Keyword: bobhope
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Another year and another chance to reminisce. http://biggeekdad.com/2011/02/bob-hope-christmas/
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Bob Hope entertaining the troops in Vietnam in 1967 (Hour and a half long video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uqN5mXWHZM
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Bob Hope was without a doubt one of the greatest entertainers of all time. A wonderful look at some special moments Bob spent with the troops during his many Christmas performances. Video at the link.
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<p>Dolores Hope, the widow of entertainer Bob Hope and a supporter of many Catholic charities, was a Catholic of “deep abiding faith,” Archbishop José H. Gomez said in tribute to her life.</p>
<p>“Both the entertainment world and the Church have lost a woman of profound faith, gifted musical talent, and dedication to the betterment of peoples world-wide. The death of Dolores Hope leaves a huge void in Southern California,” he said.</p>
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Dolores Hope supported Catholic causes Bob Hope's widow was a lifelong Catholic. By Catholic News Service Dolores Hope (right) was responsible for the conversion of her husband, Bob, to Catholicism. She died Sept. 19 at the age of 102. By Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — Dolores Hope, a lifelong Catholic who was the widow of comedian Bob Hope and an entertainer in her own right, died Sept. 19 at age 102 at her home in Toluca Lake outside of Los Angeles. A family spokesman said she died of natural causes. "Dolores Hope was a Catholic of deep and...
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Dolores Hope, who gave up her singing career to spend 69 years at the side of her husband, Bob Hope, pursuing philanthropy and projecting with him the image of an enduring Hollywood marriage, died on Monday in the home she and her husband bought in 1940 in the Toluca Lake section of Los Angeles. She was 102. She sometimes accompanied her husband on his tours entertaining American armed forces overseas. On a Christmas tour during the Vietnam War, she sang “Silent Night” to the troops, bringing many to tears.
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Dolores Hope, the radiant wife of comedian Bob Hope, died peacefully Monday morning at her home in Toluca Lake, Calif., a family friend confirms to PEOPLE. She was 102 and had been in relativity good health until the past few months. *snip* Bob and Dolores honeymooned in Europe and sailed home on the Queen Mary – its final voyage before she was converted into a troop carrier for service during World War II. Hope, by then a famous radio comedian, began entertaining American servicemen overseas for the USO – and his wife often made the trips with him, sleeping on...
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Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102. Born in Harlem, Dolores Reade was singing at the Vogue Club in Manhattan when she was introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it, it was “love at first song,” and they were married for nearly 70 years until his death in July 2003 at age 100. Though she accompanied her husband on many of his USO trips to entertain the troops -- usually...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkzV5AIK8iM&feature=related
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Liberman was Hope's publicist for 41 years and Phyllis Diller's for 33. Other celebrity clients included Robert Goulet, Henry Fonda and Nat 'King' Cole. He also publicized movies and books. Frank Liberman, a veteran Hollywood publicist who represented stars such as Bob Hope, Phyllis Diller and Robert Goulet during his more than 50 years in the business, has died. He was 92. Liberman, who had Parkinson's disease, died of pneumonia Sunday at Providence Tarzana Medical Center, said his daughter, Kay Liberman. A former publicist for Warner Bros., Liberman launched his own public relations company, Frank Liberman and Associates, in 1947....
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You gotta see this. Click the link please.
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In a 1940 comedy entitled “The Ghost Breakers”, Bob Hope starred with Paulette Goddard and Richard Carlson. In this scene (video clip at link), Hope (amazingly) defines the democrats of today. Video: Bob Hope Defines Democrats
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Just had to share this. Best Movie Line Ever
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SAN DIEGO (Army News Service, May 29, 2009) -- Aboard the USS Midway Friday the U.S. Postal Service released the 44-cent Bob Hope commemorative stamp on what would have been the world-renowned entertainer and philanthropist's 106th birthday. Although Hope never officially served in the military, he dedicated a significant part of his life to entertaining the country's men and women in uniform starting in 1941 and continuing through Operation Desert Storm 50 years later. After giving hundreds of performances overseas he earned the nickname "G.I. Bob" and in 1997 he became the first person ever recognized by Congress as an...
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"I thought it was going to be just another birthday," Dolores Hope mused as she attended a Hollywood gathering celebrating her 100 years. When her late husband, entertainer Bob Hope, reached his 100th birthday, he was too frail to enjoy it. Although Dolores Hope was brought to Wednesday night's party in a wheelchair, she was alert and happy as she greeted old friends and posed for photographs. At 100, Dolores Hope is little changed. Her white hair is richly coifed, her skin is smooth and her voice is deep and warm. Her 10 decades were represented by 10 kiosks set...
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Morton Lachman, one of the creative minds behind Bob Hope who was a writer and producer for the famous comedian for more than two decades before shifting into sitcom production in shows including "All in the Family," "Gimme a Break" and "Kate & Allie," died Tuesday at UCLA Medical Center. He was 90 and would have celebrated his birthday Friday. The cause was a heart attack and diabetes, according to his family. For 28 years, until 1975, Mr. Lachman was a key member of Hope's gag-writing machine, along with such writers as Mel Shavelson, Gene Perret, Hal Kanter, Sherwood Schwartz...
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