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David Niven was not born in Scotland. See the trivia section of IMDB. It says "He often used to say he was born in Kirriemuir, Scotland. It was only after his birth certificate was checked after his death that this was found to be incorrect. David thought it sounded more romantic. He was born in London, England." Mintguy (T) 01:33, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

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"The only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping... and showing his shortcomings." David Niven, commenting on the streaker who crossed the stage while he was hosting the Academy Awards in 1974. His remarks appeared to be off-the-cuff, but were, in fact, prepared beforehand.

Is this true? (The prepartion of the comment, that is.) If so, a source would be nice. --Hamiltonian 06:17, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

It's unlikely, unless Niven knew the streaker was going to do it - which would imply some collusion SteveCrook 02:35, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

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Where does this idea that he was born James David Graham Nevins come from? It's mentioned on quite a few web sites, but they might have all copied it from each other. Nobody gives any sources. SteveCrook 02:45, 4 February 2006 (UTC)

I've checked not only in Niven's own biographical books (not always strictly accurate) and also in Sheridan Morley's The Other Side of the Moon. There is no mention of anyone called Nevins and Morley had access to the familr records and birth certificates. Please jump hard all over the next person that tries to change the surnames in this article to Nevins again, if I don't spot them in time. SteveCrook 13:10, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

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I have no idea if Niven actually died from ALS or another motor neurone disease, but ALS is incorrectly listed here as being synonymous with the term "motor neurone disease." There are many motor neurone diseases, and ALS is only one of them. 69.168.108.191 19:44, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Most sources say he died from ALS (often calling it Lou Gehrig's disease). I've tidied up the section about his death SteveCrook 23:15, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

In the US ALS is commonly used to mean any form of MND. MND is more commonly used in Britain and it is not normally specified which variety, as there are on a spectrum. Niven was British Jooler 03:50, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First sentence in biography section...

...is very unclear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.7.232.188 (talk) 04:10, 17 December 2007 (UTC)