietto - The little rock The pitfalls of skiing, 1962 Narrow escapes and JFK, 1962-63 Breakfast in bed, 1963 A well kept secret, 1964 Pia and Mia Genberg Pia and Mia Genberg Pia and Mia photo gallery 1 Regarding the girls being told that they were adopted, it was a subject that Hjrdis held strong views about: From the time she was able to understand, I have explained to Kristina that she is adopted, for I dont believe in hiding facts from children and building up illusions which may be cruelly shattered by someone else., I am not your real mother Kristina, I told her. Two-and-a-half years later, the Nivens adopted a second Swedish orphan, whom they named Fiona. If he had done, believe me, he would have succeeded. Deals and discounts in Tech & Electronics you dont want to miss. But was he contemplating a more permanent solution to get rid of hiswife? At the end of the war, she had married an extremely rich yacht-owning Swedish businessman, Carl Tersmeden, but had divorced him after only 18 months. Hello, sign in. (As a note: Carlos Madrid has looked in to Hjrdis claim, and found nothing. And bring a tape recorder. 'As for what my father is said to have revealed to this author, well, everyone featured in these stories is rather conveniently dead, so we can't ask them to verify them. Hjrdis and David Niven, photographed en route to Sweden in November 1963, In 1964, Hjrdis described life at Lo Scoglietto: I can speak for the whole family when I say we have found happiness here. Her input into my fathers fading health was zero. 1998 Grandson Ryan (born 1998), by daughter Fiona. Kristina was born on 4th June 1961, the daughter of a 22-23 year old Swedish woman living in Geneva. Legendary actor David Nevin pictured with his director son and David Nevin Jr. 'Those last few months of his life were a nightmare for both of us. We had candles in old bottles and champagne in new ones. The owner of the property, a man whose debonair charm had made him Hollywoods idea of the quintessential English gentleman, shuffled painfully from the pool to the house. 10.24 + 16.52 P&P . Hjrdis agreed to adopt Kristina, Niven's love-child by an 18-year-old girl in Switzerland, who was presented to the world as a Swedish orphan. I made inquiries and found that, by chance, it had just fallen vacant, so I persuaded David to take it on a long lease., Those of our friends who knew the villa were absolutely horrified when they heard we had taken it. She was 28 and had been in Hollywood for just six weeks. He's trying to destroy Charles, Camilla and William over leaks and briefings when I KNOW those spinning for him and Meghan did just the same, What royal feud? ), Drowning his sorrows! The decision to keep the girls away from the press has been pored over in Niven biographies. It was an awkward meeting. 'She'd been a supermodel and a former Miss Sweden, and she found it very hard not being the centre of attention. Actress Alexandra Bastedo, close to Mann for many years, is convinced that Niven discussed with certain friends ways and means of getting rid of Hjordis. While David loved to stretch and embroider his anecdotes, Hjrdis preferred the one-liner: I can boil water very well, she once quipped when asked about her cooking skills. In 1982, on September 14th, Princess Grace of Monaco (American actress Grace Kelly), 52, died of injuries when her car plunged off a mountain road. If only Primmie could know that and that she will be waiting for me., To order a copy of David Niven: The Man Behind The Balloon by Michael Munn (JR Books, 17.99) with free UK delivery, please send a cheque or PO made payable to the Daily Express Bookshop to: David Niven Offer, PO Box 200, Falmouth TR11 4WJ, or telephone 0871 988 8367 (calls cost 10p/min from BT landlines) with credit/debit card details or order online at www.expressbookshop.com. Often I didnt because there were plenty of starlets willing to sleep with anyone they thought might be able to help them in their careers., H e continued: One girl I met at a party was called Marilyn Monroe. She was drunk again at Nivens funeral, her wig dishevelled like the Madwoman of Chaillot, hanging precariously onto the arm of Prince Rainier of Monaco. Cage foi escolhido pela Screen World como um dos doze novos atores mais promissores de 1984. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I just couldnt get enough when I was a young man, he admitted. Intransigent as a toddler. Niven in Europe, 1960 The beautiful ice lady, 1960 Come up and see my etchings, 1960 Hjrdis Niven, 1961-64 Cap Ferrat and Kristina, 1961 Lo Scoglietto - The little rock The pitfalls of skiing, 1962 Narrow escapes and JFK, 1962-63 Breakfast in bed, 1963 A well kept secret, 1964 Pia and Mia Genberg Pia and Mia Genberg Pia and Mia photo gallery 1 He was the one they all wanted to sit next to at dinner. One evening a big star gave a party honoring couples who had been married more than 10 years. The boys simply adore them., David Junior told Sheridan Morley of his fathers joy, both at expanding his family and at re-establishing a settled home life: He had always wanted daughters, and unfortunately got stuck with two sons, so I think adoption was the ideal solution. It's too awful for an actor to grow old worrying about himself and his wrinkles. I would like to be remembered as one Hollywood actor who never got divorced, he said. I mean, she even managed to breaka finger duringa pillow fight with two little girls. Being a care-giverdoesnt fit the perception of Hjrdis recorded by Graham Lord in his Niv biography, which is probably why the episode did not make the cut, despite the author being granted access to Trubshawes interview with Sheridan Morley. I thought about pushing her down. He adds that the suggestion Kristina was Niven's love child has been touched on before in Graham Lord's authorised biography of the star, and adds that Niven may have previously kept the story of his suicide attempt quiet to protect his sons from further grief after the death of their mother. Sir Roger Moore, who was there, recalls: The car door opened and, with her wig slipping and an emptybottle of vodka rolling around her feet, Hjrdis looked up at me and slurred: Here for the press, are you?, Moore, a mild-mannered man, slow to anger, told her: Just get in the f***ing house.. Shortly afterwards, Niven was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and had two years to live. Hjrdis agreed to adopt Kristina, Nivens love-child by an 18-year-old girl in Switzerland, who was presented to the world as a Swedish orphan. Officially, this was an unlucky accident. Other days wed manage to make a joke of it.. You could say that when it came to being unfaithful, my father didn't exactly keep his knees together all the time. Jamie explained to Graham Lord that his father was worried about the prospect and approached him to beg approval: I know you want to say no because shes been a terrible mother to you, but you mustnt do that to me. Sir Roger reveals Niven's marriage hell WHILE Sir Roger Moore's recent memoirs were hailed as the epitome of gentlemanly restraint, it seems the old smoothie had little time for Hjordis, the. The image of his once strong, powerfully built, handsome father looking so pitifully weak and thin as he inched towards the window to wave goodbye to his son is one which will stay with David Jnr for ever. He later regretted not marrying her but told Munn he was unable to stay faithful. and you'll be alerted when others do the same. 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But yesterday Munn said he had known Niven both professionally and socially, meeting him whenever he came to the UK from his home in Switzerland, although Munn never met David Jnr or Jamie. A moment in history is a great addition to any collection. Some of them no more than 16 but I was insatiable, you see always have been. We wanted Kristina to lead a normal life without fuss and the inevitable publicity shed receive if the press were to hear about her., So for three whole years, although she has been with us in London, Paris, Rome, and even Hollywood, her secret has been kept., We landed at airports and walked through groups of waiting pressmen to the customs followed by Kristina and some good friend and no one ever suspected a thing.. He thinks nothing of trudging along for fifteen or twenty miles. David eventually formeda ski club called DNO (David Nivens Own Ski Club) with a membership of one, himself. She was ten years his junior and had never seen any of his films, but he was rapidly becoming, by his own admission, quite besotted. But he was keen to protect them from what people would perceive as the glamour of being a movie star.
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