GREGORY PECK - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED CHECK 06/04/1954 - HFSID 280474

GREGORY PECK
1954 check for $350 signed by Oscar-winning actor Gregory Peck
Check signed "Gregory Peck". Endorsed on verso in blue ink in unknown hand. 6x2¾ with perforated left edge. June 4, 1954. Check no. 6 for $350, made out to Wes Sardinaux and payable from Peck's account at the Beverly Hills office of California Bank in Beverly Hills, California.Theyear thatPeck signed this check, he starred in three films: Night People, The Million Pound Note and The Purple Plain. He also received a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for Best Foreign Actor for his performance in Roman Holiday (1953). Nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Actor, Peck (1916-2003, born Eldred Gregory Peck in La Jolla, California) won the 1963 Oscar for the role of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. He received nominations in 1946 for portraying Father Francis Chisholm in The Keys of the Kingdom, in 1947 for the role of Pa Baxter in The Yearling, 1948 for playing Phil Green in Gentleman's Agreement and 1950 for the role of Brigadier General Frank in Twelve O'Clock High. Peck got his start on the stage, making his Broadway debut in The Morning Star (1942) before starring as a Russian guerilla in Days of Glory (1944). Lightly creased. Normal bank stamps and cancellation holes, which touch signature and handwriting. Folded once and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.