Date of Birth: Wed, Apr 05, 1916
Place of Birth: La Jolla, California, USA
Peck was born in La Jolla, California. His father was a druggist in San Diego. His parents divorced when he was five years old. An only child, he was sent to live with his grandmother. He never felt he had a stable childhood. His fond memories are of his grandmother taking him to the movies every week and of his dog, which followed him everywhere. He studied pre-med at Berkeley and, while there, Peck got the acting bug and decided to change the focus of his studies. He enrolled in the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and debuted on Broadway after graduation. His debut was in Emlyn Williams stage play The Morning Star (1942). By 1943, he was in Hollywood where he debuted in the RKO film Days of Glory (1944).