One of my favourite photos — not just of DAVID NIVEN — but of all time.
October 2, 2026 at 8:34 AM
One of my favourite photos — not just of DAVID NIVEN — but of all time.
Niven: of course
Niven: for security purposes, we have to keep our identities hidden
Greg Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven:
Niven: really, greg???
Niven: every freakin' time
Niven: for security purposes, we have to keep our identities hidden
Greg Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven:
Niven: really, greg???
Niven: every freakin' time
January 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Niven: of course
Niven: for security purposes, we have to keep our identities hidden
Greg Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven:
Niven: really, greg???
Niven: every freakin' time
Niven: for security purposes, we have to keep our identities hidden
Greg Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven:
Niven: really, greg???
Niven: every freakin' time
DAVID NIVEN — who died 43yrs ago today — was the only British star in Hollywood to enlist during WW2.
When U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
When U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
July 29, 2026 at 6:31 AM
DAVID NIVEN — who died 43yrs ago today — was the only British star in Hollywood to enlist during WW2.
When U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
When U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
This from John Niven on Twitter. 🤣
November 26, 2024 at 1:41 PM
This from John Niven on Twitter. 🤣
Niven: mr president, we heard you were thinking of starting a war with venezuela
Niven: for freedom, right?
Trump: no, oil
Niven:
Niven: i mean, yeah, i know, but
Niven: you're not supposed to say it
Trump: who are you again
Niven: for freedom, right?
Trump: no, oil
Niven:
Niven: i mean, yeah, i know, but
Niven: you're not supposed to say it
Trump: who are you again
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Niven: mr president, we heard you were thinking of starting a war with venezuela
Niven: for freedom, right?
Trump: no, oil
Niven:
Niven: i mean, yeah, i know, but
Niven: you're not supposed to say it
Trump: who are you again
Niven: for freedom, right?
Trump: no, oil
Niven:
Niven: i mean, yeah, i know, but
Niven: you're not supposed to say it
Trump: who are you again
just finished a book by Larry Niven, looked him up and:
May 28, 2025 at 4:11 AM
just finished a book by Larry Niven, looked him up and:
Lauren Bacall, David Niven, and Humphrey Bacall out on the town in Hollywood in 1942.
June 11, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Lauren Bacall, David Niven, and Humphrey Bacall out on the town in Hollywood in 1942.
Trump: i don't remember Vietnam
Niven:
Niven: well, i was for it
Niven: and i think history has vindicated me on that front
Niven:
Niven: well, i was for it
Niven: and i think history has vindicated me on that front
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Trump: i don't remember Vietnam
Niven:
Niven: well, i was for it
Niven: and i think history has vindicated me on that front
Niven:
Niven: well, i was for it
Niven: and i think history has vindicated me on that front
Adorable David Niven 🥰
September 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Adorable David Niven 🥰
Niven: let me tell you, i am all for this war
Niven: i have a spotless reputation of war endorsement
Niven: you might remember a little war called Vietnam?
Niven: well, i was for that
Niven: i have a spotless reputation of war endorsement
Niven: you might remember a little war called Vietnam?
Niven: well, i was for that
January 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Niven: let me tell you, i am all for this war
Niven: i have a spotless reputation of war endorsement
Niven: you might remember a little war called Vietnam?
Niven: well, i was for that
Niven: i have a spotless reputation of war endorsement
Niven: you might remember a little war called Vietnam?
Niven: well, i was for that
Larry Niven: Charles is right
Niven: if you can't get revenge on your enemies in your writing, what's even the point of writing?
Niven: for example, in my story, i had my archnemesis kurt Vonnegut burning in hell
Niven: for being against the Vietnam war
Niven: NOW WHO'S LAUGHING, KURT???
Niven: if you can't get revenge on your enemies in your writing, what's even the point of writing?
Niven: for example, in my story, i had my archnemesis kurt Vonnegut burning in hell
Niven: for being against the Vietnam war
Niven: NOW WHO'S LAUGHING, KURT???
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Larry Niven: Charles is right
Niven: if you can't get revenge on your enemies in your writing, what's even the point of writing?
Niven: for example, in my story, i had my archnemesis kurt Vonnegut burning in hell
Niven: for being against the Vietnam war
Niven: NOW WHO'S LAUGHING, KURT???
Niven: if you can't get revenge on your enemies in your writing, what's even the point of writing?
Niven: for example, in my story, i had my archnemesis kurt Vonnegut burning in hell
Niven: for being against the Vietnam war
Niven: NOW WHO'S LAUGHING, KURT???
Preliminary sketch (1973) by Don Davis for Ringworld by Larry Niven
September 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Preliminary sketch (1973) by Don Davis for Ringworld by Larry Niven
Remembering David Niven who passed away on this date in 1983 😇🙏
July 29, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Remembering David Niven who passed away on this date in 1983 😇🙏
DAVID NIVEN was the only British star in Hollywood to enlist during WW2.
When suspicious U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
When suspicious U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
June 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
DAVID NIVEN was the only British star in Hollywood to enlist during WW2.
When suspicious U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
When suspicious U.S. guards once asked him who’d won the World Series in 1943 Niven replied “Haven’t the foggiest idea, but I did co-star with Ginger Rogers in ‘Bachelor Mother’!”
Niven: haha you wouldn't disappear us
Niven: i mean c'mon
Niven: we're white
Trump: oh no we're disappearing white people too now
Trump: it's a whole new grid
Niven: i mean c'mon
Niven: we're white
Trump: oh no we're disappearing white people too now
Trump: it's a whole new grid
April 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Niven: haha you wouldn't disappear us
Niven: i mean c'mon
Niven: we're white
Trump: oh no we're disappearing white people too now
Trump: it's a whole new grid
Niven: i mean c'mon
Niven: we're white
Trump: oh no we're disappearing white people too now
Trump: it's a whole new grid
Despite being a famous Hollywood star if you want to know what sort of person DAVID NIVEN was, the largest wreath at his funeral was from the Porters at Heathrow Airport.
It read:
“To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”
It read:
“To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”
September 27, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Despite being a famous Hollywood star if you want to know what sort of person DAVID NIVEN was, the largest wreath at his funeral was from the Porters at Heathrow Airport.
It read:
“To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”
It read:
“To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a Porter feel like a King.”
Niven: so you know how healthcare is so expensive?
Niven: ok so what if
Niven: what if we spread rumors among the Latino community that hospitals steal your organs, so that they're too scared to seek medical treatment?
Niven: eh? eh?
Niven: pretty good eh?
Trump: you're thinking small, larry
Niven: ok so what if
Niven: what if we spread rumors among the Latino community that hospitals steal your organs, so that they're too scared to seek medical treatment?
Niven: eh? eh?
Niven: pretty good eh?
Trump: you're thinking small, larry
April 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Niven: so you know how healthcare is so expensive?
Niven: ok so what if
Niven: what if we spread rumors among the Latino community that hospitals steal your organs, so that they're too scared to seek medical treatment?
Niven: eh? eh?
Niven: pretty good eh?
Trump: you're thinking small, larry
Niven: ok so what if
Niven: what if we spread rumors among the Latino community that hospitals steal your organs, so that they're too scared to seek medical treatment?
Niven: eh? eh?
Niven: pretty good eh?
Trump: you're thinking small, larry
Happy First Contact Day #StarTrek 🖖
USS Michigan by @spaghettisauceress.bsky.social
Enterprise by Lewis Niven lewisniven.artstation.com
USS Michigan by @spaghettisauceress.bsky.social
Enterprise by Lewis Niven lewisniven.artstation.com
April 5, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Happy First Contact Day #StarTrek 🖖
USS Michigan by @spaghettisauceress.bsky.social
Enterprise by Lewis Niven lewisniven.artstation.com
USS Michigan by @spaghettisauceress.bsky.social
Enterprise by Lewis Niven lewisniven.artstation.com
Niven: as i was saying
Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president
Niven: if you need some really wild ideas, just absolutely unhinged crazy ideas that no sane person would ever consider
Niven: you come to SIGMA
Trump: no thanks, i'm covered
Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president
Niven: if you need some really wild ideas, just absolutely unhinged crazy ideas that no sane person would ever consider
Niven: you come to SIGMA
Trump: no thanks, i'm covered
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Niven: as i was saying
Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president
Niven: if you need some really wild ideas, just absolutely unhinged crazy ideas that no sane person would ever consider
Niven: you come to SIGMA
Trump: no thanks, i'm covered
Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president
Niven: if you need some really wild ideas, just absolutely unhinged crazy ideas that no sane person would ever consider
Niven: you come to SIGMA
Trump: no thanks, i'm covered
Niven: now there's more than one way to do regime change
Niven: but it is as intricate and precise as a well-played game of chess-
Trump: we already kidnapped the president
Niven:
Niven: but it is as intricate and precise as a well-played game of chess-
Trump: we already kidnapped the president
Niven:
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Niven: now there's more than one way to do regime change
Niven: but it is as intricate and precise as a well-played game of chess-
Trump: we already kidnapped the president
Niven:
Niven: but it is as intricate and precise as a well-played game of chess-
Trump: we already kidnapped the president
Niven:
Paul Newman, Sophia Loren and David Niven
September 29, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Paul Newman, Sophia Loren and David Niven
Ben Bova: greg bear just said
Niven: yes i heard
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: Greg could you wait in the hallway
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: go talk to Don Jr
Niven: yes i heard
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: Greg could you wait in the hallway
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: go talk to Don Jr
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Ben Bova: greg bear just said
Niven: yes i heard
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: Greg could you wait in the hallway
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: go talk to Don Jr
Niven: yes i heard
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: Greg could you wait in the hallway
Bear: I'm Greg Bear
Niven: go talk to Don Jr
Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president on important matters of state
Niven: for obvious security reasons, of course, we must keep our identities secret-
Greg Bear: i'm Greg Bear
Niven:
Niven: for obvious security reasons, of course, we must keep our identities secret-
Greg Bear: i'm Greg Bear
Niven:
April 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president on important matters of state
Niven: for obvious security reasons, of course, we must keep our identities secret-
Greg Bear: i'm Greg Bear
Niven:
Niven: for obvious security reasons, of course, we must keep our identities secret-
Greg Bear: i'm Greg Bear
Niven: