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Discover life events, stories and photos about Avis Towns (1873–1934) of Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London, England, United Kingdom.
- Female
- William Henry Hope
Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope, the son of stonemason William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope. The family emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908, when Leslie, the fifth of seven children, was not yet five years old.
Mar 13, 2023 · About Avis Hope. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88829674/avis-hope. Bob Hope's Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer who later worked as a cleaning woman. The family lived in Weston-super-Mare, then Whitehall and St George in Bristol, before moving to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1908.
- Poplar, Greater London
- William Henry Hope
- Greater London
- May 24, 1873
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Mar 27, 2024 · A Lifetime of Entertainment. Bob Hope and Mildred Rosequist, ca. 1923. Bob Hope Collection, Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope, the son of stonemason William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope. The family emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908, when Leslie ...
May 25, 2018 · Bob & Dolores Hope Foundation. Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope, the son of stonemason William Henry Hope and Avis Townes Hope. The family emigrated from England to Cleveland, Ohio in 1908, when Leslie, the fifth of seven children, was not yet five years old.
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. His maternal grandmother was Welsh.
