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LE. 27 Jan 2007. #9. SLRboy said: EX_STAB said: Down at Bisley a couple of years ago I was talking to a couple of blokes and David Niven was mentioned. One of said blokes starts slagging him off for all he's worth saying that he was a liar a bully and all sorts. Got totally wound up about it for some reason.
Location: Edinburgh. Offline. David Niven received training at STC Lochailort in the early war years, which was operational as the first Independent Companies, SOE and special forces Special Training Centre from May 1940 onwards. - Commando D Living History Group -. www.commandod.com. 07/01/2009 10:59:19.
Jun 10, 2007 · Audie Leon Murphy (June 20, 1924 May 28, 1971) was an American soldier in World War II, and later became a famous actor, in 49 American films, plus a songwriter. In 27 months of combat action, Audie Murphy became the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War 2 He received the Medal of Honor, the US military's highest award for valor ...
Jan 27, 2007 · 28 Jan 2007. #21. While driving back to London from Godalming in the summer of 1940, when invasion precautions were high, Niven got tired of being repeatedly held-up at road-blocks. To expedite matters he decided to change into uniform and pulled off the Hogs Back to do so.
Aug 24, 2024 · He and David Niven shared lovers of both sexes over the coming years. They used Flynn's yacht, Sirocco, as a floating babe magnet, and shared Errol's special bedroom in his Hollywood home, with its mirrored ceiling, behind which an audience could secretly watch the bedroom athletics taking place below them. In August 1941, Flynn collapsed in ...
Aug 27, 2024 · Niven played the part of the Platoon commander on a break from his real-life rank of Lt Col as a squadron commander in Phantom, whilst Ustinov (a Private) co-wrote the screenplay and played a cameo role as the feelthy French cafe owner, and did it rather well IMHO, especially the darts match. I thoroughly recommend The Way Ahead.
Aug 24, 2024 · Indeed, David Niven mentions it in his memoir Bring On The Empty Horses where he reveals the den of hard drinking and debauchery that he and Flynn shared in Hollywood. A place they named Cirrhosis by the Sea.
Woopert. One of the original band of moderators from when ARRSE was written on a scroll rather than this inter-web-thingy. Charming and erudite and certainly in the "David Niven School of class, breeding, and culture". A "Trog" by virtue of the fact that no-one better would have him, still, "someone has to raise the standards"!
Aug 28, 2024 · The original featured Robert Harris as Alfred Frayne and Ian Holm as Bagley, 1970. More on the original here: Armchair Theatre: The End of the Line (1970) Written by John le Carré, produced by John Kershaw and directed by Alan Cooke. Broadcast on ITV at 8.30pm on 29 June 1970.
Apr 18, 2009 · LE. 18 Apr 2009. #8. Tremaine said: The thread John Wayne Could He Act throws up some actors who really did serve, some of them are remarkable. Henry Fonda - US Navy. Bronze Star for Valour. Glenn Ford - US Navy. In addition to his WWII service, he served in the reserves during the Korean War and the Viet Nam War.
