Gregory Peck’s Bold Move When Audrey Hepburn Was Doubted At Dinner The last week of August 1952 and Rome had not yet decided to cool. William Wyler had rented a long table at a trattoria near the Piazza del Popolo, the kind of place where wine arrived before you asked and the Roman Holiday company…
AUDREY HEPBURN’S Return to Hollywood—Gregory Peck Heard What the Executive Said and STEPPED FORWARD The backstage corridor of the Shrine Auditorium smelled of hairspray and cut flowers and the tension that fills any building where 42 million people are watching. It was the 11th of April, the 60th Academy Awards, and Gregory Peck had arrived…
Audrey Hepburn’s Last Love Started at a Party—Gregory Peck Was the Reason They Ever Spoke November of ’80, Bel-Air, California. Gregory Peck stood near the fireplace in Connie Wald’s living room with a glass of water he rarely drank, watching the room the way he always watched rooms, quietly before deciding what it meant. Wait,…
Audrey Hepburn’s Secret Told to Gregory Peck After Somalia Left Her Speechless October, London. Gregory Peck stood in the corridor of the Dorchester Hotel holding two cups of tea. Watching Audrey Hepburn through the half-open door as she gave her fifth interview of the afternoon to a BBC crew. Wait. Because what happened in the…
Minutes After His Oscar Win, Gregory Peck Made a Call That Left Everyone Stunned the 8th of April, 1963, and the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium was still running its ceremony. Wait, because what Gregory Peek did next, the phone call he made from a production assistance office before the night was over, would tell you…
Wagon Train (1957) 20 Weird Facts That You Didn’t Know About You ride over there, the two of us, Charlie. >> Yes, sir. Charlie. >> Wagon Train didn’t just roll across the prairie. [music] It stampeded through eight seasons, survived a star’s sudden death, and became the blueprint for every ensemble drama that followed. But…
High Plains Drifter (1973): 20 SECRETS Hidden For Decades The stranger rode into town without a name. He took what he wanted, killed without hesitation and vanished like smoke. Highplains Drifter wasn’t just Clint Eastwood’s first solo western as director. It was a ghost story disguised as a revenge tale. And behind the scenes, nothing…
Jeremiah Johnson (1972): 20 SECRETS Hidden For Decades They told Robert Redford the role would destroy his career. The studio wanted to cut the silence. [music] In one scene, they filmed it in weather so brutal the crew thought they’d lose fingers. These are 20 weird facts about Jeremiah Johnson. And the bonus, a real…
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966): 20 SECRETS Hidden For Decades They called it the greatest Western ever made, but [music] behind Sergio Leone’s masterpiece, nothing was safe. The desert tried to kill them. The [music] bridge exploded too early, and one actor, he nearly died three times before lunch. These are 20…
Gregory Peck Pulled Mel Ferrer Aside and Said One Thing — Audrey Never Knew Until It Was Too Late The party was in the hills above Bel Air on an evening in December of 1953 and Gregory Peck arrived at half past eight. Stood a moment at the door reading the room before committing to…
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