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I loved him, always with a gentle strength and dignity. At least he apparently died peacefully. His wife said he wasn't even sick, but that age took its course and he just passed on while asleep.
Gregory Peck, the lanky, handsome movie star whose long career included such classics as "Roman Holiday," "Spellbound" and his Academy Award-winner, "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died, a spokesman said Thursday. He was 87.
Peck died overnight, Monroe Friedman told The Associated Press.
Peck's craggy good looks, lanky grace and measured speech contributed to his screen image as the decent, courageous man of action. From his film debut in 1944 with "Days of Glory," he was never less than a star. He was nominated for the Oscar five times, and his range of roles was astonishing.
Keith
Gregory Peck, the lanky, handsome movie star whose long career included such classics as "Roman Holiday," "Spellbound" and his Academy Award-winner, "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died, a spokesman said Thursday. He was 87.
Peck died overnight, Monroe Friedman told The Associated Press.
Peck's craggy good looks, lanky grace and measured speech contributed to his screen image as the decent, courageous man of action. From his film debut in 1944 with "Days of Glory," he was never less than a star. He was nominated for the Oscar five times, and his range of roles was astonishing.
Keith
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