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Bob Hope

Personal Profile

Bob Hope
  • Birth Name:
    Leslie Townes Hope
  • Nickname:
    Old Ski Nose
  • Date of Birth:
    May 29, 1903
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Gemini
  • Place of Birth:
    Eltham, London, UK
  • Place of Death:
    Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
  • Date of Death:
    July 27, 2003
  • Cause of Death:
    Pneumonia
  • Height:
    5' 10"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Bob Hope
  • Spouse:
    Grace Louise Troxell - divorced
    Dolores Hope -

Career

Bob Hope

Trivia

Bob Hope
  • ABC-TV Network News Poll, A&E Biography Viewers Poll, as well as magazine and newspaper 'century roundups' have proclaimed Hope as the "Entertainer of the 20th Century."
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • 1959: Emmy: Trustees' Award "for bringing the great gift of laughter to all peoples of all nations; for selflessly entertaining American troops throughout the world over many years; and for making TV finer by these deeds and by the consistently high quality of his TV programs through the years".
    submitted by - Rokit Sharma
  • 1985: Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award.
    submitted by - Amit Kher
  • 1995: National Medal of Arts: presented by President Bill Clinton.
    submitted by - Amit Rank
  • Has 4 adopted children: Eleanora Avis "Nora", Anthony, Linda Hope and Kelly Hope.
    submitted by - Amit Kher

Quotes

Bob Hope
  • I do benefits for ALL religions. I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality. - Unknown
    submitted by - Chotu Dhiman
  • I was lucky, you know, I always had a beautiful girl and the money was good. Although I would have done the whole thing over for, oh, perhaps half. - Unknown
    submitted by - Amit Sana
  • If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. - Unknown
    submitted by - Nicky Status
  • People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy. - Unknown
    submitted by - Akshya Dhiman
  • They said I was worth $500 million. If I was worth that much, I wouldn't have visited Vietnam, I'd have sent for it. - Unknown
    submitted by - Sandeep Sandeep Singh

Filmography

Bob Hope