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 his editing rooms and helped provide him with film ends. The film was shot by Gregg Toland, credited simply as "Gregg", who was simultaneously working as an assistant to cinematographer George Barnes at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio. It was one of the first films for Toland, who later received acclaim for his cinematography on such films as "The Grapes of Wrath" (1939) and "Citizen Kane" (1941). "The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra" cost $97 ($ today) to make, which was covered entirely by Florey. The budget was composed of $55 ($ today) for development and printing, $25