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Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema .
In 2003, his Peck's portrayal of Atticus Finch was named the greatest film hero of the past 100 years by the American Film Institute. Gregory Peck died at age 87 on June 12, 2003 in Los Angeles, California.
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- La Jolla [now in San Diego], California, USA
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Apr 2, 2014 · Gregory Peck is best known for his larger-than-life film roles, particularly as Atticus Finch in 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
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.
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Jul 31, 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).
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Along with gentle fellow citizens and actors, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, Peck founded the wonderful La Jolla Playhouse. His memory is revered by his family, his many friends and his community. Here are 40 of my favorite films of the great Gregory Peck.
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...
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