<p>&lsquo;A highly readable work &hellip; Niven emerges as gallant and gracious.&rsquo; <em>Chicago Tribune</em></p>

<p>Sheridan Morley wrote this biography of the consummate on-screen English gentleman after speaking to over 150 of Niven&rsquo;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&rsquo;s own bestselling memoirs.</p>

<p>While millions throughout his life were enchanted by Niven&rsquo;s happy-go-lucky charisma and world-class anecdotage, he was in many respects a private figure, haunted by a fear of failure, and a victim of several key tragedies in his personal life. Morley&rsquo;s biography is a warm, appreciative but perceptive account which captures both sides of one of Hollywood&rsquo;s most enduringly lovable figures.</p>

<p>&lsquo;a compassionate account that goes past the blithe persona &hellip; yet, there is much humor&mdash;the actor&rsquo;s and his biographer&rsquo;s&mdash;in this notable book&rsquo; <em>Publishers Weekly</em></p>

<p>&lsquo;Head and shoulders above the average showbiz biography &hellip; He understands many of Niven&rsquo;s deeper feelings&rsquo; <em>John Mortimer, Sunday Times</em></p>

<p>&lsquo;A well-told story &hellip; the darker side as well as the mask of a complex and perhaps desperate character. He was a life-enhancer off-screen as well as on&rsquo; <em>The Times</em></p>

<p>&lsquo;Shrewd and pleasing; shows how dark Niven&rsquo;s moon could be&rsquo; <em>Alexander Walker, Evening Standard</em></p>