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"Entertainment is all right, but entertainment with an idea behind it is much more important." - Gregory Peck A lot of ink has been spilled within the lives of history's most influential characters, but how a lot of the forest is lost for the trees and shrubs? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get swept up to rate on the lives of America's most significant women and men in enough time it takes to complete a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. At the end of the 20th century, the American Film Institute rated Gregory Peck 12th in its set of best actors, and it's really easy to see why. Not only is it one of the most popular stars in Hollywood for three years, Peck received an Academy Honor for Best Actor participating in Atticus Finch in To Wipe out a Mockingbird, and he was also nominated other times. Even when he wasn't being nominated for his shows, he appeared in some of the most acclaimed movies of the century, including How the Western Was Won and Roman Trip. Peck was children name across America, but far from resting on his laurels, he poured just as much energy into humanitarian triggers, though he didn't think a lot of it, declaring, "I'm not a do-gooder. It humiliated me to be labeled as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I really believe in." Nonetheless, Peck's work as a humanitarian led to him being given a Presidential Medal of Flexibility by Lyndon Johnson in 1969, when he was still near to the height of his career. He championed several triggers over time, almost all of them liberal ones like gun control and homosexual protection under the law. Always outspoken, he even lent his name and speech to politically priced commercials, like the notorious fight to stop Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Courtroom. Peck prolonged his work in to the 21st century, and in 2011, several years after he passed away, he was commemorated with a postage stamp. American Legends: THE LIFE SPAN of Gregory Peck profiles the life and career of 1 of America's greatest stars. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, become familiar with about Gregory Peck like nothing you've seen prior, in no time at all.
