Book review - "Gregory Peck" by Michael Munn

Fairly average biography - some press clippings, a few interviews (mostly with other movie stars which consisted of quotes like "he was great to work with"). I didn't know that much about Peck's work to start off with - just that he became very famous very quickly. He came from a broken home and did put in some hard yards on the New York stage but was fortunate enough to have a dodgy back during WW2 and took advantage of a lack in leading men. His serious demeanour seemed to fit in with serious post-WW2 atmosphere. He also had excellent taste in material, ensuring his name was kept in front of the public eye until the late 60s when a rash of box office flops saw him become "famous name" rather than "star". Peck seems to be a decent, hardworking nice guy, with a bit of an ego but he doesn't let it get out of control (eg he grumpily let Bob Mitchum steal the show in Cape Fear which Peck produced.) He seems to have had a bit of a drinking problem and his eldest son killed himself in 1975, but both are not really dealt with in much dept.