'A highly readable work .
Niven emerges as gallant and gracious.
' Chicago Tribune Sheridan Morley wrote this biography of the consummate on-screen English gentleman after speaking to over 150 of Niven's friends and colleagues (only Rex Harrison refused).
The result is a picture which both supports and contradicts the charming vagabond persona depicted in Niven's own bestselling memoirs.
While millions throughout his life were enchanted by Niven's happy-go-lucky cha.