- Bob Hope - Wikipedia
Lester Townes " Bob " Hope (né Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours
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Bob Hope Actor: The Ghost Breakers Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset His maternal grandmother was Welsh
- Bob Hope | Biography, Movies, USO, Facts | Britannica
Bob Hope, British-born American entertainer and comic actor known for his rapid-fire delivery of jokes and one-liners and for his success in virtually all entertainment media He was also known for his decades of overseas USO tours to entertain U S troops
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Hope got his first chance to work as a solo act at the Stratford Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, in 1928 He changed his name to Bob because he felt that would be "chummier" and would look better on a theater sign
- Bob Hope - Movies, Career USO - Biography
Bob Hope was an entertainer and comic actor, known for his rapid-fire delivery of jokes and for his success in virtually all entertainment media
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From “Star Wars” send-ups to hilarious Soap Opera spoofs, flubbed lines, and behind-the-scenes moments, these clips capture Bob Hope’s quick wit and timeless sense of humor
- The Rise And Fall Of Comedian Bob Hope - NPR
"And I really think you have to say it was Bob Hope " Hope is Zoglin's new biography of the comedian In it, Zoglin explains how Hope came on the radio in 1938 and built his shows out of
- A Lifetime of Entertainment - Bob Hope at the Library of Congress . . .
Bob Hope's stature as a vaudeville headliner and comic master of ceremonies enabled him to make a transition from vaudeville to musical comedy In the 1930s Hope starred in revues and musical comedies, made appearances on radio, and was featured in several motion picture comedy shorts
- Miles, Morale and Memories: Bob Hope and World War II - PBS
Examine Bob Hope and his troupe of performers' impact on World War II
- Hope Memorial Bridge honors Bob Hope and his stonemason father
Born Leslie Townes Hope in England in 1903, Hope’s family emigrated to the United States when Bob was five, settling in Cleveland, where Bob’s father found work as a stonemason, working on
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