Greta Kukkonen
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1911 – 2008
Who was Greta Kukkonen?
Greta Peck was a Finnish-American real estate broker and first wife of Hollywood actor Gregory Peck.
The Kukkonen family emigrated to the United States in 1913 and later changed her name from Eine Kukkonen to Greta Konen. Her first husband was Charles Rice. Konen married Peck in 1942, but the couple divorced in 1955. They had three sons: Jonathan, Stephen and Carey. She later owned a beauty salon and an estate agency and was active in charitable causes, raising money for Finnish World War II veterans.
For those activities, she received the Order of the White Rose from the Finnish Government in 1967. She was also a member of the Finnish-American Chamber of Commerce and received an honorary doctorate from Finlandia University in 1994.
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- Born
- Jan 25, 1911
Helsinki - Also known as
- Greta Peck
- Eine Matilda Kukkonen
- Spouses
- Gregory Peck
(1942/10/04 - 1955/12/30) - Charles Rice
- Gregory Peck
- Children
- Nationality
- Finland
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 19, 2008
Beverly Hills
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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