I'm too old, they've removed my blood type, joked. Bob Hope, when he turned 100 in July 2003. Indeed, Bob Hope has been around for the entire 20th century, immortal for many generations to please the masses. With numerous films, TV and radio programs and his appearance with overseas troops.
Bob Hope was born on May 29, 1903, in Ethan, England. Although his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio when he was four years old ("I left England at the age of four when I found out I could not be king"). His first modest success in the show business came in 1915 when he won the Charlie Chaplin acting competition.
He started working in vaudeville in the early 1920s,and in the early 1930s he appeared on stage in Broadway. Her first film role was "The Great Stream" in 1938 where she sang the song "Thank You For Memory" in a duet with Shirley Ross. That song would be Bob Hope's signature song.
Bob Hope has appeared in more than 75 films throughout his career, despite winning only two Oscars. He even joked that he had not won an Oscar - "Oscar night at home is called Easter!" He may not have won many Oscars, but he enjoyed bringing his unique jokes to the awards ceremony - he has co-starred or co-starred on the record 18 times until 1977.
His most popular films are already a series of "street" movies with Bing Crosby in the 1940s. She also starred in "The Paleface" starring Jane Russell, which many consider to be her best film. Today, most of his old movies are available on DVD or regularly shown on cable TV channels.
Themes picked up the television late too late in his career, not quite sure if the new media would succeed.:'Television - that's where the films go when they die," Hope once laughed. However, it was television that made Bob Hope a star and a family name throughout the United States.
The Easter Sunday of 1950 was an unforgettable day. It was on that day that Bob Hope performed his first official television drama. In addition to Hope’s appearance, “Star Spangled Revue” featured some of the most popular artists and celebrities of the day, including Dinah Shore and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
The show's formula quickly became a reality, and Bob Hope's television programs remained a success for the next 40 years. NBC was his network of choice, and Bob Hope appeared on Christmas network and other holiday specials. His last television show was in 1996 starring Tony Dania. Today these programs are rightly viewed as classic TV shows, television programs that are passed down from generation to generation.
Perhaps Bob Hope is most famous for his appearances with the military, an act that almost reinforced the character more than any appearance of the president. His first such appearance was in May 1941, when Bob Hope, along with various friends, came from March Field in California to entertain airmen.
The rest, as they say, is history. Bob Hope was soon dubbed “G.I. Bob” is a soldier and continued to sing around the world for the next 60 years. He entertained troops and dispersed from Europe, the South Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. He almost always seemed tired as part of supporting the soldiers.
Bob Hope has been honored five times by the United States Congress, made the distinguished mayor of Palm Springs and a distinguished veteran. He also owns several theaters, a military ship and an airport named after him, and his love of golf continues at one of the biggest sporting events - the Bob Hope Classic.
But his great legacy is the wealth of entertainment he has given us over the years. And then, his sharp mind; his line-liners and quotes are probably known as his TV shows and movies. As he once accurately stated, “I have always been in the right place at the right time. Of course, I directed myself there. "
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