Background
She was born in Paris, France. Her mother was an artist and writer, while her father was an architect.
She was born in Paris, France. Her mother was an artist and writer, while her father was an architect.
Veronique Peck became a naturalized United States. citizen in 1976. Veronique Peck became a well-known philanthropist in Greater Los Los Angeles The Los Angeles Times named her "Woman of the Year" in 1967.
She also co-founded the Inner City Cultural Center, a theater group composed of members from different ethnic backgrounds, and the Los Angeles Music Center.
Shortly after Gregory Peck"s death in 2003, Veronique took control of the Gregory Peck Reading Series. The series raises money on behalf of the Los Angeles Public Library through the collaboration of celebrities.
In 2005, Peck convinced the normally reclusive Lee to accept the Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award in person. Peck and her family attended a private White House screening of To Kill a Mockingbird in 2012 with President Barack Obama to mark what would have been her late husband"s 96th birthday.
Veronique Peck died of a heart ailment at her home in Los Angeles, California on August 17, 2012, at the age of 80.
She was married to actor, political activist and philanthropist Gregory Peck until his death in 2003. She began her career as a journalist for France Soir, a French daily newspaper, and met Gregory Peck while conducting an interview for France Soir in 1953.