Peck Remembers an Old World Fair Job with Stardom Ahead
Gregory Peck recalls his 1939 World’s Fair start as a 25 dollar weekly Midway barker. He details a 6 dollar room on West 114th, lessons from Buck Rochester, and a penny breakfast while describing carnival tricks and nude farm glimpses. He notes early Broadway guide work earning forty dollars weekly and later success after a shift to TV and film.
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