Kenneth Gilbert More CBE, (20 September 1914 - 12 July 1982) was a successful British cinema, television and theatre actor. He was born in Gerrard's Cross, Buckinghamshire and educated at Victoria College in Jersey. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Gerrards Cross is a large village in Buckinghamshire, England. ... Buckinghamshire (abbreviated Bucks) is a county in south central England. ... Victoria College is or was the name of several institutions of secondary or higher education, including: Victoria College, Alexandria, Egypt Victoria College, University of Toronto Victoria College, Texas Victoria College of Art Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne Victoria College was the name of a now-defunct college...

The two roles for which he became best known were that of real-life war hero Douglas Bader in Reach for the Sky (1956) and that of Young Jolyon in the BBC's landmark 1967 dramatisation of The Forsyte Saga. Sir Douglas Robert Steuart Bader (February 10, 1910 - September 5, 1982), was a successful fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. ... Reach For The Sky is the name of the biography of Douglas Bader, by Paul Brickhill, and also of a film of Baders story released in 1956, starring Kenneth More and directed by Lewis Gibert. ... ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Forsyte Saga is the collective title of a series of novels by John Galsworthy. ...

More was married to the actress Beryl Johnstone (1939-1946) (one daughter Susan b.1941), Bill Barkby (1958-1968) (one daughter Sarah b.1954) and the actress Angela Douglas (17 March 1968-12 July 1982), who was nicknamed as "Shrimp". He died in London from Parkinson's disease on 12 July 1982, aged 67. Greater London and the Regions of England. ... For other uses, see number 67. ...

Other notable films include:

• Genevieve (1953)
• Doctor in the House (1954)
• The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
• A Night to Remember (1958)
• The Thirty-Nine Steps (1959)
• The Longest Day (1962)
• The Comedy Man (1963)
• Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)

Genevieve (1953) is a British film directed by Henry Cornelius. ... Doctor in the House is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty E. Box. ... The Deep Blue Sea (1952) is a play by Terence Rattigan. ... See also A Night to Remember (album) for the Cyndi Lauper album by this name. ... The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by John Buchan, first published in 1915. ... The Longest Day has many meanings: The Longest Day (book) published in 1959 by Cornelius Ryan The Longest Day (movie) is a 1962 war film based on Ryans book The Longest Day (game) is a 1980 wargame by Avalon Hill This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Oh! What A Lovely War began life in 1963 as a stage musical by Joan Littlewood and her London Theatre Workshop based on a book by the historian Alan Clark. ...

External link

• http://www.kennethmore.fsnet.co.uk/kennethmore.html
• Kenneth More (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0603336/) at the Internet Movie Database