Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in over 70 films and shorts, including a series of "Road" movies also starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards 19 times, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and was the author of fourteen books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" is widely regarded...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 May 1903
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
Our first stop was red square, the heart of Moscow - if Moscow has one.
The workers love Khrushchev very much. He hasn't got an enemy in the entire country. Quite a few under it.
Following his doctor's orders, Nikita (Khrushchev) has cut his drinking in half. He's leaving out the water.
Go figure a crazy, mixed-up country where ballet outsells boxing. I wouldn't be surprised if their wrestling was on the level.
I left England when I was four because I found out I could never be King.
Louis B. Mayer came out west with $28.00, a box camera and an old lion. He built a monument to himself -- the Bank of America.
I have the perfect simplified tax form for government. Why don't they just print our money with a return address on it?
In his prime, the young comic walked onto a stage with the confidence of a man who owned it, and by the time he walked off, he did.
Cypress Point is such a beautiful place, but it's also very exclusive. They had a very successful membership drive last month. They drove out forty members.
Wine, women and song have been replaced by prune juice, a heating pad and the Gong Show.
The service at the Imperial (Tokyo) is the finest I've encountered anywhere. There was a button next to my bed marked ROOM SERVICE - and a maid to press it for me.
Somebody should tell Jerry Falwell that God is an Independent . . . he's not rich enough to be a Republican.
You know what a fan letter is - it's just an inky raspberry.
All British castles and old country homes are supposed to be haunted. It's in the lease.