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Gregory Peck: Biography

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Birth Name: Eldred Gregory Peck
Birth Place: La Jolla, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/05/1916, Aries
Date of Death: 06/12/2003
Profession: Actor; producer

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Gregory Peck Fast Facts:

Earned a varsity letter in rowing at the University of California.
Prior to landing acting jobs in New York in 1940, worked as a thrill-ride barker at the World's Fair and as a tour guide at Rockefeller Center.
A back injury suffered during a dance class at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse made him ineligible for military service during WWII.
With Mel Ferrar and Dorothy Malone, founded the La Jolla Playhouse in his hometown in 1947.
Atticus Finch, his To Kill a Mockingbird character, was chosen as the Top Film Hero of the Last 100 Years by the American Film Institute in 2003. (He also received the AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award, in 1989).
Was a three-term president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Was honored with a commemorative stamp in 2011 as part of the U.S. Postal Service's Legends of Hollywood series.

Gregory Peck Relationships:
Bernice 'Bunny' Ayres Peck - Mother
Jonathan Peck - Son
Stephen Peck - Son
Carey Paul Peck - Son
Cecilia Peck - Daughter
Anthony Peck - Son
Gregory 'Doc' Peck - Father
Greta Kukkonen - Ex-wife
Veronique Passani - Wife
Gregory Peck Awards:
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
1969 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1951 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1955 Golden Globe: Henrietta Award (World Film Favorites) - Winner
1947 Golden Globe: Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1978 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Winner
1963 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Winner
1964 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1945 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1946 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1949 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1962 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Winner
1967 Oscar: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award - Winner
1953 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
1963 BAFTA Awards: Best Foreign Actor - Nominee
1970 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Life Achievement Award - Winner
College:
University of California, Berkeley, CA (BA in English, 1939); attended San Diego State University, San Diego, CA