Old Hollywood relics from the estate of legendary actor Gregory Peck, including his copy of the script for “To Kill a Mockingbird,” are up for auction this month.
On Feb. 23, Heritage Auctions is hosting Property from The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck, an event to dump artifacts that when belonged to the late actor and his wife, a journalist and philanthropist whom he married in 1955.
Among the many near 250 offerings are Peck’s 1962 leather-bound “Mockingbird” script, for which he won the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of lawyer Atticus Finch. It is predicted to sell for between $8,000 and $10,000, in keeping with The Hollywood Reporter.
There may be also a Thirty fifth-anniversary copy of the bestselling novel inscribed by its creator and Peck’s close friend, Harper Lee. The needlepoint Lee gifted him for his birthday can be among the many lots.
Three guestbooks kept by the couple, signed by famous names like Frank and Barbara Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Gene Kelly, Charlton Heston, Elizabeth Taylor, Sidney Poitier, Quincy Jones, former French President Jacques Chirac and Michael Jackson, are also up on the market.
Other personalized screenplays owned by the five-time Academy Award nominee, who died in 2003, are up for grabs, resembling “Roman Holiday,” “Duel within the Sun,” “Spellbound,” “Cape Fear” and “The Omen.”
The California native’s custom-made suit from “The Man within the Gray Flannel Suit,” two Golden Globe Awards and a poker table, chairs and chips given to him by the Sinatras, and an array of artwork, props, and ornamental and private items are also included within the lots.