Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor who was born in La Jolla, California.[1]
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Born | Eldred Gregory Peck April 5, 1916 |
Died | June 12, 2003 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Cause of death | Bronchopneumonia |
Resting place | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1933–1992 |
Spouse(s) | Greta Kukkonen (m. 1934–1947, divorced) Veronique Passani (m. 1947–1996, his death) |
Children | 5, including Cecilia |
Relatives | Ethan Peck (grandson) |
One of 20th Century Fox's most popular movie stars from the 1940s to the 1950s, Peck continued to play important roles well into the 1980s. His most famous role was that of Atticus Finch in the 1954 movie To Kill a Mockingbird, for which he won his Academy Award.
President Lyndon Johnson awarded Peck the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1961 for his lifetime humanitarian efforts. In 1991, the American Film Institute named Peck among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking at number 12.
Gregory Peck Media
Peck in his film debut Days of Glory (1944)
Peck and co-star Ingrid Bergman in the film Spellbound (1945)
Peck with actors Dorothy McGuire and Sam Jaffe in Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Peck in the film Yellow Sky (1949)
Peck alongside co-star Susan Hayward in David and Bathsheba
Peck and Audrey Hepburn in a promotional still for Roman Holiday (1953)
Peck with Jennifer Jones in a film still for The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Peck and Lauren Bacall in the film Designing Woman (1957)
References
- ↑ "Gregory Peck - About Gregory Peck - American Masters - PBS". PBS. 18 April 2001.
Other websites
- Gregory Peck on IMDb