My Town Monday: Guess this Famous San Diegan

It's that wonderful day of the week again. When Mr. Summy and the children trundle off to work and school, leaving me in a quiet home. I do love my Mondays! And, for today's My Town Monday post, I'll throw out some hints, and we'll see if you can identify this famous San Diegan.

This person founded the La Jolla Playhouse. (La Jolla is a ritzy beach community is San Diego County.)

This person was born on April 14, 1916 in La Jolla.

He attended San Diego High School, then went on to UC Berkley where he majored in English and joined the rowing team.

He decided to become an actor, headed to New York City and was, at times, so poor that he slept in Central Park.

He was nominated for five Academy Awards. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6100 Hollywood Blvd. The star was stolen in 2005, but has been replaced.

And the giveaway clue: He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his 1962 performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.

You've probably all got it by now. So, here's a photo.

Famous San Diegan Gregory Peck

Please check out these other terrific My Town Monday posts:

Debra of Skilled Hands posts about the birds in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Gabe Goldstone goes on holiday to Kelowna, British Columbia

Jim Winter posts about the sunset on the west side of Cincinnati, OH

And here's the link to the official My Town Monday blog.


sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Peck, http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Geography/San-Diego-11058.html

My Town Monday: Coronado Beach, CA

Coronado Beach at sunset in June (taken with my Blackberry last week)

Welcome to another My Town Monday!

This is the last week of school for my high schooler, my middle grader and my fourth grader.

Which means....Hello Summer Vacation!

And in San Diego, this means Hello Beaches! Because we have, uh, SEVENTY MILES OF BEACHES!

The Travel Channel calls Coronado one of America's best beaches.

A couple of times a week, Child #4 and I drive Child #3 to long-course swim practice at Coronado High School. Given the length of the practice and the distance this school is from our home, Child #4 and I ARE FORCED to spend the evening on Coronado. We generally wander down to the beach with a picnic dinner.

The first thing Child #4 does is slip off her flip-flops. The sand in the evening is pretty cold, and there's often a breeze. (taken with my blackberry)

Last week, we found this treasure! Look at the size of this sandcastle. (taken with my blackberry)


Here's Child #4 climbing on the breakwater. There was originally a scene on this very breakwater in I SO DON'T DO MYSTERIES, but it got cut.


Eventually, Child #4 and I hit Spreckels, the candy store located under the Hotel del Coronado. A scene in this candy store was added to I SO DON'T DO MYSTERIES.


LINKS TO OTHER MY TOWN MONDAY POSTS:

Travis Erwin of One Word, One Rung, One Day: posts from Amarillo, TX about, uh, meat.

Gabe of Gabe's Meanderings: posts from Winnipeg, Manitoba about the Harte Trail. Welcome to MTM, Gabe!

J. Winter of Edged in Blue: posts about how to take a honeymoon in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.

Debra of From Skilled Hands: posts from Peninsula, Ohio about Mr. Lincoln's visit to her town.


Patti Abbott of Pattinase: posts from Detroit, Michigan about her town's Passport to the Arts.

This week, I'm the hostess with the mostest for My Town Monday. So, if you've put up a MTM post, let me know in the comments section here or on the on the official My Town Monday blog. (Thanks Clair!) I'll link to you here and on the MTM blog. Thanks also to Travis Erwin for getting the whole My Town Monday ball rolling. Happy Monday!