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    Bob Hope. Leslie Townes " Bob " Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54.

  2. Nov 24, 2014 · Hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with his political views. "He had, unfortunately, stuck around too long," says Hope biographer Richard...

  3. Jul 28, 2003 · Bob Hope, who kept Americans laughing through the best and the worst times of the 20th century, has died of pneumonia at age 100.

  4. Jun 3, 2024 · Bob Hope (born May 29, 1903, Eltham, near London, England—died July 27, 2003, Toluca Lake, California, U.S.) was a British-born American entertainer and comic actor known for his rapid-fire delivery of jokes and one-liners and for his success in virtually all entertainment media.

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  5. Apr 3, 2014 · Bob Hope was a British-born American entertainer and comic actor known for his jokes and one-liners, as well as his success in the entertainment industry and his decades of overseas tours to ...

  6. Bob Hope. Actor: The Ghost Breakers. Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.

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  8. Jul 28, 2003 · He died July 27 at the age of 100. During his heydey, Hope seemed to be everywhere. "Trapped on the treadmill of his own acclaim," was the description provided by the writer John Lahr, who...

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