Bob Hope

Also known as Leslie Townes Hope, Leslie Hope, Lester Hope, Packy East

American entertainer (1903–2003)

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Bob Hope was an American entertainer who had a career spanning most of the 20th century, from 1903 until his death in 2003. He is remembered as one of the most prominent figures in entertainment during his era, known for his work in comedy, film, and radio.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1903
Died: 2003
Works: 46

Top works

Bob Hope's Confessions of a hooker
The World of Bob Hope
They Got Me Covered
Bob Hope's Own Story As Told to Pete Martin; Have Tux Will Travel, At Last the facts on the HOw a Regular, Ordinary Baby Grew Up to Look LIke This!
My Favorite Brunette

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1903-05-29
Active to: 2003-07-03

2008 universal fire victim

Discography

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 17,111
Total plays: 153,634

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
· 2009 · cited 58,217x
The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,178x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,092x
The Complete Genome Sequence of <i>Escherichia coli</i> K-12
· 1997 · cited 5,891x
<i>Stan</i> : A Probabilistic Programming Language
· 2017 · cited 5,656x

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Quotes

“Thanks to our brave allies: you gallant Russian bear, you British everywhere.”
“I was on the way to my hotel, and I passed a hotel going in the opposite direction.”
“I know I'm in England because this morning, my stomach got up two hours before I did and had a cup of tea! I've had so much tea, I slosh when I walk! You have to drink tea - I've tasted the coffee!”

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.bobhope.com
Image: Bob Hope 1969 Publicity Photo.jpg
Number of children: 4

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birth name: Leslie Townes Hope
Commons category: Bob Hope
date of birth: 1903-05-29
date of death: 2003-07-27
Commons gallery: Bob Hope
name in native language: Bob Hope
start of work period: 1919-00-00
end of work period: 1997-00-00
social media followers: 7950

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Article

Lester Townes "Bob" Hope (né Leslie Townes 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, including a series of seven Road to ... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as his partner. He reached his 100th birthday 59 days before he died in 2003.

Hope hosted the Academy Awards ceremony a record 19 times. He also appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. He was praised for his comedic timing, specializing in one-liners and rapid-fire delivery of jokes that were often self-deprecating. Between 1941 and 1991, he made 57 tours for the United Service Organizations (USO), entertaining military personnel around the world. In 1997, Congress passed a bill that made him an honorary veteran of the Armed Forces.