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"
Island in the Sun (film) role in three years: She was billed third, but appeared in only a supporting role. Premiering in June 1957, "Island in the Sun" was a major box office success. The film earned $5,550,000 worldwide, and finished as the sixth highest-grossing film of 1957. It was the 8th most popular movie in Britain of that year. As a result of playing many interracial love scenes with Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine received poison pen mail, including some purported threats from the Ku Klux Klan. Fontaine turned the letters over to the FBI. The title song "Island in the Sun" was written by