Heroes for a Better World

Gregory Peck
(1916-2003)

birthdate: April 5
birthplace:
La Jolla, California

Gregory Peck (born Eldred Gregory Peck) was an American actor who is best remembered for his Academy Award-winning role as Atticus Finch, a Southern lawyer who fought against racism in the 1962 movie, To Kill a Mockingbird. This character will forever be remembered as the model father figure who helped show that compassion, integrity and pacifism are really at the heart of true heroism. The American Film Institute named Gregory Peck's portrayal as Atticus Finch the top hero ever in US movie history. Gregory Peck had a prolific movie career and chose parts that he believed in. For example, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in "Gentleman's Agreement," a 1947 film which addressed the controversial subject of anti-Semitism in America. He made two movies about the threat of nuclear war -- the 1959 film, On the Beach, about the aftermath of a nuclear war and the 1987 film, Amazing Grace & Chuck about a Little Leaguer who convinces the U.S. President, played by Gregory Peck, to adopt policies leading to global nuclear disarmament. Offscreen, Gregory Peck was involved in many humanitarian causes for a better world. He helped raise funds and awareness for cancer research, gun control, and for civil rights in America. He received many honors for his humanitarian work. President Lyndon Johnson awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Academy of the Arts awarded him the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love, awarded him the second annual Marian Anderson Award for his humanitarian efforts.


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