Kenneth More | |
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 More in 1969 | |
| Born | Kenneth Gilbert More 20 September 1914 Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 12 July 1982 (aged 67) |
| Other names | Kenny More |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935–1980 |
| Spouses | Beryl Johnstone
(m. 1939; div. 1946)Mabel Barkby
(m. 1952; div. 1968) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English actor.
Initially achieving fame in the comedy Genevieve (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. Films from this period include Doctor in the House (1954), Raising a Riot (1955), The Admirable Crichton (1957), The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) and Next to No Time (1958). He also played more serious roles as a leading man, beginning with The Deep Blue Sea (1955), Reach for the Sky (1956), A Night to Remember (1958), North West Frontier (1959), The 39 Steps (1959) and Sink the Bismarck (1960).
Although his career declined in the early 1960s, two of his own favourite films date from this time – The Comedy Man (1964) and The Greengage Summer (1961) with Susannah York, "one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."[2] He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of The Forsyte Saga (1967) and the Father Brown series (1974).
- ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007".
- ^ Kenneth More (1978) More or Less, Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-22603-X