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Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Initially achieving fame in the comedy Genevieve (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent.
Kenneth Gilbert More C.B.E. (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was one of Britain's most successful and highest paid actors of his generation, with a multi award-winning career in theatre, film and television spanning over 4 decades.
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Jul 14, 1982 · Mr. More, whose career embraced 40 years on stage, screen and television, was perhaps best known for his performance in ''Reach for the Sky,'' a movie about Sir Douglas Bader, the World War II ...
- The Yellow Balloon (1953) Director: J. Lee Thompson. Fifty years ago, Kenneth More suggested on the BBC’s Omnibus programme that his thesping style could be described as “same actor, different clothes”.
- Genevieve (1953) Director: Henry Cornelius. More had been on screen for 17 years when he became an overnight star after playing breezy advertising executive Ambrose Claverhouse in the best Ealing comedy that Ealing didn’t make.
- Doctor in the House (1954) Director: Ralph Thomas. Despite Dirk Bogarde headlining this lively adaptation of Richard Gordon’s anecdotal bestseller, Simon Sparrow was so roundly upstaged by the hapless Richard Grimsdyke that More won the BAFTA for best British actor.
- The Deep Blue Sea (1955) Director: Anatole Litvak. Although he was playing against type as a self-centred cad, More knew the part of ex-RAF pilot Freddie Page better than any other in his career.
Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman.
British actor Kenneth More CBE chats to Mavis Nicholson about his new autobiography, and the reason behind him putting pen to paper.
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Dec 20, 2020 · Kenneth More was a war hero who conquered British cinema. Why did he fall from view? The square-jawed actor proved a tonic for post-war Britain. A new book celebrates his legacy....