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- NAME: Gregory Peck
- OCCUPATION: Actor
- BIRTH DATE: April 05, 1916
- DEATH DATE: June 12, 2003
- EDUCATION: San Diego State University, University of California, Berkeley
- PLACE OF BIRTH: La Jolla, California
- PLACE OF DEATH: Los Angeles, California
- Full Name: Eldred Gregory Peck
- Full Name: Gregory Peck
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Gregory Peck is best known for his larger-than-life film roles, particularly as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Gregory Peck starred as Atticus Finch in the film adaptation of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Peck's character was voted the greatest movie hero of all time.
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Play NowGregory Peck. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 08:00, May 18, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049.
Gregory Peck. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049 [Accessed 18 May 2013].
"Gregory Peck." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 18 2013, 08:00 http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049.
"Gregory Peck," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049 [accessed May 18, 2013].
"Gregory Peck," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049 (accessed May 18, 2013).
Gregory Peck [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 18] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049.
Gregory Peck, http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049 (last visited May 18, 2013).
Gregory Peck. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/gregory-peck-9436049. Accessed May 18, 2013.
On June 12, 2003, Peck died from bronchopneumonia while asleep at his home in Los Angeles. He was 87 years old. He was survived by his wife of nearly 49 years, Veronique Passani (they were married on December 31, 1955), and their two children.
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