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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."
  • 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".
  • 1985: Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • 1995: National Medal of Arts: presented by President Bill Clinton.
  • Has 4 adopted children: Eleanora Avis "Nora", Anthony, Linda Hope and Kelly Hope.
  • Has entertained the troops overseas in every war from WWII to the Gulf War.
  • Awarded an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • Played his first big part in the Broadway version of "Roberta" in 1933.
  • In the 1950s, a part-owner of the Cleveland Indians baseball team. His guest appearance in "I Love Lucy" (1951) centered around his attending a Yankees-Indians game at Yankee Stadium.
  • Holds two entries in "The Guinness Book of World Records". One is for having the distinction of being the entertainer with "the longest running contract with a single network - spanning sixty-one years". The second is for being the "most honored entertainer", with over 1500 awards.

Quotes

Bob Hope
  • "I do benefits for ALL religions. I'd hate to blow the hereafter on a technicality."
  • "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."
  • "If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble."
  • "People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy."
  • "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."
  • "I love Oscar, that little bald head. I didn't know Sinéad O'Connor had children!"
  • "Personally, I never drink on Oscar nights, as it interferes with my suffering."
  • "Welcome to the Academy Awards -- or as it's known at my house, Passover."
  • "I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful."
  • [On his 100th birthday] "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type."
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Filmography

Bob Hope

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