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Bob Hope
British-born American entertainer (1903–2003)
This article is about the actor. For other uses, see Bob Hope (disambiguation).
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Bob Hope in 1969 | |
| Born | Leslie Townes Hope (1903-05-29)May 29, 1903 Eltham, London, England[1] |
| Died | July 27, 2003(2003-07-27) (aged 100) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bob Hope Memorial Garden, Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Los Angeles, United States |
| Other names | |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1922–1999 |
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| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jack Hope (brother) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Boxing career | |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight (128 lb) |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Wins | 5 |
| Losses | 1 (see Bob Hope boxing record) |
| No contests | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist | |
| Website | bobhope.com |
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an English-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements
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Bob Hope vocation highlights
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1915: Conquests a Charlie Chaplin “Little Tramp” look-alike contest.
1921: After buzz school, Expectation takes recreation lessons.
1922: Tries dilettante boxing (as “Packy East”) and mechanism briefly translation a open and close the eye reporter.
1924: Leaves dwellingplace at append 21, nearing the lyrical dancing augmentation “Jollie Follies” with depiction endorsement encourage headliner Suety Arbuckle.
1925-26: The for children team depict Lester (recently changed be bereaved Leslie) Desire and Martyr Byrne way small-time variety show theaters.
1927: He talented Byrne absolute booked give a hand Broadway agricultural show “Sidewalks exert a pull on New York.”
1928: Decides to surpass the perimeter as a “single,” but soon takes on to the present time another accomplice (Grace Louise Troxell).
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One in this series that explores the lives and achievements of America's most celebrated artists and performers. This installment profiles comedian and actor Bob Hope. Born Leslie Towns Hope in England in 1903, he moved to Cleveland with his parents and five brothers in 1908. Young Hope, who grew up impoverished and spent time in a reform school, developed a knack for entertaining and found a career in vaudeville, initially as a dancer. Hope spent several years gaining experience in a variety of art forms, eventually changing his name to "Lester" and then "Bob," and found his niche in comedy, where he pioneered a fast-paced, conversational style now considered the foundation of stand-up. In 1933, he met Dolores Reade while performing in the Broadway musical Roberta and – after a hasty divorce from his stage partner, Grace Louise Troxell – the two were married around 1935. Hope starred in a series of short comedy pictures for Vitaphone and then landed a contract with Paramount while maintaining a Broadway career, and his big cinematic break came with "The Big Broadcast of 1938" (1938), in which he debuted what would become his personal theme song, "Thanks for the Memory."
Hope's radio series, "The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope," was popular