His coverage of the last election was awesome, just a bitter old man who had seen one too many... I loved it! He will be missed.
they come in 3s <img src="http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/12/obit.peck/story.peck.ap.jpg"> <b>Gregory Peck dead at 87</b> Thursday, June 12, 2003 Posted: 2:05 PM EDT (1805 GMT) Peck as Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird." Story Tools RELATED • Finch, Lecter top AFI's heroes, villains lists (CNN) -- Actor Gregory Peck, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of upstanding lawyer Atticus Finch in 1962's "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died. He was 87. Peck died overnight, spokesman Monroe Friedman told The Associated Press. Finch was recently named the No. 1 hero in movie history, according to a survey by the American Film Institute. Peck was known for roles of dignified statesmen and people who followed a strong code of ethics: a reporter confronting anti-Semitism in "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947, a best picture Oscar winner), a military officer in "The Guns of Navarone" (1961), the president of the United States in "Amazing Grace and Chuck" (1987). But he could also play against type. He was a conflicted father in the original "Cape Fear" (1962) and a Nazi in "The Boys from Brazil" (1978), the latter against Laurence Olivier's Nazi hunter. He also gave an air of wondrous bemusement to his reporter in Audrey Hepburn's first major film, "Roman Holiday" (1953), for which Hepburn won an Oscar.
Oh no. Rarely, if ever, do novels breed an on screen counterpart that exceeds expectations. Read the novel in school and later saw the movie on TCM. Peck's role is unforgettable. Loved him in "Gentleman's Agreement" but haven't seen him in "Cape Fear" or his others for that matter. I think I'm going to rent a couple of his movies this weekend. +
