gregory peck appeared in a 1953 american film
 overseas and new york 19541957 with his acclaimed performance in the gunfighter peck was offered the lead role in high noon 1952 but turned it down because he did not want to become typecast as a westerns actor
 the actors biographer michael freedland substantiates the report and says that johnson indicated that his presentation of the medal of freedom to peck would perhaps make up for his inability to confer the ambassadorship