# Gregory Peck just died! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 12, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388 "2003-06-12T17:33:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/21 "2003-06-12T18:46:16Z")
Who did the narration in To Kill A Mockingbird (Scout as a grown-up)? I’m so bummed. He was just so great. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/22 "2003-06-12T18:47:21Z")
And his hottitude was unsurpassed. Shoo-weeee! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/23 "2003-06-12T19:06:47Z")
I’m very, very sad. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/24 "2003-06-12T19:07:57Z")
Man… that whole generation of actors is getting whittled down pretty badly. It’s really too bad about Mr. Peck. I’ll throw my 2 cents in and say that he was great in **On The Beach** , as well as in the movies already mentioned. Later days… ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/25 "2003-06-12T19:16:12Z")
Ohhhh, I just remembered _Roman Holiday_—wasn’t he just the living _end_ in that? ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/26 "2003-06-12T19:23:00Z")
Yeah, but that was really Audrey Hepburn’s picture. It’s a tribute to his cting abilitry that he could play a decent man railing against institutionalized racism in TKAM and a horrigyingly evil Josef Mengele in **The Boys from Brazil**. And he was definitely beddable. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/27 "2003-06-12T19:28:34Z")
Oh man…nooo… ☹ This is sincerely, sincerely sad. What a loss of a great actor and a fantastic human being. -Rest Well, Greg. We’ll miss you. ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/28 "2003-06-12T19:37:57Z")
“Stand up, Jean Louise, your father’s passing.” …sniff… ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/29 "2003-06-12T19:39:26Z")
☹ ☹ ☹ My third was [Trevor Goddard](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030610/ap_on_en_tv/obit_goddard_2). What a sucky week. As I’ve mentioned before, _Gentleman’s Agreement_ is my favorite movie, even though I accidentally named Cary Grant as its star in one thread (still haven’t lived that down). I think I’ll watch it again tonight, and maybe check out an old JAG episode and one of David Brinkley’s books as well. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/30 "2003-06-12T19:45:03Z")
[Here](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50070-2003Jun12.html?nav=hptop_tb) is a good, detailed obit, from the _Wash. Post_. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/31 "2003-06-12T19:53:28Z")
That is sad. I think Peck was one of the three classic Hollywood actors who exemplified on screen what most of us would LIKE to believe are American virtues (Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda, of course, are the others). I don’t know what his health was like in recent weeks, but I hope he saw that the AFI named him (I know, it wasn’t him, it was Atticus Finch… but to most of us, they were practically the same) the greatest screen hero of all time. And while he probably would have taken that with a grain of salt, I also hope he was very proud. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/32 "2003-06-12T20:10:45Z")
I’m definitely sad about this. What a great actor! On the other hand, in a bit of sheer morbidity, I had him on my deathpool list. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/33 "2003-06-12T22:14:59Z")
I’m reminded of an anecdote that Mr. Peck told years ago. I’m thinking that he was possibly on an old daytime talk show, like Dinah Shore or something. He said that TKAM was being filmed, and Harper Lee (the author) was on the set to watch. One day Peck was filming a dramatic scene, and he looked over and saw Ms. Lee crying. He thought, “Wow, I’m the world’s greatest actor. I’m just tearing her up!” After the scene, he walked over to Ms. Lee and asked her why she was crying. She said (in deep southern accent), “Oh, Mr. Peck – you’ve got a little pot belly just like my daddy had!” ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/34 "2003-06-12T22:19:46Z")
_lip quivering_☹_sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Antonius\_Block](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Antonius\_Block](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antonius_Block)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/35 "2003-06-12T22:25:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Kalhoun \* > **Who did the narration in To Kill A Mockingbird (Scout as a grown-up)?** That was [Kim Stanley](http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stanley,+Kim+(I)). RIP, Mr. Peck. You were one of the first movie stars who entered my awareness, gave great performances in some of my favorite movies, and lived long enough to hear that Atticus Finch was named the #1 hero in American film by the AFI. A full life, well-lived, devoid of scandal, with stongly-held political views and social activism. Taking on the Role of Phil Green in [Gentleman’s Agreement](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0039416) took some courage so early in your career. ---
**Author:** ![Zelski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c67d28/32.png) [@Zelski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zelski)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/36 "2003-06-12T22:33:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey! I was out getting lunch, okay? I did call “David Brinkley” a whole day before he died, y’know . . ." **Eve** , I didn’t read the other thread, but when I first read this post, I thought of the narrator’s voice from Gauntlet saying “David Brinkley is about to die…” ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/37 "2003-06-12T22:43:27Z")
“To Kill A Mockingbird” is sitting at home from Netflix. I’ve never seen the whole thing, just bits and pieces on TV through the years, but will definitely try to watch it this weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/38 "2003-06-12T22:50:29Z")
☹ This bites. ---
**Author:** ![deb2world](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@deb2world](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deb2world)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/39 "2003-06-12T23:03:04Z")
One of my favorite war movies is **Twelve O’Clock High**. Mr. Peck was great in it. He was able to portray a complex person who must take over a “hard luck” bomber group. He will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gregory-peck-just-died/181388/40 "2003-06-12T23:04:08Z")
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