Which leading man opened eyes to prejudice and religious inequality in his role as an investigative reporter in Gentlemen's Agreement, freed an innocent man in To Kill a Mockingbird, and protected his family from a vengeful ex-con in Cape Fear?

Once having considered joining the priesthood of the Roman Catholic Church, Eldred Gregory Peck was instead drawn into acting. He was as skilled at portraying a crazed scientist in The Boys from Brazil as he was at being a tender-hearted romantic in Roman Holiday. He was one of the most popular leading men for a 20-year span from 1940 to 1960, being named among the Greatest Male Stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema by the American Film Institute. Peck was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his humanitarian efforts,

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