David Niven along with a card that read: 'To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a porter feel like a king.'" In 1985, Niven was included in a series of British postage stamps, along with Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Charles Chaplin, Peter Sellers and Vivien Leigh, to commemorate "British Film Year". David Niven James David Graham Niven (; 1 March 1910 – 29 July 1983) was an English actor, memoirist and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in "A Matter of Life and Death", Phileas Fogg in "Around the World in 80 Days", and
The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra Ziegler. The work, called "Hollywood Extra", is scored for eight musicians and was published by Universal Edition. "The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra" was adapted into a remake called "Hollywood Boulevard" (1936), which was co-written and directed by Florey. Like in the original film, the remake's central character is an actor seeking a job in Hollywood, who is subjected to the cruelties of the film industry and the whims of studio executives and film producers. "Hollywood Boulevard" also includes some visual similarities to the original film, such as unusual angles to reflect the disordered nature of Hollywood.