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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Bob Hope
		Leslie Townes Hope (born May 29, 1903), best known as Bob Hope, is a famous retired entertainer, having appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, and in the movies.
		Hope is mostly remembered for his passion of golf, and even played in a few PGA tours.
		In honor of Hope on his birthday, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California was christened Bob Hope Square.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/bo/Bob_Hope (374 words)

	Legendary entertainer Bob Hope was on hand at the Shipyards Division of Avondale Industries, Inc.
		BOB HOPE (T-AKR 300) is the first of five Strategic Sealift ships Avondale is building for the Navy to support the nation's ability to deploy military equipment and supplies quickly to U. troops around the world.
		Among the distinguished guests attending the BOB HOPE christening ceremony were the Honorable John H. Dalton, U. Secretary of the Navy, who was the principal speaker.
		Hope a "military hero", and said, "We can never repay him for his contributions to the men and women in uniform, but we can show our appreciation with a class of ships named in his honor.
	www.ss.northropgrumman.com /press/news/970321.html (631 words)

	Bob Hope - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leslie Townes Hope, KBE (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), otherwise known as Bob Hope, was a famous entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies and in U.S. Army concerts.
		Hope was born in Eltham, London, England, as the fifth of seven sons.
		Bob Hope is interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bob_Hope (1717 words)

	Bob Hope
		Leslie Townes Hope KBE (May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003), best known as Bob Hope, was a famous entertainer, having appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, movies and in army concerts.
		Hope was born in Eltham, London, as fifth of seven sons.
		Bob Hope Square is a landmark in Hollywood, California.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/b/bo/bob_hope.html (959 words)

	Print Article: Happy birthday, Bob
		Funnyman, actor, dancer and singer Hope was born into a poor family in a suburb of Edwardian London 100 years ago and went on to become one of the greatest icons of US entertainment history.
		Hope kept making his famed TV specials - 296 of them in all - under an unprecedented and extremely lucrative 60-year contract with the NBC network until he was 93.
		Hope is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most honoured entertainer in history, with more than 2,000 awards to his credit including the Congressional Gold Medal presented by President John Kennedy and an honorary knighthood bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2003/05/30/1054177701754.html (726 words)

	Laughter dies with man of century Bob Hope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hope earned a fortune, gave lavishly to charity and was showered with awards, so many that he had to rent a warehouse to store them.
		Hope’s 85-year-old nephew, Milton Hope, said Monday he hopes his uncle is remembered not just for his jokes, but also for donating his money and time to charities.
		Hope is survived by his wife; sons Anthony and Kelly; daughters Linda and Nora Somers; and four grandchildren.
	www.pressrepublican.com /Archive/2003/07_2003/072920031.htm (1781 words)

	Bob Hope Xmas Show: Osan, Korea, Dec. 1968
		Hope was the first comic to acknowledge that he relied on a stable of writers, and he meticulously cataloged the inventory in 88,000 alphabetized, cross-referenced pages of jokes now in the Library of Congress, along with letters, scrapbooks, medals and an assortment of Hope-iana.
		Bob Hope, whose mastery of the comic monologue and the topical wisecrack carried him from vaudeville to Broadway musicals and then on to worldwide fame as a radio, film and television star of the first magnitude, died Sunday night in Toluca Lake, Calif., according to The Associated Press, which cited his long-time publicist, Ward Grant.
		Hope was an avid golfer almost to the end of his life and called the game ``My beauty secret.'' He was for many years the sponsor of a major tournament, the Bob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. He was also known as an extremely shrewd businessman.
	www.mishalov.net /korea_bob_hope_68/korea_bob_hope_68.html (7434 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Today's issues \| Bob Hope
		Bob Hope, a man who did more entertaining, if you tot up the hours, than most others died today aged 100.
		The Hope family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, when Leslie Townes, as Hope was then called, was four years old.
		The Bob Hope Theatre in his native Eltham also raised a glass.
	www.guardian.co.uk /netnotes/article/0,6729,966512,00.html (427 words)

	OnlineColumnist®.com: Hope Rolls On
		Hope is perhaps best known for his USO shows during World War II, appearing in Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm, showing blistering wit and brash wisecracking, delighting homesick troops and leaving his mark on the American spirit.
		Hope's buoyancy, boyish enthusiasm and trademark humor, was epitomized in David Riesman's brilliant study of the American character published in 1962 titled "The Lonely Crowd." Among other things, Riesman coined the term "extroverted," to define the American psyche.
		Bob Hope is one of only a few Americans to ever be honored as an honorary veteran of the U.S. military.
	www.onlinecolumnist.com /053103.html (822 words)

	Los «primeros» 100 años de Bob Hope / EL MUNDO
		Bob Hope acapara nada menos que 1.500 premios, y los que aún le quedan.
		Bob Hope da también nombre a un caza del Ejército estadounidense por su apoyo leal a «nuestras tropas», desde la guerra del Vietnam a la primera Guerra del Golfo, allá por 1990, en una de sus últimas actuaciones en público.
		Bob Hope se redimió entonces con la televisión, que entonces daba sus primeros pasos.
	www.elmundo.es /papel/2003/05/29/cultura/1405782.html (1185 words)

	Boston.com / Your Life / Health & Fitness / Aging / Comedic master Bob Hope dies
		Bob Hope, whose rapid-fire comic monologues made him an entertainment legend for eight decades, died of pneumonia late Sunday at his Toluca Lake, Calif., home.
		Hope was reported to be aware of the celebrations and pleased by the attention.
		Leslie Townes Hope was born May 29, 1903, in Eltham, England, near London, one of six sons to William Henry Hope, an oft-unemployed stonemason, and Avis Townes Hope, a onetime concert singer.
	www.boston.com /yourlife/health/aging/articles/2003/07/29/comedic_master_bob_hope_dies?mode=PF (1615 words)

	Bob Hope Bob Hope was born Leslie Towns Hope in England on May 29
		Bob Hope was born Leslie Towns Hope in England on May 29, 1903.
		Hope was buried on August 28th, in a private ceremony, in San Fernando Mission Cemetery, in Mission Hills, Los Angeles.
		Bob is currently in a secret location, while some enormous shrine will be built to honor him.
	www.findadeath.com /Deceased/h/bobhope/bobhope.htm (1286 words)

	Well-wishers fete Bob Hope's 100th: 5/30/03
		Hope's family planned a birthday meal of his favorites -- lamb, roasted potatoes and lemon meringue pie -- and birthday cake.
		Hope was born on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, England, and came to the United States as a child.
		In Cleveland, where Hope was raised, a street in the theater district was renamed in his honor at a public ceremony featuring two big cakes.
	www.s-t.com /daily/05-03/05-30-03/a02wn010.htm (444 words)

	Pollstar -- The Concert Hotwire
		Hope earned a fortune, gave lavishly to charity and was showered with awards, so many that he had to rent a warehouse to store them.
		He was born Leslie Townes Hope on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, England, the fifth of seven sons of a British stonemason and a Welsh singer of light opera.
		Hope's 85-year-old nephew, Milton Hope, said Monday he hopes his uncle is remembered not just for his jokes, but also for donating his money and time to charities.
	www.pollstar.com /news/viewnews.pl?NewsID=2720 (1246 words)

	Nation celebrates Hope's 100th - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hope's family planned a birthday meal of his favorites — lamb, roasted potatoes and lemon meringue pie — and birthday cake.
		Hope was raised, a street in the theater district was named in his honor at a public ceremony featuring two big cakes.
		Hope doing radio broadcasts from nearby Sunset and Vine, dining at the old Brown Derby restaurant, dropping in for Friday night fights at the American Legion hall and after-hours visits to his bank.
	washingtontimes.com /national/20030530-124851-3513r.htm (520 words)

	Burbank Airport Renamed Bob Hope Airport
		Burbank Airport, near Los Angeles, was renamed Bob Hope Airport on Wednesday in honor of the beloved entertainer who died in July at the age of 100.
		Hope's widow Dolores, his daughter Linda and comedienne Phyllis Diller took part in the renaming ceremony which coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight.
		Hope died at his Toluca Lake home in suburban Los Angeles just two months after the nation marked his 100th birthday with movie retrospectives, television specials and the naming of "Bob Hope Square" in central Hollywood.
	news.airwise.com /stories/2003/12/1071702541.html (192 words)

	NBCSandiego.com - News - Thousands Wish Bob Hope Happy 100th
		Bob Hope is frail and ailing, but he's said to be alert and happy.
		Hope is no longer able to communicate and is not scheduled to appear at many of the numerous birthday celebrations in his honor.
		Bob Hope's daughter Linda Hope told The Associated Press earlier this week that her dad has maintained his sense of humor.
	www.nbcsandiego.com /news/2232687/detail.html (824 words)

	La Prensa - Revista - Los cien años de Bob Hope
		LOS ANGELES.- El legendario comediante Bob Hope, cuya carrera de más de 75 años en radio, teatro, televisión y cine lo convirtió en una institución estadounidense, cumplió ayer 100 años en un ambiente de homenajes, programas especiales de televisión y transmisiones de sus clásicos de cine en todo el país.
		Linda, la hija de Hope, dijo a Reuters a principio de este año que su padre ahora pasa mucho tiempo, ya sea en su hogar de Toluca Lake o Palm Springs, viendo televisión y escuchando música.
		Hope, nació en Inglaterra pero emigró con su familia a Cleveland, Ohio en 1907, también está siendo homenajeado en Gran Bretaña, donde la cadena de televisión BBC tenía previsto una programación en su honor.
	www.laprensa.com.ni /archivo/2003/mayo/30/revista/revista-20030530-05.html (600 words)

	USATODAY.com - Bob Hope's centennial party building to full swing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hope's trips abroad to entertain U.S. troops, the subject of many TV specials, are a highlight.
		Hope says her father's health is as good as can be expected for a man his age.
		And Bob Hope film festivals are planned for this summer and fall in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and England.
	www.usatoday.com /life/2003-04-17-bob-hope_x.htm (626 words)

	Blog of Death: Bob Hope
		Leslie Townes Hope, the comedic actor who entertained millions of soldiers during wartime, died on July 27 of complications from pneumonia.
		In later years, Hope would sponsor the Bob Hope Golf Classic, one of the biggest golf tournaments in the U.S. When he became a teenager, Hope decided to work in show business.
		Hope wrote 10 books, including the 1990 autobiography, "Don't Shoot, It's Only Me." He received 54 honorary degrees and more than 2,000 awards, including the Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon B. Johnson.
	www.blogofdeath.com /archives/000169.html (513 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		Bob Hope's daughter, Linda, joins from us from Los Angeles.
		She is the chief operating officer of Hope Enterprises, and she and her father have just published "Bob Hope: My Life in Jokes." It's an autobiography that is literally told in a series of jokes.
		LINDA HOPE, BOB HOPE'S DAUGHTER: Well, he's feeling just great, actually, for a 100-year-old man. He got up this morning and I think heard most of the news programs that were on that paid tribute to him.
	www-cgi.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0305/29/se.09.html (812 words)

	KSL News: Bob Hope Turns 100 Years Old (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Hope's son Kelly says his father can't believe he's made it to 100.
		Hope is frail and ailing, but he's said to be alert and happy.
		Although Hope was playing for hardened military men -- to whom coarse language and sex jokes are practically standard-issue -- the act was never raunchy.
	tv.ksl.com /index.php?nid=6&sid=30749 (813 words)

	Daily Celebrations ~ Bob Hope, Charity in your Heart ~ May 29 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Born Leslie Townes Hope (1903-2003) in Eltham, England, beloved comedian Bob Hope was born on this day.
		Writer John Steinbeck said of Hope, "This man drives himself and is driven.
		On his 100th birthday in 2003, in tribute, the famous intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street was named Bob Hope Square.
	www.dailycelebrations.com /052903.htm (274 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Obituaries -- Bob Hope, master of the one-liner who entertained troops from WWII to ...
		Bob Hope, master of the one-liner who entertained troops from WWII to Gulf War, dead at 100
		LOS ANGELES – Bob Hope, ski-nosed master of the one-liner and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, has died, less than two months after turning 100.
		Bob Hope entertains troops at Cu Chu, 20 miles northwest of Saigon, Vietnam, in this 1970 photograph.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/obituaries/20030728-0628-obit-hope.html (704 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Showbiz \| Comedian Bob Hope dies
		A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said the Queen, who met Hope many times, was "very sad" to hear the news and would be sending a private message to his widow, Dolores.
		On Hope's 100th birthday, the President Bush established the Bob Hope American Patriot Award for civilians showing "extraordinary love of their country".
		Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope at Eltham in south-east London in 1903, the son of a stonemason and a Welsh former concert singer.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/showbiz/3103751.stm (721 words)

	TIME.com Print Page: Nation -- That Old Feeling: Hope-ful Memories
		Hope was the culture that the counter-culture was counter to.
		Leslie Townes Hope was born in the South London neighborhood of Eltham, one of seven kids in a family whose patriarch, William Henry Hope, was restless, cantankerous, alcoholic.
		Hope hit Broadway in the late 20s, just as the ranks of stage actors were thinning as they were lured to Hollywood to make the new talking pictures.
	www.time.com /time/nation/printout/0,8816,455256,00.html (3162 words)

	Bob Hope dead at 100 - @forums
		LOS ANGELES - Bob Hope (news), ski-nosed master of the one-liner and favorite comedian of servicemen and presidents alike, has died, less than two months after turning 100.
		Hope, a prominent Roman Catholic laywoman, kept busy with her charities and their four adopted children, Linda, Anthony, Nora and Kelly.
		The Hope family pledged $3.5 million for the upkeep of Hope memorabilia in the library.
	www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=202857 (1605 words)

	Bob Keeps Hope Alive; Turns 100 - May 28, 2003 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		May 28, 2003, 2:20 PM PT Bob Hope was born in England.
		Even his passion for golf--the 44-year-old Palm Springs tournament that bears his name, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, is one of the premiere events on the men's pro tour--has tapered off.
		Born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England, on May 29, 1903, the Brit turned "part of American folklore," per the U.S. Senate, has been receiving 100th birthday wishes since last January, when a video tribute was screened prior to the coin toss at Super Bowl XXXVII.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,11878,00.html?tnews (852 words)

	CBC.ca Arts - Bob Hope celebrates 100th birthday
		Hope landed film roles with Paramount studios and created one of the most famous screen duos when he teamed up with singer Bing Crosby to make the hit "Road to..." films.
		Hope became an American icon when he began his association with NBC televison and radio, a relationship that lasted 60 years.
		Hope has received more than 1,500 awards, 54 honourary degrees and has been labeled by the Guinness Book of World records as the most honoured entertainer.
	www.cbc.ca /artsCanada/stories/hope290503 (1309 words)

	JS Online: Bob Hope celebrates 'big 100' at home
		Los Angeles - Bob Hope, whose devotion to entertaining U.S. troops at war made him an American icon, turned 100 Thursday at his suburban estate amid a torrent of congratulations.
		Hope spokesman Ward Grant said the comic's wife, Dolores, joked her husband's birthday cake would have 100 candles "and a fireman with an extinguisher standing by."
		In Cleveland, where Hope was raised, a street in the theater district was renamed in his honor at a ceremony.
	www.jsonline.com /enter/gen/may03/144202.asp?format=print (293 words)

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