Niven suffered for more than a year from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 1983 - David Niven ... Trim and debonair with a pencil-thin mustache, Niven starred in nearly 100 films over a period ...

David Niven, the actor whose pencil moustache, unflappable nature and effortless charm made him an emblem of British savoir-faire for more than four decades, took a roundabout route to Hollywood ...