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Bob Hope
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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
Profession:
Actor, Comedian
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.
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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
Debut
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Remembers the Comic Legends
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Celebrity Debut
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Celebrity Debut
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Cavett Remembers the Comic Legends
Sunday, January 01, 2006
Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie
Saturday, January 01, 2005
Christmas in Tinseltown
Thursday, January 01, 2004
Christmas from Hollywood
Wednesday, January 01, 2003
Christmas from Hollywood
Wednesday, January 01, 2003
Favorite Funnyman
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
America's Favorite Funnyman
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
Intimate Portrait: Barbara Eden
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
Price for Peace
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
Tuesday, January 01, 2002
The Nightclub Years
Monday, January 01, 2001
Headliners Legends: Brooke Shields
Monday, January 01, 2001
Kaufman's Really Big Show
Friday, January 01, 1999
Andy Kaufman's Really Big Show
Friday, January 01, 1999
Bob Hope: The Road to the Top
Thursday, January 01, 1998
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