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Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916, in the neighborhood of La Jolla in San Diego, California, to Bernice Mae "Bunny" (née Ayres; 1894–1992), and Gregory Pearl Peck (1886–1962), a Rochester, New York–born chemist and pharmacist. His father was of English (paternal) and Irish (maternal) heritage, and his mother was of English and Scots ancestry.
Gregory Peck. Actor: To Kill a Mockingbird. Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child, he was sent to live with his grandmother.
Gregory Peck (1916–2003) was an American actor who had an extensive career in film, television, radio, and on stage. Peck's breakthrough role was as a Catholic priest who attempts to start a mission in China in the 1944 film The Keys of the Kingdom, for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In the same year, he played Count Vronsky in a radio adaptation ...
Apr 2, 2014 · (1916-2003) Synopsis. Born in La Jolla, California, in 1916, Gregory Peck studied pre-med at the University of California, Berkeley. He began acting while in college, and soon after moved to New ...
Kind hearted, generous and wonderful Gregory Peck, in his marvelous film career produced a number of indelible characters, including Atticus Finch, in the timeless "To Kill a Mockingbird." Each performance by Mr. Peck was sheer excellence. Eldred Gregory Peck hails from my own hometown, San Diego, having been born and raised in the beautiful La Jolla district of San Diego. Along with gentle ...
Gregory Peck. Actor: To Kill a Mockingbird. Eldred Gregory Peck was born on April 5, 1916 in La Jolla, California, to Bernice Mae (Ayres) and Gregory Pearl Peck, a chemist and druggist in San Diego. He had Irish (from his paternal grandmother), English, and some German, ancestry. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child, he was sent to live with his grandmother.
Jun 13, 2003 · Gregory Peck died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday night, the week after his famous character Atticus Finch from "To Kill a Mockingbird" was named by the Ameri-can Film Institute as the greatest movie hero of all time. The veteran star, who won an Oscar for that performance and was nominated for four others, was 87. His wife, Veronique, was holding his hand when he died, family spokesman ...
Jun 8, 2024 · Gregory Peck, tall, imposing American actor with a deep, mellow voice, best known for conveying characters of honesty and integrity. He is perhaps best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Learn more about Peck’s life and career.
Jun 13, 2003 · Academy Award winner Gregory Peck, one of Hollywood's best-loved actors, whose characters embodied a gentle dignity, heroism and compassion for the underdog in such films as "To Kill a Mockingbird ...
Atticus Finch gave Gregory Peck an opportunity to play himself.-Harper Lee. A man of wit, love of family, a man of character and nobility. He was a wonder. He was a gift.-Lauren Bacall. By the nature of the films he chose to make, you can learn how to be a better man.-Tom Hanks. He was then, and he will always be, just my Atticus. – Mary Badham
