GregoryPeck-AnAmericanMasterwell-respectedanduniversallyadoredamajorpresenceinthetheaterapillarofmoralcourageandconstantdefenderoftraditionalvaluespresentedaudienceswithcompellingstoriesofstrengthandmasculinity.BorninLaJolla,CaliforniaWassenttoSt.John'sMilitaryAcademyinLosAngeles•Returnedtolivewithhisfather•attendpublichighschool1916GregoryPeck192219261930•Parentsdivorced•livedwithhismaternalgrandmother1939GregoryPeck19421944changedhisnamefromEldredtoGregoryandmovedtoNewYork.There,hisabilitieswerealmostimmediatelyrecognizedPeckmadehisdebutonBroadwaywithTheMorningStar.Thoughmanyofhisearlyplaysweredoomedtoshortruns,itseemedclearthatPeckwasdestinedforsomethingbigger.somethingbiggerarrivedintheformofhisfirsttwoHollywoodroles,asVladimirinDaysofGloryandFatherFrancisChisholminTheKeysoftheKingdom.GregoryPeck194519461947AlfredHitchcock'sSpellboundKingVidor'sDuelintheSunEliaKazan'sGentleman'sAgreement•hisroleasthetaciturnScottishmissionaryinTheKeysoftheKingdomwasaresoundingtriumph•broughthimhisfirstOscarnominationforBestActorGregoryPeck1960s—1970sPeckcontinuedtochallengehimselfasanactor,appearinginthrillers,warfilms,westernsandinhisbestknownfilm,ToKillaMockingbird.GregoryPeck1980s—1990sPeckhasfocusedmuchofhisenergyonspendingtimewithhiswife,children,andgrandchildren.Inhismorethanfiftyfilms,Peckhascontinuallyattemptedtoinvestigatethesecomplexstruggles,andindoingsohascreatedalibraryofstoriesthatshedlightonhumanpossibilityandsocialreality.2001sAt85,Peckturnedhisattentionbacktowherehegothisstart,thestage.2003spassedaway,attheageof87.Saytogether