Who is Gregory?

Gregory peck (1965438+April 5, 2006-June 2003 12) is a famous American film actor.

Ed gregory peck was born in La Jolla, California, USA. His mother is from Mississippi and his father is gregory peck. He is a chemist. Little Parker's grandmother, Catherine Asher, is an Irish immigrant. Thomas Asher, a relative of Catherine Asher, was an Irish nationalist who participated in the Irish Easter Uprising in the year when little Parker was born and died in the famine of 19 17. When little Parker was 5 years old, his parents divorced and his grandmother began to raise him. /kloc-at the age of 0/0, Parker was sent to a Roman Catholic military school in Los Angeles. After graduation, he was admitted to San Diego State University, but dropped out immediately after one year. He drove a truck in an oil company for a while. 1936 Became a preppie at the University of California, Berkeley, majoring in English literature, and joined the school rowing team. In senior three, he joined the school's small troupe and acted in five plays.

After graduating from college, Parker removed the word "Ed Lide" from his name. 1939 went to new york to study at the Theatre Academy next door. Being down and out, he often sleeps in Central Park. He also served as a guide for NBC TV at the 1939 World Expo. 1942, Parker made his Broadway debut as the leading actor in Emlyn Williams's Morning Star. That year, his second play was The Willow and Me, which was co-produced with Edward Pawley. Parker was very popular during World War II, because he was exempted from military service because of a back injury while learning dance and movements from Martha Graham. 20th Century Fox claimed that Parker's rowing in college caused his back injury. In Parker's words, "I guess people in Hollywood don't think a dance class is that serious." I have been trying to prove this statement for years. 」

Parker's first film was 1944' s Glorious Days. In the first five years of his film performance, he was nominated as a candidate for the best actor award four times. These films are: the key to the kingdom (1944) and the baby (1946). Gentlemen's agreement (1947), twelve o'clock high) (1949+0949).

1962, at the peak of the American civil rights movement, Parker starred in the film To Kill a Mockingbird adapted from harper lee's novel, playing the oppressed lawyer and widowed father Articus Finch. This role made Parker nominated for best actor for the fifth time and won the grand prize for the first time. It is said that this film is also Parker's favorite work. In 2003, Atticus Finch was named the best movie hero of 100 by the American Film Academy. Another popular film by Parker is Roman Holiday, in which he plays a reporter, which made Audrey Hepburn win the Oscar for the first time.

1947, when many Hollywood stars were blacklisted for their related activities, Parker wrote a letter condemning the investigation of the Committee on Non-American Activities of Congress on the prosecution of red elements in the film industry. He also openly opposed the Vietnam War, although he still supported his son Steven to go to Vietnam to fight. 1972, Parker translated Philip Balligan's play The Trial of Catonsville 9? The film was made into a movie, telling the charges against a group of dissidents who protested against the Vietnam War.

In 1980s, he turned to the screen and became famous again by starring in the series of short plays Blue and Grey, in which he played abraham lincoln. He also starred in the TV series "sculli and Blake", which tells the true history of Catholic priests in the Vatican sheltering and smuggling Jews and other refugees from Nazi clutches during World War II.

From 65438 to 0989, after winning the Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Film Academy, Parker stopped making movies in the early 1990s. Because he is a loyal supporter of the Democratic Party of the United States, he was once suggested to run for the post of governor of California with Ronald Reagan as the candidate of the party. In an interview with an Irish media, Parker revealed that former US President Lyndon Lyndon Jenson had promised to appoint Parker as the US ambassador to Ireland if he won the second presidential election. Parker said, "Considering his Irish ancestry, it will be a great adventure. Parker also encouraged his son Kelly Parker to take an active part in politics. However, in 1978 and 1980, Kelly Parker was twice defeated by conservative Rep. Robert K. Donan in Southern California. The first time, he narrowly won, and the second time, the gap was even bigger.

In 2000, gregory peck was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by the Irish National University. He is also a sponsor of the Film Academy of Dublin College, and he also suggested that martin scorsese become an honorary sponsor. Parker also served as the chairman of the American cancer organization for some time. Like Kelly Grant, Parker made a global speech in his later years.

In 2003, at the age of 87, Parker died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. His second wife Veronica accompanied him. His inheritance was inherited by Veronica, two children and two children born by his ex-wife. His eldest son committed suicide as early as 1975.

Parker also inherited Catholic Armenian descent from his grandfather Sam Parker. After he married his second wife, Veronique Passani, his wife discovered his blood relationship. In order to learn Armenian tradition and Armenian, he began to learn Armenian from middle age. Later, his lineage was clarified. Gregory is a general name of Indo-European language family, and also an Armenian surname, which originated from the Armenian sage Prophet Saint Gregory in 332 AD.