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Title: American Legends
Subtitle: The Life of Gregory Peck
Author: Charles River Editors
Narrator: Scott Clem
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
Language: English
Release date: 07-03-17
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians
Publisher's Summary:
"Entertainment is all right, but entertainment with an idea behind it is much more important." Gregory Peck
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.
At the end of the 20th century, the American Film Institute ranked Gregory Peck 12th in its list of best actors, and it's not hard to see why. In addition to being one of the most popular actors in Hollywood for three decades, Peck won an Academy Award for Best Actor playing Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and he was also nominated several other times. Even when he wasn't being nominated for his performances, he appeared in some of the most acclaimed movies of the century, including How the West Was Won and Roman Holiday.
Peck was a household name across America, but far from resting on his laurels, he poured just as much energy into humanitarian causes, though he didn't think much of it, saying, "I'm not a do-gooder. It embarrassed me to be classified as a humanitarian. I simply take part in activities that I believe in." Nonetheless, Peck's work as a humanitarian led to him being awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon Johnson in 1969, when he was still near the height of his career. He championed several causes over the years, most of them liberal ones like gun control and gay rights. Always outspoken, he even lent his name and voice to politically charged commercials, including the notorious fight to stop Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. Peck continued his work into the 21st century, and in 2011, several years after he died, he was commemorated with a postage stamp.
American Legends: The Life of Gregory Peck profiles the life and career of one of America's greatest actors. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Gregory Peck like never before, in no time at all.
Members Reviews:
The man the legend: Mr Peck
This was absolutely awesome. I've known Gregory for many,many years and I still learned a lot from this very interesting book. So many details and remarkable facts that so many people had no knowledge of. He was one of the truly fascinating actors of my time and the world sorely misses him. One thing I was completely unaware of was his political involvement. I mean we all are to some extent but Gregory was more involved than most at a time when we needed his kind of wholesomeness. I know that we could sure use that in today's political arena. Be ready to enjoy yourself...very good read!
Ok, but don't waste your money!!
Don't bother with this, its an abridged story from something else, no bigger than a pamphlet. I'm not a fast reader but I had the whole thing finished in about an hour. Some grainy photos were inserted. Looks to be haphazardly thrown together. Don't waste your $6+, spend a little bit more and buy one of the other books by Gary Fishgall or Lynn Haney. I bought all three and started on the Lynn Haney book.
