A Tribute To Gregory Peck - Abe Lincoln The Prairie Years - 2-3-49
Somehow, between "Moby Dick" at Cal in 1938 and "Sons and Soldiers" on Broadway in 1943, Gregory Peck became one of America's most distinguished actors. "My training was telescoped," he said. "I had to pay attention. It was survival of the fittest." When he and Ferrer and McGuire founded the La Jolla Playhouse, the idea was to help Hollywood actors polish their chops. He served as president of the Academy Awards body and was active in the Motion Picture and Television Fund, American Cancer Society, National Endowment for the Arts and other causes.