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"
James Crichton was then in his twenty-second year. Much of Crichton's posthumous reputation comes from a romantic 1652 account of his life written by Sir Thomas Urquhart (1611–1660), contained within an unclassifiable work ("The Jewel") that is characterized by exaggeration and hyperbole. There is little or no contemporary evidence for many of the stories surrounding him. That said, his existence is supported by a few letters and his actual abilities were probably impressive. A historical novel entitled "Crichton" was published by the English writer William Harrison Ainsworth in 1836. "The Admirable Crichton" is referred to by Charles Dickens in his 1859 story