May 29, 1903 — Leslie Towns Hope is born in Eltham, England, the fifth of seven sons, to William Henry Hope and Avis Towns Hope. 1908 — The Hope family emigrates to the United States, settling in ...

His career started in the glory days of vaudeville More than 70 years later he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the century the showbiz giant all others are measured ...

The author has created a thoroughly researched and skillfully written volume. He provides fascinating insights into one of the 20th century's greatest icons. Bob Hope, whose 100-year life bridged the ...

Bob Hope proved he could do it all during his illustrious career. The Hollywood funnyman earned nearly 100 acting credits, hosted the Academy Awards 19 times and became a pinnacle of the American ...

This absorbing and authoritative biography of Bob Hope (1903-2003) deserves its subtitle, which, applied to anyone else, might seem hyperbole. As Richard Zoglin argues, Hope virtually invented the ...

Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature ...

Bob Hope lived to be 100. For most of those years he was one of the biggest celebrities in the world. But what mark has he left? Journalist Richard Zoglin tries to answer that question with his ...

Hope, who’s so often remembered as an American comedy icon, was actually born in England as Leslie Townes Hope in 1903. Migrating to the US at the age of 4, Hope’s parents and their seven sons settled ...

It’s no overstatement to say Bob Hope, who was born 122 years ago on May 29, 1903, entertained generations of fans. The comedian died a centenarian in 2003, and he spent many of those 100 years in the ...

Not long after Bob Hope’s death, Richard Zoglin began interviewing comedians. He asked each of them — George Carlin and Robin Williams among them — to name their biggest influences. “Nobody ever ...

Until I read Terry Teachout’s excellent essay, I had not thought about Bob Hope since I was a child. For a TV-obsessed kid like me (born in 1967), Hope was huge. And then suddenly, he was simply not ...