Personally Embroidered Needlepoint Birthday Gift from Harper Lee to Gregory Peck....

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Personally Embroidered Needlepoint Birthday Gift from Harper Lee to Gregory Peck. A needlepoint birthday present personally embroidered by Harper Lee and presented to Gregory Peck on the occasion of his 71st birthday on April 5, 1987. Embroidered on fabric-backed white canvas with dark blue, red, purple, lavender, green, and light blue yarn. It measures 4.625" x 5.875". Ms. Lee has embroidered "Happy/Birthday/1987.4.5" as well as a large "G" with design of violets and signed her work with a small "H" in red yarn at the lower right corner. Very slight toning along the edges. The colors remain bright and vibrant.

More Information: Mr. Peck first met Harper Lee shortly after he accepted the role of portraying "Atticus Finch" in the seminal Hollywood film, To Kill a Mockingbird, adapted from Ms. Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name and the two worked constantly together during the production. The character of "Atticus Finch" was inspired by Ms. Lee's father, Amasa Coleman Lee, and Peck went to great lengths to make sure his portrayal was accurate and did justice to Lee's work. She was one of the actor's biggest supporters when he was nominated for an Academy Award, and was overjoyed when he won the award for Actor in a Leading Role, and in turn, Mr. Peck shared the recognition, writing in a March 1963 letter to her: "Congratulations on your eight nominations for the Academy Award."

As a result of their collaboration on the film, Lee and Peck remained lifelong friends and Mr. Peck's grandson is named after her.


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