biography
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Hope, Bob
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originally Leslie Townes Hope
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| male
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| lived:
| (1903– )
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| biography:
| Comedian, born in London, UK. Emigrating to Cleveland at age 4, he joined the Fatty Arbuckle review in his teens, doing songs, patter, and eccentric dancing. Featured on Broadway in Roberta (1933), where he met his wife, Dolores Reed, he made his first film the following year. His ski-slope nose, lopsided grin, and impeccable timing endeared him to audiences. He hosted The Bob Hope Pepsodent Show on radio (1939–48), while acting the cowardly braggart in a string of films (1940–62) including the classic ‘Road’ films with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. He put his boundless energy to good use, entertaining the troops overseas in every US war since World War 2 and golfed for charity, sponsoring the Bob Hope Desert Classic. A star on television, with frequent network specials, he was the jester to presidents and the author of nine humorous books. In 1985 he was awarded the Kennedy Center Honors for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts. |
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