Re: William Niven
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Re: William Niven
Gordon Niven 3/17/11
Since mineralogist William had younger brother named Forrest ... I decided to check on him ... figuring fewer fellas to sort through with that given name.
Turns out Forrest married a Jennie & had children.He, himself, was a lithographer & artist for newspapers & magazines.So I googled along those lines.Came up with this ...at Autograph Collectors Gallery(there is a portrait)... wonder if this is the right family ... sounds like it... (a very interesting man, this Dirk).
Dirk Bogarde UK actor 1921-99
9.5x7 inch serious looking film pose
Date of Birth
28 March 1921, Hampstead, London, England, UK
Date of Death
8 May 1999, Chelsea, London, England, UK (heart attack)
Birth Name
Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde
Sir Dirk Bogarde, distinguished film actor and writer, was born Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde on March 28, 1921, to Ulric van den Bogaerde, the art editor of "The Times" (London) newspaper, and actress Margaret Niven in the London suburb of Hampstead. He was one of three children, with sister Elizabeth and younger brother Gareth. His father was Flemish and his mother was of Scottish descent.
Ulric Bogaerde started the Times' arts department and served as its first art editor. Derek's mother, Margaret - the daughter of actor and painter Forrest Niven - appeared in the play "Bunty Pulls The Strings", but she quit the boards in accordance with her husband's wishes. The young Derek Bogaerde was raised at the family home in Sussex by his sister, Elizabeth, and his nanny, Lally.