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	~~{{Short description\|British actor (1914–1982)}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=July 2021}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2021}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Kenneth More		\| name = Kenneth More
	\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]
	\| image = Kenneth More.webp		\| image = Kenneth More.webp
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More		\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|07\|12\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|07\|12\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Fulham\|Fulham]], London, England<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=kenneth%20g&lastname=more&eventyear=1982&eventyear_offset=2\|title=Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>		\| death_place = [[Fulham\|Fulham]], London, England<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=kenneth%20g&lastname=more&eventyear=1982&eventyear_offset=2\|title=Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>
	\| other_names = Kenny More		\| other_names = Kenny More
	\| years_active = 1935–1980		\| years_active = 1935–1980
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	\| website = http://www.kennethmore.com		\| website = http://www.kennethmore.com
	}}		}}
	'''Kenneth Gilbert More''', [[w:Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]] (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.		'''Kenneth Gilbert More''', [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]] (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.

	Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''[[Genevieve (film)\|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 film)\|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 film)\|The Deep Blue Sea]]'' (1955), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)\|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958), ''[[North West Frontier (film)\|North West Frontier]]'' (1959), ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)\|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959) and ''[[Sink the Bismarck]]'' (1960).		Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''[[Genevieve (film)\|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 film)\|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 film)\|The Deep Blue Sea]]'' (1955), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)\|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958), ''[[North West Frontier (film)\|North West Frontier]]'' (1959), ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)\|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 [[w:Susannah York\|Susannah York]], "one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."<ref name="More">Kenneth More (1978) ''More or Less'', Hodder & Stoughton. {{ISBN\|0-340-22603-X}}</ref> He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of ''[[w:The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)\|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) and the ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)\|Father Brown]]'' series (1974).		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\|Susannah York]], "one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."<ref name="More">Kenneth More (1978) ''More or Less'', Hodder & Stoughton. {{ISBN\|0-340-22603-X}}</ref> He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of ''[[The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)\|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) and the ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)\|Father Brown]]'' series (1974).
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Kenneth More was born at 'Raeden', Vicarage Way, [[w:Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kenneth More\|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/kenneth-more/\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=London Remembers\|language=en}}</ref> the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a [[w:Royal Naval Air Service\|Royal Naval Air Service]] pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a [[w:Cardiff\|Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[w:Victoria College, Jersey\|Victoria College]], having spent part of his childhood in the [[w:Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]], where his father was general manager of the [[w:Jersey Eastern Railway\|Jersey Eastern Railway]].		Kenneth More was born at 'Raeden', Vicarage Way, [[Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kenneth More\|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/kenneth-more/\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=London Remembers\|language=en}}</ref> the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a [[Royal Naval Air Service\|Royal Naval Air Service]] pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a [[Cardiff\|Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey\|Victoria College]], having spent part of his childhood in the [[Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]], where his father was general manager of the [[Jersey Eastern Railway\|Jersey Eastern Railway]].

	After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a [[w:civil engineer\|civil engineer]]. He gave up his training and worked for a while in [[w:Sainsbury's\|Sainsbury's]] on the Strand.		After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a [[civil engineer\|civil engineer]]. He gave up his training and worked for a while in [[Sainsbury's\|Sainsbury's]] on the Strand.

	When More was 17 his father died, and he applied to join the [[Royal Air Force]], but failed the medical test for [[Equilibrioception\|equilibrium]]. He then travelled to Canada, intending to work as a [[Animal trapping\|fur trapper]], but was sent back because he lacked immigration papers.		When More was 17 his father died, and he applied to join the [[Royal Air Force]], but failed the medical test for [[Equilibrioception\|equilibrium]]. He then travelled to Canada, intending to work as a [[Animal trapping\|fur trapper]], but was sent back because he lacked immigration papers.
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	* {{Screenonline name\|id=558568}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=558568}}
	* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/135134%7C93729/Kenneth-More/ Kenneth More] at [[w:Turner Classic Movies\|TCM]]		* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/135134%7C93729/Kenneth-More/ Kenneth More] at [[Turner Classic Movies\|TCM]]
	* [http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/ Kenneth More Theatre]		* [http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/ Kenneth More Theatre]

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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	~~{{Commons category\|Kenneth More}}~~
	* {{IMDb name\|id=0603336\|name=Kenneth More}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0603336\|name=Kenneth More}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|id=558568}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=558568}}
	* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/135134%7C93729/Kenneth-More/ Kenneth More] at [[Turner Classic Movies\|TCM]]		* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/135134%7C93729/Kenneth-More/ Kenneth More] at [[w:Turner Classic Movies\|TCM]]
	* [http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/ Kenneth More Theatre]		* [http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/ Kenneth More Theatre]
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	~~\| title = Awards for Kenneth More~~
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	~~{{BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role}}~~
	~~{{Volpi Cup for Best Actor}}~~
	}}

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	~~[[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]]~~
	[[Category:English male film actors]]		[[Category:English male film actors]]
	[[Category:English male stage actors]]		[[Category:English male stage actors]]

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	\| other_names = Kenny More		\| other_names = Kenny More
	\| years_active = 1935–1980		\| years_active = 1935–1980
	\| spouse = {{Plainlist		\| spouse = {{Plainlist\|
	*{{Marriage\|Beryl Johnstone\|1939\|1946\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|Beryl Johnstone\|1939\|1946\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|Mabel Barkby\|1952\|1968\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|Mabel Barkby\|1952\|1968\|end=div}}

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Kenneth More		\| name = Kenneth More
	\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]
	\| image = Kenneth More.webp		\| image = Kenneth More.webp
	\| caption = ~~More in 1969~~		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More		\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1914\|9\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|07\|12\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|07\|12\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Fulham]], London, England<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=kenneth%20g&lastname=more&eventyear=1982&eventyear_offset=2\|title=Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>		\| death_place = [[w:Fulham\|Fulham]], London, England<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=kenneth%20g&lastname=more&eventyear=1982&eventyear_offset=2\|title=Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>
	\| other_names = Kenny More		\| other_names = Kenny More
	\| years_active = 1935–1980		\| years_active = 1935–1980
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Beryl Johnstone\|1939\|1946\|end=~~divorced~~}} ~~<br />~~{{Marriage\|Mabel Barkby\|1952\|1968\|end=~~divorced~~}} ~~<br />~~{{Marriage\|[[Angela Douglas]]\|1968}}		\| spouse = {{Plainlist
			*{{Marriage\|Beryl Johnstone\|1939\|1946\|end=div}}
			*{{Marriage\|Mabel Barkby\|1952\|1968\|end=div}}
			*{{Marriage\|[[Angela Douglas]]\|1968}}
			}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| website = http://www.kennethmore.com		\| website = http://www.kennethmore.com
	}}		}}
	'''Kenneth Gilbert More''', [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]] (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.		'''Kenneth Gilbert More''', [[w:Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]] (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.

	Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''[[Genevieve (film)\|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 film)\|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 film)\|The Deep Blue Sea]]'' (1955), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)\|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958), ''[[North West Frontier (film)\|North West Frontier]]'' (1959), ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)\|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959) and ''[[Sink the Bismarck]]'' (1960).		Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''[[Genevieve (film)\|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 film)\|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 film)\|The Deep Blue Sea]]'' (1955), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)\|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958), ''[[North West Frontier (film)\|North West Frontier]]'' (1959), ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)\|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."<ref name="More">Kenneth More (1978) ''More or Less'', Hodder & Stoughton. {{ISBN\|0-340-22603-X}}</ref> He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of ''[[The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)\|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) and the ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)\|Father Brown]]'' series (1974).		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 [[w:Susannah York\|Susannah York]], "one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."<ref name="More">Kenneth More (1978) ''More or Less'', Hodder & Stoughton. {{ISBN\|0-340-22603-X}}</ref> He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of ''[[w:The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)\|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) and the ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)\|Father Brown]]'' series (1974).
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Kenneth More was born at 'Raeden', Vicarage Way, [[Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kenneth More\|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/kenneth-more/\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=London Remembers\|language=en}}</ref> the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a [[Royal Naval Air Service]] pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a [[Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey]], having spent part of his childhood in the [[Channel Islands]], where his father was general manager of the [[Jersey Eastern Railway]].		Kenneth More was born at 'Raeden', Vicarage Way, [[w:Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kenneth More\|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/kenneth-more/\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=London Remembers\|language=en}}</ref> the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a [[w:Royal Naval Air Service\|Royal Naval Air Service]] pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a [[w:Cardiff\|Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[w:Victoria College, Jersey\|Victoria College]], having spent part of his childhood in the [[w:Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]], where his father was general manager of the [[w:Jersey Eastern Railway\|Jersey Eastern Railway]].

	After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a [[civil engineer]]. He gave up his training and worked for a while in [[Sainsbury's]] on the Strand.		After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a [[w:civil engineer\|civil engineer]]. He gave up his training and worked for a while in [[w:Sainsbury's\|Sainsbury's]] on the Strand.

	When More was 17 his father died, and he applied to join the [[Royal Air Force]], but failed the medical test for [[Equilibrioception\|equilibrium]]. He then travelled to Canada, intending to work as a [[Animal trapping\|fur trapper]], but was sent back because he lacked immigration papers.		When More was 17 his father died, and he applied to join the [[Royal Air Force]], but failed the medical test for [[Equilibrioception\|equilibrium]]. He then travelled to Canada, intending to work as a [[Animal trapping\|fur trapper]], but was sent back because he lacked immigration papers.

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	\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]
	\| image = Kenneth More ~~1969~~.~~jpg~~		\| image = Kenneth More.webp
	\| caption = More in 1969		\| caption = More in 1969
	\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More		\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More

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	~~{{Short description\|British actor (1914–1982)}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=July 2021}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=July 2021}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Kenneth More		\| name = Kenneth More
	\| honorific_suffix = [[w:Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]		\| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]]
	\| image = Kenneth More.webp		\| image = Kenneth More.webp
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More		\| birth_name = Kenneth Gilbert More
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|07\|12\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1982\|07\|12\|1914\|09\|20\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Fulham\|Fulham]], London, England<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=kenneth%20g&lastname=more&eventyear=1982&eventyear_offset=2\|title=Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>		\| death_place = [[Fulham\|Fulham]], London, England<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=kenneth%20g&lastname=more&eventyear=1982&eventyear_offset=2\|title=Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007}}</ref>
	\| other_names = Kenny More		\| other_names = Kenny More
	\| years_active = 1935–1980		\| years_active = 1935–1980
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	\| website = http://www.kennethmore.com		\| website = http://www.kennethmore.com
	}}		}}
	'''Kenneth Gilbert More''', [[w:Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]] (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.		'''Kenneth Gilbert More''', [[Order of the British Empire#Current classes\|CBE]] (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor.

	Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''[[Genevieve (film)\|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 film)\|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 film)\|The Deep Blue Sea]]'' (1955), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)\|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958), ''[[North West Frontier (film)\|North West Frontier]]'' (1959), ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)\|The 39 Steps]]'' (1959) and ''[[Sink the Bismarck]]'' (1960).		Initially achieving fame in the comedy ''[[Genevieve (film)\|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 film)\|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 film)\|The Deep Blue Sea]]'' (1955), ''[[Reach for the Sky]]'' (1956), ''[[A Night to Remember (1958 film)\|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958), ''[[North West Frontier (film)\|North West Frontier]]'' (1959), ''[[The 39 Steps (1959 film)\|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 [[w:Susannah York\|Susannah York]], "one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."<ref name="More">Kenneth More (1978) ''More or Less'', Hodder & Stoughton. {{ISBN\|0-340-22603-X}}</ref> He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of ''[[w:The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)\|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) and the ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)\|Father Brown]]'' series (1974).		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\|Susannah York]], "one of the happiest films on which I have ever worked."<ref name="More">Kenneth More (1978) ''More or Less'', Hodder & Stoughton. {{ISBN\|0-340-22603-X}}</ref> He also enjoyed a revival in the much-acclaimed TV adaptation of ''[[The Forsyte Saga (1967 series)\|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) and the ''[[Father Brown (1974 TV series)\|Father Brown]]'' series (1974).
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	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Kenneth More was born at 'Raeden', Vicarage Way, [[w:Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[w:Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kenneth More\|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/kenneth-more/\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=London Remembers\|language=en}}</ref> the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a [[w:Royal Naval Air Service\|Royal Naval Air Service]] pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a [[w:Cardiff\|Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[w:Victoria College, Jersey\|Victoria College]], having spent part of his childhood in the [[w:Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]], where his father was general manager of the [[w:Jersey Eastern Railway\|Jersey Eastern Railway]].		Kenneth More was born at 'Raeden', Vicarage Way, [[Gerrards Cross\|Gerrards Cross]], [[Buckinghamshire\|Buckinghamshire]],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kenneth More\|url=http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/kenneth-more/\|access-date=22 March 2021\|website=London Remembers\|language=en}}</ref> the only son of Charles Gilbert More, a [[Royal Naval Air Service\|Royal Naval Air Service]] pilot, and Edith Winifred Watkins, the daughter of a [[Cardiff\|Cardiff]] solicitor. He was educated at [[Victoria College, Jersey\|Victoria College]], having spent part of his childhood in the [[Channel Islands\|Channel Islands]], where his father was general manager of the [[Jersey Eastern Railway\|Jersey Eastern Railway]].

	After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a [[w:civil engineer\|civil engineer]]. He gave up his training and worked for a while in [[w:Sainsbury's\|Sainsbury's]] on the Strand.		After he left school, he followed the family tradition by training as a [[civil engineer\|civil engineer]]. He gave up his training and worked for a while in [[Sainsbury's\|Sainsbury's]] on the Strand.

	When More was 17 his father died, and he applied to join the [[Royal Air Force]], but failed the medical test for [[Equilibrioception\|equilibrium]]. He then travelled to Canada, intending to work as a [[Animal trapping\|fur trapper]], but was sent back because he lacked immigration papers.		When More was 17 his father died, and he applied to join the [[Royal Air Force]], but failed the medical test for [[Equilibrioception\|equilibrium]]. He then travelled to Canada, intending to work as a [[Animal trapping\|fur trapper]], but was sent back because he lacked immigration papers.
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	* {{IMDb name\|id=0603336\|name=Kenneth More}}		* {{IMDb name\|id=0603336\|name=Kenneth More}}
	* {{Screenonline name\|id=558568}}		* {{Screenonline name\|id=558568}}
	* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/135134%7C93729/Kenneth-More/ Kenneth More] at [[w:Turner Classic Movies\|TCM]]		* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/135134%7C93729/Kenneth-More/ Kenneth More] at [[Turner Classic Movies\|TCM]]
	* [http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/ Kenneth More Theatre]		* [http://www.kmtheatre.co.uk/ Kenneth More Theatre]

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	* 1961 – 3rd most popular international star		* 1961 – 3rd most popular international star
	* 1962 – 4th most popular international star<ref>{{cite news\|title=Money-Making Films Of 1962\|work=The Times\|location=London, England\|date=4 January 1963\|page=4}}</ref>		* 1962 – 4th most popular international star<ref>{{cite news\|title=Money-Making Films Of 1962\|work=The Times\|location=London, England\|date=4 January 1963\|page=4}}</ref>

	~~== See also ==~~
	* [[Cinema of the United Kingdom]]
	* [[List of British actors]]

	== References ==		== References ==