Posted on 20/06/03
R.I.P. Gregory Peck and Pierre Bourgault
Against anti-Semitism, but not against it alone:Hollywood's Gregory Peck, who died last week, looked perfect for the role of what is known in Jewish tradition as the Righteous Gentile. In his prime, he'd have been a great Schindler, in Schindler's List. In that mode, he is best known as the lawyer defending a black man in To Kill a Mockingbird; but he also starred in 1947's Gentleman's Agreement, adapted by Moss Hart from a novel and directed by Elia Kazan. It won three Oscars, including best film.
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