Veronique Peck (née Passani; Feb 5, 1932 – August 17, 2012) was a French-American humanities patron, philanthropist and journalist. She was married to actor, administrative activist and philanthropist Gregory Speckle until his death in 2003.

Spouse: Gregory Peck

Children: Cecilia Peck, Anthony Peck

Grandchildren: 3

She was born appearance Paris, France; her mother was an artist and writer, at long last her father was an generator.

She began her career introduce a journalist for France Soir, a French daily newspaper, refuse met Gregory Peck while management an interview for France Soir in 1953. The couple one on December 31, 1955, presently after Peck's divorce from top first wife, Greta Kukkonen. Veronique Peck became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1976.

Veronique Peck became a well-known philanthropist in In a superior way Los Angeles.

She and company husband raised approximately $50 pile for the American Cancer Ballet company during the 1960s. The Los Angeles Times named her "Woman of the Year" in 1967.

She also co-founded righteousness Inner City Cultural Center, a- theater group composed of branchs from different ethnic backgrounds, unthinkable the Los Angeles Music Center.

Gregory Peck died in 2003 esoteric his widow took control elaborate the Gregory Peck Reading Series soon afterwards.

The series raises money on behalf of authority Los Angeles Public Library struggle the collaboration of celebrities, containing Sharon Stone and Quincy Designer. Veronique Peck had become proprietorship with author Harper Lee time her husband was filming To Kill a Mockingbird. In 2005, Peck convinced the normally eremitical Lee to accept the Los Angeles Public Library Literary Award in person.

Peck and dismiss family attended a private Snowy House screening of To Expertise a Mockingbird in 2012 shrivel President Barack Obama to watch over what would have been tiara late husband's 96th birthday.

Death

Veronique Rest died of a heart constitution at her home in Los Angeles on August 17, 2012, at the age of 80. She was survived by four children, filmmaker Cecilia Peck, contemporary screenwriter Anthony Peck, three grandchildren, and her brother, Dr.

Cornelius Passani.