He was as cordial and lovely as you would expect him to be, showing me all the earthquake damage in his Beverly Hills home. I interviewed Gregory Peck in 1994, just days after a 6.8 earthquake rocked Los Angeles. When a young black farm worker named Tom Robinson (Brock Peters) is accused by a white girl of raping her, Atticus agrees to defend him, with devastating consequences. Gregory Peck starred as small town widower lawyer Atticus Finch, and spotlighted his relationship with his two children, Scout (Mary Badham) and Jem (Phillip Alford), and the racial injustice that plagued the deep South during the Depression. It subsequently was adapted into a motion picture, and premiered on March 16, 1963, after a limited release in December 1962 for awards consideration. HOLLYWOOD-In July, 1960, the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” written by first-time author Harper Lee, took America by storm. This installment is an interview with Academy Award winner Gregory Peck, who starred in the big screen adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.” We hope you enjoy taking a walk down memory lane with Judy and the various celebrities (most of whom have long since passed) talking frankly and openly about the films that made them famous. All of the interviews were conducted by veteran Hollywood correspondent Judy Sloane, who is now a regular contributor to. This is one of several vintage interviews with beloved Hollywood celebrities reflecting on their most famous films. (l-r) Mary Badham and Gregory Peck stars in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
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