09/01/2026
Before he was the iconic Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird, Gregory Peck was just another student walking the paths of UC Berkeley.
After transferring to Berkeley in 1936, Peck studied pre-med before switching to English. It was during college that he discovered his passion for acting, performing in several university theatre productions that would change the course of his life forever.
With an acting career spanning several decades, Peck starred in classics including Roman Holiday (1953), The Big Country (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961), Cape Fear (1962), and To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor. In 1999, the American Film Institute named him the 12th Greatest Male Star of Classic Hollywood Cinema, cementing his place as one of the most influential icons on the big screen.
๐ธby John Engstead & Ernest Bachrach