Gregory Peck
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04/04/1916
La Jolla, CA |
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| His To Kill a Mockingbird character Atticus Finch was chosen as the Top Film Hero of the Last 100 Years by the American Film Institute in 2003. |
| A back injury suffered during a dance class at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse made him ineligible for military service during WWII. |
| Along with with Mel Ferrer and Dorothy Malone, he cofounded the La Jolla Playhouse in his hometown in 1947. |
| Earned a varsity letter in rowing at the University of California. |
| Was a three-term president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
| Worked as a thrill-ride barker at the World's Fair and as a tour guide at Rockefeller Center prior to landing acting jobs in New York. |
