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Apr 5, 2021 · Thanks for the memory. Bob Hope’s eldest child, Linda Hope — who worked with her father for many years — says her dad made it to the ripe old age of 100 because of sheer willpower. “He was ...
Hope was an honorary board member of the humanitarian organization Wings of Hope. On May 29, 2003, Dolores was at her husband's side as he celebrated his 100th birthday; he died two months later on July 27, 2003. They had been married for 69 years, which at the time was the longest Hollywood marriage on record.
Jul 29, 2003 · Bob Hope, the elder statesman of comedy whose extraordinary career spanned vaudeville, Broadway, radio, television, movies, books and makeshift concert platforms in war zones, has died. He was 100.
Nov 25, 2014 · Hope put his name on several ghostwritten memoirs. William Robert Faith, a publicist, contributed the authorized, “A Life in Comedy.”. Arthur Marx (Groucho’s son) dished the unauthorized “The Secret Life of Bob Hope,” which focused on Hope’s prodigious womanizing and the “dark undersides to his character.”. Publisher’s Weekly ...
Sep 20, 2011 · Sept. 19, 2011. Dolores Hope, who gave up her singing career to spend 69 years at the side of her husband, Bob Hope, pursuing philanthropy and projecting with him the image of an enduring ...
Dec 21, 2023 · December 21, 2023 · 3 min read. 23. Christmas often arrived a little late to the family of comedian Bob Hope. “We’d get to open one or two things on Christmas Day,” recalls Linda Hope, his ...
Jul 28, 2003 · In an interview in 1989, the 86-year-old Mr. Hope was asked what he still looked forward to, after a lifetime spent accruing fame, praise and a huge fortune. ``More fun,'' he replied.
