More, Kenneth
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 20 September 1914 at 14:30 (= 2:30 PM ) | ||
| Place | Gerrards Cross, England, 51n35, 0w34 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   26°47'   06°37 Asc. 02°14'
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Biography
British actor, onscreen from 1948 whose films include "No Highway In The Sky," "Doctor In The House" and "The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw." More received the British Film Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in "Genevieve" and "Doctor in the House." In 1955 he was awarded the Best Actor prize at Venice for his part in "The Deep Blue Sea." He was considered equally adept in both comedy and drama.
More worked briefly as an engineer’s apprentice and fur trapper in Canada before beginning his film career. He did not become a popular actor until after the 50’s and service during WW II as a Navy lieutenant. More is the author of three books of Memoirs, 1959-1978. He died of Parkinson’s Disease on 7/12/1982.
Events
- Death by Disease 12 July 1982 (Parkinson's Disease, age 67)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1959 (First of three memoirs books released)
- Work : Prize 1955 at 12:00 midnight in Venice, Italy (Best Actor Prize)
- Work : New Career 1948 (Film debut)
Source Notes
David Fisher quotes him, given in British Journal of Astrology
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Comedy
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film)
- Notable : Book Collection : American Book
- Vocation : Military : Military service (Navy lieutenant, WW II)
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Three Best Actor Awards)
- Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer (Three books of memoirs)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Parkinson's (Terminal)
