Birthname: Leslie Townes Hope
| Sign | Gemini |
| Born |
May 29, 1903
Eltham, London |
| Died |
Jul 27, 2003
Toluca Lake, CA |
| Age | Died at 100 |
| Final Resting Place Mission San Fernando Rey de España | |
Bob Hope |
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| Job | Actor, comedian, singer, author, athlete |
| Years active | 1919-1997 |
| Top Roles | Frank Benson, Larry Gilbert, Bud Brady, Larry Lawrence, Hot Lips Barton |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Musical, Romance, Drama, Adventure, Family |
| Top Topics | Road Movie, Exotic Lands, Screwball Comedy, Show Business, Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, Edgar Dearing, George Marshall (Director), Cecil B. DeMille (Director), Nestor Paiva, Norman Panama (Producer), Tom Dugan |
| Also Born on May 29 | |
| Also Born in 1903 | |
| Also a Gemini | |
Bob Hope Overview:
Legendary actor, Bob Hope, was born Leslie Townes Hope on May 29, 1903 in Eltham, London. Hope died at the age of 100 on Jul 27, 2003 in Toluca Lake, CA and was laid to rest in Mission San Fernando Rey de España Cemetery in Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, CA.
MINI BIO:
Dark-haired English-born Hollywood star comedian, in America from childhood. After a slow start, his film career really blossomed with The Cat and the Canary and he remained at his funniest throughout the forties, a period which saw the beginning of his friendly rivalry with Bing Crosby - in and out of the "Road" films - and made him one of the world's most popular stars, in roles which highlighted his ability to get into situations which exposed the yellow streak running down his back. From the mid-fifties the standard of his material fell away. Special Oscars 1940, 1944, 1952, 1965. He received an honorary British knighthood in 1998. (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the categories of Motion Pictures, Television, Radio and Live Performance. Bob Hope's handprints and footprints were 'set in stone' at Grauman's Chinese Theater during imprint ceremony #67 on Feb 5, 1943. In addition, Hope was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and Radio Hall of Fame and was immortalized on a US postal stamp in 2009. Hope was never nominated for an Academy Award. However he won five Honorary Awards in 1940, 1944, 1952, 1959 and 1965 for unique and distinguished service to our industry and the Academy. .
Bob Hope BlogHub Articles:
15 of Bob Hope’s best Oscars jokes
15 of Bob Hope’s best Oscars jokes On March 10, 2023 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Pinterest Here we are again, Oscar season and isn’t that exciting! The thing is, I’ve posted about all things Oscars every February/March/April, these past 8 years and ... Read full article
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951): Bob Hope and Silver Bells
“Don’t look like you’re handling hot reindeer” – Bob Hope as The Lemon Drop Kid There blows the infamous Lemon Drop Kid a racetrack scrounger feeding the populous phony tips. In another context, he’d be one slimy stooge a la Richard Widmark, but played by Bob Hope... Read full article
The Unlikely Pairing of Katharine Hepburn and Bob Hope in ‘The Iron Petticoat’
It’s funny because, these days, I am constantly reminded of my 2018’s trip to England for various reasons. One of them is that I recently re-watched the comedy The Iron Petticoat (Ralph Thomas, 1956), which I had seen for the first time when I was in Liverpool (so yeah, that journey was ... Read full article
Interview with Jerry Mathers: Working with Hitch, Playing the Beaver, and How Bob Hope Saved His Life
Young Jerry Mathers. Born on June 2, 1948 in Sioux City, Iowa, Jerry Mathers' acting career began at the age of two when he appeared in a Pet Condensed Milk commercial with Ed Wynn on The Colgate Comedy Hour. He graduated to film roles later in the 1950s, acting alongside Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine... Read full article
The Five Best Bob Hope Films
John Greco, the classic movie blogger behind the delightful Twenty Four Frames, recently listed his favorite comedies of the 1940s. Not surprisingly, two of Bob Hope's best efforts made the list. That got the Cafe staff thinking about our favorite movies starring Mr. Hope. So, here goes! Paulette... Read full article
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Bob Hope Quotes:
Pippo Popolino: First by a mile!
Karen Bentley: Larry! Larry! You have 3 hours between trains. Wouldn't you like to go past my apartment house and drop me off?
Larry Haines: Drop you off? I sure would. How many stories is it?