Pike's face,
Two thick eyebrows that seem to be crouching,
A pair of deep and resolute eyes,
Straight nose bridge,
Gentle lips,
Tough skinny cheeks.
He's like an old song,
Melodious, full of sorrow.
Today is the 100th anniversary of his birth,
The eternal gentleman – Gregory Pike.
Gregory Pike was born in California, USA.
His childhood was turbulent, and when he was five years old, his parents divorced and he lived with his grandmother.
Going to the cinema with his grandmother every week was his happiest time.
In 1944, he starred in his first film, Day of Honor.
In the same year, "The Journey of heaven" brought him his first Oscar nomination.
In 1945, he starred in Hitchcock's film Dr. Edward, which was well received.
The film was the first film in the history of cinema to focus on psychoanalysis.
Since then, he has tried different roles.
In 1946, he was the simple and wise young father in "Deer Garden Changchun".
In 1947, he was a young writer of integrity and blood in the "Gentleman's Agreement".
In 1949, he was a resolute and courageous flying officer in "The History of Bloody Battles in the Clear Sky".
These three films have been nominated for Oscars in succession,
And won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in "Deer Garden Changchun".
In May 1950, Pike starred in the anti-hero Western, Gunner.
He is known as the "first fast gunner" and intends to retire,
But they are always asked to duel by some newborn calves,
He became famous for trying to defeat him.
"I have to meet a conceited guy like you everywhere I go, what can I do?" What would you do? Flaunting to your friends? ”
Pike's words in the film are the pain of people in the jianghu.
In 1952, in the romance film "The Snow of Kilimanjaro",
He became the embodiment of the self-esteem-confused Hemingway.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography and the Top 10 High-Grossing Film of the Year.
In 1953, Roman Holiday was released.
In the film, Pike and Hepburn perform a classic love story.
The influence of this old film is too great,
To this day, the story of the two "butterfly brooches" is still circulating.
True or false, most of them are the imagination of posterity.
The movie is a pity,
The amorous reporter failed to come together with the princess,
After all, holidays are always short-lived.
Gregory Pike kept breaking through himself,
In 1954, starring mark Twain in the comedy romance film adaptation of the novel of the same name, "Million Pound Sterling",
With the role of Adam, he is well known to Chinese audiences.
In 1957, he co-starred with Lauren Beccaul and Edward Pratt in the comedy The Merry Reporter.
He broke through the previous serious and upright screen image,
Played a funny and humorous sports journalist.
In 1958, he made his debut as a filmmaker, producing and starring in the romance film Splendid Land.
In 1962, in the suspense film "To Kill a Mockingbird",
He plays Finch, a white lawyer.
Regardless of personal safety, he insisted on justice for black people.
On the last page of this script, Pike wrote four words —
“fairness，stubborness，courage，love
(Justice, tenacity, courage, love)".
These four words are a portrayal of himself.
Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird," said,
"The film was a chance for Parker to star himself."
At the film's Oscars, he said,
"In this film, I put everything into everything, everything I have felt and learned in my 46 years of life,
About the family, fathers and children, and my awareness of racism and justice.".
For this film, he won the Academy Award for Best Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
In 1968, he received the American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.
But he didn't stop and starred in succession
McKenna's Gold (1969, with Omar Sharif and Julie Newma),
Dangerous Lover (1970, with Donne Lynn and Papi Serna),
Active (1975, with Bert Reynolds and Catherine Deneuve),
Nazi Mania (1978, with Lawrence Oliver and James Mason)
……
In 1982, in the TV series "Blue and Gray", which depicted the Civil War,
He played U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
In 1987, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 42nd Cannes International Film Festival.
In 1991, he received the Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.
In 1999, he was selected by the American Film Institute as the 12th greatest actor in a hundred years.
Gregory Pike died in Los Angeles on June 12, 2003, at the age of 87.
Gregory Pike is not only a great actor,
He was also a liberal and had received humanitarian awards and freedom medals.
He was handsome and upright, and his private life was rigorous and decent.
Temperamental and elegant, he has a trustworthy maturity and benevolence.
And his innate gentlemanly style is always admired, but he does not have the slightest thought.
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