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TCM tribute on Greg's centenary, April 5, 2016

posted 8 years ago by hobnob53
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 is the centenary of Gregory Peck's birth -- can you believe it?!

In his honor, TCM is devoting 24 hours of films (plus a documentary) to this terrific actor and screen giant. The schedule (all times Eastern):

6:00 AM: Days of Glory (1944)
7:30 AM: Man With a Million (1954) (a.k.a. The Million Pound Note)
9:15 AM: The Macomber Affair (1947)
11:00 AM: Designing Woman (1957)
1:15 PM: The Valley of Decision (1945)
3:30 PM: The Yearling (1946)
5:45 PM: On the Beach (1959)
8:00 PM: Cape Fear (1962)
10:00 PM: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
12:15 AM: A Conversation With Gregory Peck (1997 documentary interview)
2:00 AM: The Guns of Navarone (1961)
4:45 AM: Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951)

Not a bad assortment. The usual MGM films TCM often shows, plus the inevitable Mockingbird, but it also has his debut film, a rare comedy, a seldom-seen drama (Macomber) and a very infrequent TCM showing of On the Beach. Personally, I'm just sorry they scheduled two of my favorite Peck films for last (Navarone and Hornblower)!

Happy 100th birthday, Greg, wherever you are!

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[–] Big G-2 8 years ago

Thanks Hobnob. Although, I thought TCM would have had Gregory Peck as their "Star of the Month", and spread his films throughout April just as they did last year with Peck's buddies, Anthony Quinn, Orson Welles and Frank Sinatra, when they had their centennials.

Eventhough we saw Gregory Peck in his last years looking old and frail, I am still having a hard time believing he is now 100, since the image I will always have are his movies when he was young and vibrant. His underrated (I thought) PURPLE PLAIN is finally coming out on blu-ray on April 5th, so I will be sure to get that one later on.