Gregory Peck, Great Actor, Greatest Gentleman Quiz

Answer: A commemorative postage stamp

This postage stamp is 17th in the Hollywood Legends series. It is a "forever" stamp. Gregory Peck appears on the stamp as he looked in the movie "To Kill A Mockinbird". The complete page of stamps has his picture, taken when he received his Oscar.

Answer: Veronique Passani

Gregory Peck told an audience that he had stopped in Paris during the production of "Roman Holiday" and had called Veronique inviting her to dinner. When he made the invitation, he felt she was hesitating and attributed this hesitation to the possibility that she had a significant other.

She finally accepted and later he found out she had an interview, that same evening, with famous Jean Paul Sartre, the existentialist writer. He said to the audience that he was happy she made the right decision.

Answer: The Big Country

In "The Big Country", Gregory Peck has the role of an ex sea-captain who travels to the west to marry the daughter of a rich rancher. He plays the role of a man of integrity, who refuses to get involved in a feud between two selfish men.
In "Duel in the Sun", for a big change, he is the bad brother who plays with the feelings of a young woman and robs trains when he needs money.
In "The Gunfighter", Peck is a reformed man who is caught up by his past. Although he arrives in town without bad intentions, he cannot change the fact that he has made enemies who do not let him live a good life.
In "Yellow Sky", he is the leader of a group of bank robbers who attack an old man who is mining for gold.

Answer: Yes

Besides Anthony and Cecilia, Gregory Peck had three sons from his first marriage, Jonathan, Stephen and Carey Paul.

Answer: La Jolla, California

Gregory Peck was born on April 5th, 1916. His birth name was Eldred Gregory Peck. His father was a pharmacist in San Diego. He was an only child.

Answer: The Keys of the Kingdom

"The Keys of the Kingdom" is based on the novel of the same name by A.J. Cronin. The story is about a Scottish Catholic priest who is sent to China as a missionary and finds the mission destroyed, no parishioners except a young couple and no money resources to build a church. But, a little at a time, he eventually builds a school, a hospital and he earns the love and respect of everyone who is in contact with him.

Answer: He went to live with his grandmother when his parents divorced.

Gregory Peck also remembers with fondness his weekends going to the movies with his grandmother and how his dog followed him everywhere. When his grandmother died, he went to live with his father.
He went to college in the University of California in Berkeley with a major in pre-med but changed his career plans and went to New York where he graduated from Neighborhood Playhouse.
After graduation his debut play was "The Morning Star".

Answer: Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the U.S. government. It is "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors".

Answer: The Paradine Case

"The Paradine Case" is the story of a woman accused of murdering her husband and Gregory Peck is the attorney defending her. The wife accused of murder is played by Austro-Italian actress Alida Valli and the young man-servant of the deceased husband is Louis Jourdan. There is a courtroom drama and a surprising ending to this crime story.

Answer: The Scarlet and the Black

"The Scarlet and the Black" is based on a true story. Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty risked his life to help many people escape to freedom. The miniseries were released in 1983.
"The Blue and the Gray" was released in 1982, and "Moby Dick", the third miniseries, was released in 1998. For his role as Father Mapple in this last one, he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an actor in a Supporting Role in a Series.