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Bob Hope
British-born American entertainer (–)
This article is about the actor. For other uses, see Bob Hope (disambiguation).
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| Born | Leslie Townes Hope ()May 29, Eltham, London, England[1] |
| Died | July 27, () (aged&#;) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bob Hope Memorial Garden, Mission San Fernando Rey de España, Los Angeles, United States |
| Other&#;names | |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupations | |
| Years&#;active | – |
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| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Jack Hope (brother) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Boxing career | |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Super featherweight ( lb) |
| Height | 5&#;ft 10&#;in (&#;cm) |
| Reach | 72&#;in (&#;cm) |
| Boxing record | |
| Wins | 5 |
| Losses | 1 (see Bob Hope boxing record) |
| No contests | 1 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Musical artist | |
| Website | |
Leslie Towne
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Jack Benny and Rosemary Clooney
The show starts with a Baseball dance number, and Bob's monologue references Joe Dimaggio's recent marriage to Marylin Monroe."Dizzy" Hope tries out as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians an Read allThe show starts with a Baseball dance number, and Bob's monologue references Joe Dimaggio's recent marriage to Marylin Monroe."Dizzy" Hope tries out as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and flops, and in a later skräp, Bob's a New Orleans jazz piano player auditioning Benny as v Read allThe show starts with a Baseball dance number, and Bob's monologue references Joe Dimaggio's recent marriage to Marylin Monroe."Dizzy" Hope tries out as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and flops, and in a later skräp, Bob's a New Orleans jazz piano player auditioning Benny as violinist for his grupp, but they become rivals for Bob's girlfriend Rosie.
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This celebration of Bob Hope's 60th birthday includes audio excerpts from his film and radio work, reminiscences by Hope and others about Hope's career, and birthday messages from Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Durante, Rosemary Clooney, Tony Bennett, Milton Berle, Lucille Ball, George Burns, Bing Crosby, Edgar Bergen, Jack Benny, Jim Jordan (as Fibber McGee), Eddie Cantor, Jerry Colonna, Marilyn Maxwell, Frances Langford, Les Brown, Jayne Mansfield, Skinnay Ennis, Doris Day, George Murphy, Jim Safir (Hope's agent), and Hedda Hopper. Also included is a recording of a song by Hope and his wife, Dolores.
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: May 29, Wednesday
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- COLOR/B&W: N/A
- CATALOG ID: R
- GENRE: Radio - Specials; Radio - Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Biography; Comedy/Variety
- SERIES RUN: NBC - Radio,
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
- Bill Malcolm … Director
- Charles Garman … Writer
- Hugh Downs … Host
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