Bob Hope
Born	Leslie Townes Hope May 29, 1903(1903-05-29) Eltham, London, England
Died	July 27, 2003 (aged 100) Toluca Lake, California
Occupation	Comedian, actor
Spouse(s)	Dolores Hope (born 1909)

Bob Hope, KBE KCSG (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), was an American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television, and movies. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Eltham is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is a suburban development situated east south-east of Charing Cross. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Toluca Lake is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Dolores Hope (born Dolores DeFina, May 27, 1909) is a singer philanthropist and the widow of legendary actor Bob Hope. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Pontifical Equestrian Order of St Gregory the Great was established on September 1, 1831 by Pope Gregory XVI, seven months after his election Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO tours entertaining American military personnel. The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc ^[1] Throughout his career, he was honored for his humanitarian work.

Early life and career

Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons. Eltham is a district in the London Borough of Greenwich. It is a suburban development situated east south-east of Charing Cross. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland His English father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer who later had to find work as a cleaning woman. The craft of stonemasonry has existed since the dawn of Civilization - creating Buildings structures and Sculpture using stone from the earth Weston-super-Mare is a Seaside resort town and Civil parish in North Somerset, England. Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter ^[2] The family lived in Weston-super-Mare, then Whitehall and St. George in Bristol, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state The family traveled to the United States as passengers on board the SS Philadelphia. They were inspected at Ellis Island on March 30, 1908. Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Hope became a U. S. citizen in 1920 at the age of seventeen. ^[3]

From the age of twelve, he worked at a variety of odd jobs at a local board walk. He would busk, doing dance and comedy patter to make extra money. Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities. He entered many dancing and amateur talent contests, and won prizes for his impersonation of Charlie Chaplin. He also boxed briefly and unsuccessfully under the name Packy East, making it once as far as the semifinals of the Ohio novice championship. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, ^[4]

Silent film comedian Fatty Arbuckle saw one of his performances and in 1925 got him steady work with Hurley's Jolly Follies. Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian Within a year, Hope had formed an act called the Dancemedians with George Burns and the Hilton Sisters, conjoined twins who had a tap dancing routine. George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor Daisy Hilton and Violet Hilton ( February 5, 1908 – January 4, 1969) were a pair of Conjoined twins who toured in Hope and his partner George Byrne had an act as a pair of Siamese twins as well, and both danced and sang while wearing blackface before friends advised Hope that he was funnier as himself. Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United ^[5] After five years on the vaudeville circuit, by his own account, Hope was surprised and humbled when he and his partner Grace Louise Troxell failed a 1930 screen test for Pathé at Culver City, California. Vaudeville was a Genre of variety entertainment prevalent on the stage in the United States and Canada, from the early 1880s Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Hope had already had small film parts, in 1927's The Sidewalks of New York and 1928's Smiles. ^[6]

Hope returned to New York City and subsequently appeared in several Broadway musicals, including Roberta, Say When, the 1936 Ziegfeld Follies, and Red, Hot and Blue with Ethel Merman. The City of New York Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Roberta is a musical from 1933 with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics and book by Otto Harbach. Say When!! was an American Game show emceed by Art James which aired on NBC television from January 2, 1961 to March 26 History The Follies were lavish Revues something between later Broadway shows and a more elaborate high class Vaudeville Variety show. Red Hot and Blue is a 1936 musical by Cole Porter originally starring Ethel Merman, Jimmy Durante, and Bob Hope Ethel Merman ( January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American Actress and Singer for Musical His performances were generally well-received and critics noted his keen sense of comedic timing. He changed his name from "Leslie" to "Bob", reportedly because people in the U. S. were calling him "Hopelessly," although in the 1920s he sometimes used the name "Lester Hope".

Films

The handprints of Bob Hope in front of The Great Movie Ride at Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park

Main article: Bob Hope Filmography

Hope, like other stage performers, made his first films in New York. The Great Movie Ride is an attraction at Walt Disney World 's Disney's Hollywood Studios Theme park. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Disney's Hollywood Studios is a Theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. See also Bob Hope This is a listing of Bob Hope's movie history Educational Pictures hired him in 1934 for a short-subject comedy, Going Spanish. For the current and unrelated company of the same name see Educational Pictures (image archive Going Spanish ( 1934) is a short Comedy film, and the film debut of Bob Hope. Unfortunately for Hope, he sealed his own fate with Educational when a newspaper columnist asked him about his new movie. Hope cracked, "When they catch John Dillinger, they're going to make him sit through it twice. John Herbert Dillinger (June 22 1903–July 22 1934 was a notorious Bank robber in mid-western America " Educational fired him, but he was soon back before the cameras at New York's Vitaphone studio, where he starred in 20-minute comedies and musicals. Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros

Paramount Pictures signed Hope for the 1938 film The Big Broadcast of 1938. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. The Big Broadcast of 1938 is a Paramount Pictures film featuring W During a duet with Shirley Ross as accompanied by Shep Fields and his orchestra, Hope introduced the bittersweet song later to become his trademark, "Thanks for the Memory", which became a major hit and was praised by critics. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Shirley Ross (b January 7 1913, Omaha Nebraska - d March 9 1975) was an American actress and singer Shep Fields ( September 12, 1910 &ndash February 23, 1981) was the band leader for the critically acclaimed "Shep Fields and His Rippling " Thanks for the Memory " is a 1938 song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Leo Robin. The sentimental, fluid nature of the music allowed Hope's writers (whom he is said to have depended upon heavily throughout his career) to later invent endless variations of the song to fit specific circumstances, such as bidding farewell to troops while on tour. A troop is a Military unit, originally a small force of Cavalry, subordinate to a Squadron and headed by the troop leader

in The Ghost Breakers (1940)

According to Hope, early in his film career a director advised him that movie acting was done mostly with the eyes, resulting in the exaggerated and rolling eye movements which characterized many of Hope's on-screen performances.

Hope became one of Paramount's biggest stars, and would remain with the studio through the 1950s. Hope's regular appearances in Hollywood films and radio made him one of the best known entertainers in North America, and at the height of his career he was also making a large income from live concert performances. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. During an eight-week tour in 1940, he reportedly generated $100,000 in receipts, a record at the time. (This is the equivalent of $1. 4 million in 2006 money. )

As a movie star, he was best known for My Favorite Brunette and the highly profitable "Road" movies in which he starred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour (whom he had first seen performing as a nightclub singer in New York and subsequently invited to work with him on his USO tours). For other uses including various songs titled "Movie Star" see Movie star (disambiguation. My Favorite Brunette is a 1947 movie spoofing movie detectives and the Film noir style Road to refers to a series of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Dorothy Lamour ( December 10, 1914 – September 22, 1996) was an American motion picture actress. "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc Lamour is said to have shown up for filming fully prepared with her lines, only to be baffled by completely new material which had been written by Hope's own staff of writers without the studio's permission.

Hope and Lamour were lifelong friends, and she is the actress most associated with his film career. Other female co-stars included Paulette Goddard, Lucille Ball, Jane Russell, and Hedy Lamarr. Paulette Goddard ( June 3, 1910 – April 23, 1990) was an Oscar -nominated American Film and Theatre Lucille Ball (August 6 1911 – April 26 1989 was an American comedienne, film television stage and radio Actress, model, film Jane Russell (born June 21) is an American film actress and Sex symbol. Hedy Lamarr ( November 9, 1913 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian born American actress

Hope was host of the Academy Awards ceremony 18 times between 1939 and 1977. His alleged lust for an Oscar became part of his act, perhaps most memorably in a scene from Road to Morocco in which he suddenly erupted in a crazed frenzy, shouting about his imminent death from starvation and heat. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Road to Morocco is a 1942 Academy Award nominated Comedy Film which tells the story of two fast-talking guys who find themselves Bing Crosby reminds him that rescue is just minutes away, and a disappointed Hope complains that Crosby has spoiled his best scene in the picture, and thus, his chance for an Academy Award. He also expressed this in The Road to Bali, in which Crosby finds Humphrey Bogart's Oscar for The African Queen, and Hope quickly grabs it, saying "Give me that. You've got one. "

Although Hope never did win a Oscar for his performances (nor a nomination), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored him with four honorary awards, and in 1960, the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion While introducing the 1968 telecast, he famously quipped, "Welcome to the Academy Awards, or, as it's known at my house, Passover. " Hope would also gain some recognition as "America's Favorite Funnyman" as well. ^[7]

The documentary Hearts and Minds features footage of Hope performing at the White House right before a speech by Pres. Richard Nixon. This was one of the most unflattering portrayals of Bob Hope, showing his support of US military intervention in Vietnam. A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking

Broadcasting

Main article: Bob Hope television appearances

Barbara Eden and Bob Hope honor the Apollo 7 astronauts

Hope first appeared on television in 1932 during a test transmission from an experimental CBS studio in New York. The following is a partial list of Bob Hope television appearances. Barbara Eden (born Barbara Jean Morehead on August 23, 1934) is an American film and television actress and Singer who is best CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. His career in broadcasting spanned sixty-four years and included a long association with NBC. For the band see Broadcast (band Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or Video signals which transmit The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Hope made his network radio debut in 1937 on NBC. His first regular series for NBC Radio was the Woodbury Soap Hour. A year later The Pepsodent Radio Show Starring Bob Hope began, and would run through 1953. Pepsodent is a brand of Toothpaste with a Wintergreen flavor It was formerly owned by Unilever (but since 2003 by Church and Dwight in USA Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Jerry Colonna and Bob Hope as caricatured by Sam Berman for NBC's 1947 promotional book.

Hope did many specials for the NBC television network in the following decades. These were often sponsored by Chrysler and Hope served as a spokesman for the corporation for many years. Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Hope's Christmas specials were popular favorites and often featured a performance of "Silver Bells" (from his 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid) done as a duet with an often much younger female guest star (such as Olivia Newton-John or Brooke Shields). "Silver Bells" is a classic Christmas song, composed by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans. The Lemon Drop Kid is a 1951 comedy film based on the short story by writer Damon Runyon. Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born Brooke Christa Camille Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and Supermodel.

In the 1950s, Hope appeared on an episode of then the most viewed program in America, I Love Lucy. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive I Love Lucy is an American Situation comedy, starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance and William Frawley He is reported to have said, upon receiving the script: "What? A script? I don't need one of these. " Supposedly, he ad libbed the entire episode. Desi Arnaz said of Hope after his appearance: "Bob is a very nice man, he can crack you up, no matter how much you try for him to not. Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) ( March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban American "

Hope's 1970 and 1971 Christmas specials for NBC—filmed in Vietnam in front of military audiences at the height of the war—are on the list of the Top 30 U.S. Network Primetime Telecasts of All Time. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The following is a list of most-watched television broadcasts, organized by country and based on various criteria Both were seen by more than 60 percent of the U. S. households watching television at the time they aired.

His final television special, Laughing with the Presidents, was broadcast in 1996, with Tony Danza helping Hope present a personal retrospective of presidents of the United States known to the comedian. Tony Danza (born Antonio Salvatore Iadanza on April 21, 1951 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor best known for starring The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

Theater

Bob Hope appeared as Huck Haines in the musical Roberta in 1958 at The Muny Theater in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. The Muny, short for The Municipal Opera Association of St Louis, is an outdoor musical Amphitheatre, located in Forest Park, St

USO

Bob Hope in Korea climbing out of a T-33 Shooting Star, which flew him from Taegu to Kimpo airfield in Korea, on his entertainment tour. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Bob Hope and golf club, Lackland Air Force Base, 1990

Hope performed his first United Service Organizations (USO) show on May 6, 1941, at March Field, California. "USO" redirects here for other uses see USO (disambiguation The United Service Organizations Inc Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the history and uses of this facility prior to 1993 see March Air Force Base March Joint Air Reserve Base is located in Riverside County California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He continued to travel and entertain troops for the rest of World War II^[8] and later during the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the 1990–1991 Persian Gulf War. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia When overseas he almost always performed in Army fatigues as a show of support for his audience. A uniform is a set of standard Clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity Hope's USO career lasted half a century, during which he headlined approximately sixty tours. For his service to his country through the USO, Hope was awarded the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1968. The Sylvanus Thayer Award is an award that is given each year by the United States Military Academy at West Point "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA,

Of Hope's USO shows in World War II, writer John Steinbeck, who was then working as a war correspondent, wrote in 1943:

"When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including John Steinbeck III (February 27 1902—December 20 1968 was one of the best-known and most widely read American writers of the 20th century This man drives himself and is driven. It is impossible to see how he can do so much, can cover so much ground, can work so hard, and can be so effective. He works month after month at a pace that would kill most people. "^[9]

A 1997 act of Congress signed by President Clinton named Hope an "Honorary Veteran". The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States He remarked, "I've been given many awards in my lifetime — but to be numbered among the men and women I admire most — is the greatest honor I have ever received. "

Interest in sports

Hope had a widely reported passion for sports. He boxed professionally during his youth, was a pool hustler, enjoyed watching football and was at times a part owner of the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Rams. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St Hope, who was good friends with San Diego Chargers owner Alex Spanos, attended numerous Charger games and was even honored by the team during a halftime of a home game at Qualcomm Stadium. Alexander Gus Spanos, Alex G Spanos (born September 28, 1923, in Stockton California) is an American real estate developer and self-made Qualcomm Stadium (aka " The Q " " The Murph " formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium

One of the highlights of Bob Hope's Christmas specials was his introductions of the Associated Press All-American college football players. Hope would meet each of the players individually on the stage after introducing them, and tell a joke about each one.

Hope was also famous for his interest in golf. He played in a few PGA Tour events and the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is named for him. The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Bob Hope Chrysler Classic is a professional Golf tournament played each January in California's Coachella Valley. Hope played golf with nearly every President of the United States from Dwight D. Eisenhower to George W. Bush and, as seen in the accompanying photograph, often used a golf club as an on-stage prop. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. Golf clubs are used in the sport of Golf to hit a Golf ball. Each club is composed of a shaft with a lance(grip and a clubhead A theatrical property, commonly referred to as a prop, is any object held or used on stage by an Actor for use in furthering the plot or story line of a Theatrical He appeared in an episode of The Simpsons, "Lisa the Beauty Queen" as himself, on stage at Fort Springfield. " Lisa the Beauty Queen " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' fourth season, which first aired on the Fox network His opening lines were "You know, that Mayor Quimby is some golfer. Joseph Fitzgerald O'Mally Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge "Joe" Quimby, a His balls spend more time underwater than Greg Louganis. Gregory ("Greg" Efthimios Louganis (born January 29 1960 in El Cajon California) is an American diver who is best known for winning back-to-back "

Hope got hooked on golf in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page He played his first game at a local course (thought to be Kildonan Golf Course) in 1930 while performing on the vaudeville circuit at the Orpheum Theatre. The Diamond Brothers, a juggling act, would kill time between shows by playing golf and they invited him to join them, according to Hope on an appearance on the Johnny Carson Show.

In 1978, he and Bing Crosby were voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf The United States Golf Association ( USGA) is the United States ' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body Both men are also members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St Augustine Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site Hope also received the 1984 Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, GCSAA's highest honor. The Old Tom Morris Award is the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America 's most prestigous honor Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA was originally founded in 1926 when 60 superintendents met at the Sylvania Country Club in Toledo Ohio to form the

Marriages

According to biographer Arthur Marx, Hope's first wife was his vaudeville partner Grace Louise Troxell, whom he married on January 25, 1933. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When the marriage record was unearthed some years later, Hope denied that the marriage had any substance and said they had quickly divorced. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. There were rumours that he fathered a daughter with Troxell and that he continued to send generous checks to her despite a widely documented reputation for frugality. Frugality is the practice of acquiring goods and services in a restrained manner and resourcefully using already owned economic goods and services to achieve In 1934 Bob Hope married Dolores Reade, and adopted four children at The Cradle in Evanston, Illinois: Linda, Anthony, Laura and Kelley. Dolores Hope (born Dolores DeFina, May 27, 1909) is a singer philanthropist and the widow of legendary actor Bob Hope. Evanston Illinois is an affluent suburban Chicago Municipality on Lake Michigan on the North Shore in Cook County, Illinois directly ^[10] From them he had four grandchildren.

Later years

Main article: Bob Hope awards and honors

Hope (left) with President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan in 1981

As Hope entered his eighth decade, he showed no signs of slowing down and continued appearing in numerous television specials. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential He was given an 80th birthday party in 1983 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. which was attended by President Ronald Reagan. The John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (on the building itself called the John F Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In 1985, he was presented with the Life Achievement Award at the Kennedy Center Honors. The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to artists in the performing arts He was presented with the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award in 1997 by Nancy Reagan. The Ronald Reagan Freedom Award is the highest civilian honor bestowed by the private Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation. Nancy Davis Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins on July 6 1921 is the widow of former United States President Ronald Reagan and served as an influential ^[11] The following year, Hope was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Upon accepting the appointment, Hope quipped, "I'm speechless. 70 years of ad lib material and I'm speechless". ^[12] At the age of 95, Hope made an appearance at the 50th anniversary of the Primetime Emmy Awards with Milton Berle and Sid Caesar. The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television Mendel "Milton Berle" Berlinger ( July 12, 1908 &ndash March 27, 2002) was an Emmy -winning American Comedian Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar (born September 8, 1922) is an Emmy Award -winning American comic actor and writer known as the leading man Two years later, Hope was present at the opening of the Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment at the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress

Hope celebrated his 100th birthday on May 29, 2003, joining a small group of notable centenarians in the field of entertainment (including Irving Berlin, Hal Roach, Senor Wences, George Abbott, and George Burns. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr ( January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and Señor Wences ( April 17, 1896 &ndash April 20, 1999) was a prominent 20th century Ventriloquist whose popularity grew with his frequent George Francis Abbott ( June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was an American Theater producer and director, Playwright George Burns ( January 20 1896 &ndash March 9 1996; born Nathan Birnbaum) was an American comedian, Actor ) To mark this event, the intersection of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles, California was named Bob Hope Square and his centennial was declared Bob Hope Day in 35 states. Hollywood and Vine, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, became famous in the 1920s for its concentration Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Hope spent the day privately in his Toluca Lake, Los Angeles home where he had lived since 1937. Toluca Lake is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Even at 100, Hope was said to have maintained his self-deprecating sense of humor, quipping, "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type. A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of Blood based on the presence or absence of inherited Antigenic substances on the "^[13]

Death

Hope performing at a USO show

Hope lived so long that he had premature obituaries on two separate occasions. A premature Obituary is an obituary published whose subject is not actually deceased In 1998 a prepared obituary by The Associated Press was inadvertently released on the Internet, prompting Hope's death to be announced in the US House of Representatives. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. In 2003 he was among several famous figures whose pre-written obituaries were published on CNN's website due to a lapse in password protection. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner

Beginning in 2000, Hope's health steadily declined and he was hospitalized several times before his death. In June 2000 he spent nearly a week in a California hospital after being hospitalized for gastrointestinal bleeding. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Gastrointestinal bleeding or gastrointestinal hemorrhage describes every form of Hemorrhage (loss of Blood) in the Gastrointestinal tract ^[14] In August 2001, he spent close to two weeks in the hospital recovering from pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammatory illness of the Lung. Frequently it is described as lung Parenchyma / alveolar inflammation and abnormal ^[15]

On July 27, 2003, Bob Hope died at his home in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, at 9:28 p. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Toluca Lake is a district in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West m. According to one of Hope's daughters, when asked on his deathbed where he wanted to be buried, he told his wife, "Surprise me. "^[13] After his death, Roger Cardinal Mahony, Archbishop of Los Angeles, confirmed that Hope had converted to Roman Catholicism years before he died and added that he had died a Catholic in good standing. Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony (born February 27, 1936) is an American Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. [1] He was interred in the Bob Hope Memorial Garden at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, where his mother is also buried. The San Fernando Mission Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery operated by the Los Angeles Archdiocese since 1800 and is located at 11160 Stranwood Avenue in

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D. The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a prominent Roman Catholic Basilica located in Washington D C. has a wing funded by Dolores and Bob Hope in memory of his mother. ^[16] It is dedicated to a miracle in Pontmain, France. Pontmain is a commune in the Département of Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, close to the border with Bretagne and Normandie This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Short subjects

Main article: Bob Hope short subjects

Honors

He is a member of the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in the radio division. The following is a list of Bob Hope short subjects. Hope was featured in twenty six Short subjects between 1934 and 1968 The National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame is a yearly honor from the National Association of Broadcasters. ^[17]

Audio

• Bob Hope Show radio archive (27 episodes from Bob Hope radio Show)

References

External links

• Bob Hope's official website
• Bob Hope at Allmovie
• Bob Hope at Find A Grave
• Bob Hope at the Internet Broadway Database
• Bob Hope at the Internet Movie Database
• Bob Hope at the Radio Hall of Fame
• Bob Hope Biography on Chortle. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows. Find A Grave is a Website allowing its users to access maintain and expand an online Database of Burial records The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel History The National Radio Hall of Fame and Museum, located in the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago Illinois, is a Museum dedicated co. uk
• Bob Hope and American Variety at the Library of Congress
• MSNBC tributes:
  • "Hope-ful Century of Wit and Laughter"
  • "100 Years of Hope: The Early Years"
  • "100 Years of Hope: Slapstick and the Great Divide"
• CNN: Bob Hope dead at 100