Actor David Niven - Rebel, whiskey salesman, Commando

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https://www.wwiidogtags.com/ww2-history/...y-soldier/

“Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I’ll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn!” 

So today I learned that David Niven has a pretty wild history.  He was always cool and suave in his roles, so I would have suspected that he came from minor aristocracy.  As it turns out, he was from an upper class family and his father and grandfather died as war heroes... but that's not the end of the tale by any means.

Wikipedia also has some juicy tidbits: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Niven

Thanks for sharing that, Byrd.  His screen persona is a lot different from his real life....quite the life he had.
Loved this quote from your wiki link:
"His ultimate decision to resign came after a lengthy lecture on machine guns, which was interfering with his plans for dinner with a particularly attractive young lady."

People led such different lives in the early 20th century, compared to later 20th century to today.  Perhaps the dividing line should be 1960 or so.