Kenneth More Kenneth More Kenneth Gilbert More, CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was an English film and stage actor. Raised to stardom by the veteran car based film-comedy "Genevieve" (1953), he appeared in many roles as a carefree, happy-go-lucky gent. His biggest hits from this period include "Raising a Riot" (1955), "Reach for the Sky" (1956), and "The Admirable Crichton" (1957). He starred in "Doctor in the House" (1954), the first of the popular "Doctor" film series. Although his career declined in the early 1960s, two of his own favourite films date from this time – "The Comedy Man"
The Shiralee (1957 film) role in it were among his favourites in his career. Norman says Finch "was marvellous... it was great working with him. Of course he was not a Balcon sort of character at all - too wild a lifestyle." The song "Shiralee" used as soundtrack was sung by Tommy Steele and reached #11 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart in 1957. The Shiralee (1957 film) The Shiralee is a 1957 British film made by Ealing Studios, directed by Leslie Norman and based on the novel by D'Arcy Niland. Although all exterior scenes were filmed in Sydney, Scone (where the film had