biography
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Peck, (Eldred) Gregory
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| male
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| lived:
| (1916– )
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| biography:
| Film star, born in La Jolla, California, USA. After two years with the Neighbourhood Playhouse in New York City, his Broadway debut in 1942 led to a flood of film offers. One of the first major independent post-war film stars, his good looks and soft-spoken manner were used to portray many men of action and everyday citizens distinguished by their sense of decency. Nominated five times for an Oscar, he received the Award for his portrayal of a liberal Southern lawyer in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Among his best-known films are Spellbound (1945), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), The Gunfighter (1950), and The Omen (1976), and later appearances include Old Gringo (1989) and Cape Fear (1991). He also produced films, including The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972), an anti-Vietnam war drama reflecting his own off-screen involvement with liberal causes and support of the Democratic Party. In 1999 he received the American film industry's Lifetime Achievement Award. |
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