Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Gregory Peck papers
- Dates:
- 1920s-1993
- Creators:
- Peck, Gregory
- Extent:
- 117 linear feet of papers. 15 linear feet of photographs.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Gregory Peck papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Gregory Peck papers span from the 1920s to 1993 and encompass approximately 132 linear feet. The collection contains production files for film and television, subject files, correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs. The photograph series consists of more than 6,000 items. There are scene, off-camera, and set reference photographs, as well as portraits, snapshots, and publicity photographs.
- Biographical / historical:
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Gregory Peck was American actor active from 1944 to 1991. A life member of the Academy, he received an Academy Award for best actor for TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962) and the 1967 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He was also nominated in the acting category for THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM (1945), THE YEARLING (1946), GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (1947), and TWELVE O'CLOCK HIGH (1949).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Gregory Peck, 1995
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files, subseries A-B as follows: A. Produced; B. Unproduced; 2. Television files; 3. Subject files; 4. Photographs, subseries A-B as follows: A. Motion picture production; B. Subject
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- actors
- Names:
- Peck, Gregory , 1916-2003--Archives
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: June 26, 2013
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
- Preferred citation:
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Gregory Peck papers, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226