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Bob Hope

Born

Leslie Townes Hope
May 29, 1903
Eltham, London, England

Died

July 27, 2003 (aged 100)
Toluca Lake, California

Occupation

Comedian

Spouse(s)

Dolores Hope (born 1909)

Awards won
Academy Awards
Academy Honorary Award 1941 ,1945, 1953, 1966 Lifetime Achievement Award Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1960 Outstanding Contributions to Humanitarian Causes
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety Special 1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Golden Globe Awards
Cecil B. DeMille Award 1963 Lifetime Achievement
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Life Achievement Award 1966 Lifetime Achievement
Other Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bob Hope KBE (May 29, 1903–July 27, 2003) was an English-born, Academy Award-winning entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, in radio, television, movies, and on numerous USO tours for U.S. military personnel.

Hope was the fifth of seven sons. His English father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer who later had to find work 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. The family traveled to the United States as passengers on board the SS Philadelphia. They were inspected at Ellis Island on March 30, 1908. Hope became a U.S. citizen in 1920 at the age of seventeen.

Hope is noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his renowned USO tours. Hope always incorporated a handful of talented performers and celebrities to accompany him on these tours. Most of the time he was flanked by beautiful television and film actresses such as Marilyn Monroe and Betty Grable. Throughout his career he was decorated by many presidents for his humanitarian work.

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