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He perfected the one-liner, peppering audiences with a fusillade of brief, topical gags '" He poked fun gently, without malice, and made himself the butt of many jokes He played his first camp show at California's March Field on May 6, 1941, seven months before Pearl Harbor He suffered recurring eye problems, once remarking: "I've got a hemorrhage in the right eye now, and I used to have one in the left eye The Hopes emigrated to the United States when he was 4 and settled in Cleveland I've seen too many wars He also worked as a caddy and developed a lifelong fondness for golf Through he said he was afraid of flying, Hope traveled countless miles to entertain servicemen in field hospitals, jungles and aircraft carriers from France to Berlin to Vietnam to the Persian Gulf " Hope never had a regular straight man, but he worked often with crooner Crosby, first in radio, where they developed a routine of insulting each other merrily Hope, a prominent Roman Catholic laywoman, kept busy with her charities and their four adopted children, Linda, Anthony, Nora and Kelly On his 100th birthday, he was too frail to take part in public celebrations, but was said to be alert and happy â€â€? and overwhelmed by the outpouring of affection " Hope amassed a fortune, investing much of it in real estate in California's San Fernando Valley, Palm Springs and Malibu " His views opened a gap between the comedian and young Americans opposed to the war In recent years, his hearing eroded, although he refused to wear a hearing aid "And I'll have a few routines on the way to the big divot Hope died late Sunday of pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake, with his family at his bedside, longtime publicist Ward Grant said Monday " When Hope went into one of his monologues, it was almost as though the world was conditioned to respond The Hope family pledged $3 " As his 95th birthday approached in May 1998, the Library of Congress announced it was creating the Bob Hope Gallery of American Entertainment He also appeared more than 20 times at the Academy Awards, first on radio and than on television, as presenter, cohost or host between 1939 and 1978 I'm a walking hemorrhage 5 million for the upkeep of Hope memorabilia in the library Paramount signed him for "The Big Broadcast of 1938," in which he introduced the song that became his trademark: "Thanks for the Memory " Soon he was teaming with Crosby in the seven "Road" pictures â€â€? "Road to Bali," "Road to Morocco," "Road to Zanzibar" and so on â€â€? playing best friends who lie, cheat and make fun of each other in comedic competition for glory and Dorothy Lamour He headlined in so many war zones that he had a standard joke for the times he was interrupted by gunfire: "I wonder which one of my pictures they saw?" So often was Hope away entertaining, and so little did he see his wife, Dolores, and their four adopted children, that he once remarked, "When I get home these days, my kids think I've been booked on a personal appearance tour " Hope had a reputation as an ad-libber, but he kept a stable of writers and had filing cabinets full of jokes For decades, he took his show on the road to bases around the world, boosting the morale of servicemen from World War II to the Gulf War After a few guest radio spots, Hope began working regularly on a Bromo Seltzer radio program ' He said, `I don't do that anymore During "Roberta," he met nightclub singer Dolores Reade and invited her to the show "It's as if every one of them was his kid brother," Mrs Hope changed his name to Bob when classmates ridiculed his English schoolboy name Crosby helped make Hope's nose famous as a "droop snoot" and a "ski run A highly competitive golfer, he later shot in the 70s and sponsored the Bob Hope Golf Classic, one of the nation's biggest tournaments " He made 53 films from 1938 to 1972 Later, he said he was "just praying they get an honorable peace so our guys don't have to fight "He can't believe that this is happening and that he's made it to his Big 100," son Kelly Hope said at the time In 1938, he was hired by Pepsodent to create his own show, and that led him to Hollywood Because Saudi Arabia bars female entertainers, he had to leave Marie Osmond and the Pointer Sisters behind in Bahrain " Until increasing frailty slowed him down, Hope repeatedly pledged never to quit entertaining ) Hope started playing to troops well before the United States entered World War II Forbes magazine in 1983 estimated his wealth at more than $200 million, but Hope denied it His 1966 Vietnam Christmas show, when televised, was watched by an estimated 65 million people, the largest audience of his career His Christmas tours became tradition In 1950, he entered television, and his successes continued In between, there were such pictures as "Cat and the Canary," "The Paleface," "Louisiana Purchase," "My Favorite Blonde," "That Certain Feeling," "I'll Take Sweden" and "Boy, Did I get a Wrong Number Even 40 years later, he could be counted on to pull in respectable ratings " For his part, Hope replied: "Only in Hollywood could a meatball make so much gravy Hope once said His traditional Christmas tours began in 1948, when he went to Berlin to entertain GIs involved in the airlift He was born Leslie Townes Hope on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, England, the fifth of seven sons of a British stonemason and a Welsh singer of light opera "I bumped into Gerald Ford the other day (He did receive several special Oscars His awards included scores of honorary degrees; special Oscars for humanitarianism and service to the film industry; the George Peabody Award; the National Conference of Christians and Jews Award; and the Medal of Freedom from President Johnson He never let a good joke die â€â€? if it got a laugh in Vietnam, it would get a laugh in Saudi Arabia He tried to enlist, but was told he could be of more use as an entertainer He boxed for a time under the name Packy East â€â€? "I was on more canvases than Picasso" â€â€? and Hope also tried a semester in college before devoting himself to show business "You never tire of talking with your best friends Of course, that's all behind me now They found themselves in the backwash of the 1907 depression I said, `Pardon me His more than 60-year association with the network was said to be a record Mrs The boy helped out by selling newspapers and working in a shoe store, a drug store and a meat market " Hope earned a fortune, gave lavishly to charity and was showered with awards, so many that he had to rent a warehouse to store them " He was admired by his peers, and generations of younger comedians He was the author or co-author of 10 books, including his 1990 autobiography, "Don't Shoot, It's Only Me The fabled intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street was renamed Bob Hope Square, and President Bush established the Bob Hope American Patriot Award During the awards broadcasts, Hope specialized in poking fun at himself for not being nominated What was billed as his last NBC special, "Laughing with the Presidents," focusing on his long friendships with many occupants of the White House, appeared in late 1996 In 1997, there were new honors: The Navy christened a 950-foot-long, 33,000-ton support ship the USNS Bob Hope, and the Air Force dedicated a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane as "The Spirit of Bob Hope " "What bothers me is they don't want any entertainment and they still invited me "I'm not retiring until they carry me away," he said By 1930, he had reached vaudeville's pinnacle â€â€? The Palace â€â€? and in the '30s he played leading parts in such Broadway musicals as "Roberta," "Ziegfeld Follies" and "Red, Hot and Blue," with Ethel Merman and Jimmy Durante " In the mid-'90s, Hope played charity dates around the nation, but he seemed to slow his schedule He was sometimes heckled by young people in his audience "I like to be here in case one of these years they'll have one left over," he told the audience in 1953 They married in 1934 The nation's most-honored comedian, a millionaire many times over, was a star in every category open to him â€â€? vaudeville, radio, television and film, most notably a string of "Road" movies with longtime friend Bing Crosby He quickly veered from song and dance to comedy patter, and his monologue routine was born Woody Allen called Hope "the most influential comedian for me Hope at first was hawkish on Vietnam Entertainer Bob Hope Dies at 100 Jul 28, 8:51 AM EST Bob Hope, ski-nosed master of the one-liner and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, has died, less than two months after turning 100 In 1990, he traveled to the Persian Gulf to entertain troops preparing for war with Iraq No matter that the joke was old or flat; he was Bob Hope and he got laughs "They have their religion and their beliefs and you have to kind of abide by it," he said His golf scores and physical attributes, including his celebrated ski-jump nose, were frequent subjects: "I want to tell you, I was built like an athlete once â€â€? big chest, hard stomach "Audiences are my best friends," he liked to say Roman Robert was born on Friday in London, publicist Lisa Kasteler said Monday The couple also have a 2-year-old son, Dashiell Actress Cate Blanchett Has a Boy Apr 26, 1:55 PM EST Actress Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton have a new baby |
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