Actor recounts varied career and famous hangouts
In this week’s Saturday Evening Post the star of Around the World in Lighty Days and Four Star Playhouse discusses his start in Hole Inwood, living at Loretta Young’s house, and bachelor days with Errol Flynn, revealing colorful anecdotes from his amazing lives as an actor.
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Adventurer David Niven’s Unbelievable Early Odd Jobs
The actor recalls time on a Canada road gang and nearly joining a Cuban revolutionary plot. He also describes his stint as a bartender in Mexico and other remarkable, almost unbelievable adventures.
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Soldier Niven Almost Went AWOL To See Babs Hutton
His Majesty's soldier Niven recalls a near AWOL escape to visit Babs Hutton during two years in Malta and describes feeling like laughing at his most dangerous assignment in World War II.
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David Niven Reveals Pennyless New York Playboy Days
David Niven recalls his penniless early years in New York as he freeloaded from East Coast elites while finding paid work. The memoir describes prospects, social circles, and the anecdote of how Elsie Maxwell tried to recruit him into films, as featured in this week's Post.
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BOB CERV lifts A's slugger on liquid diet comeback
In Pest, Inc. this week, veteran outfielder Bob Cerv returns from a wired jaw and liquid diet to blaze the league. The issue features seven articles and four stories with photographs highlighting his comeback and other dramatic baseball notes.
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California Industry Jobs Rise in June
San Francisco reports June employment up 15 700 jobs from May amid gains in food products lumber metals electrical equipment and ordnance while aircraft factories remained active. Manufacturing workforce stood at 2 158 100 with continued declines in machinery employment.
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McElroy Cuts Tour to Return for U N Crisis
U N emergency meeting urged as U S weighs rapid moves in Middle East. McElroy speeds home from Hawaii to oversee crisis response while U S Navy Sixth Fleet carries thousands of Marines ready to act. Congressional sources foresee possible landings in Lebanon or Jordan as a deterrent to pro-Nasser forces and regional upheaval.
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