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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Bob Hope</b></font><p><img src="bobhopenbc.jpg" height=360 width=236 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Bob Hope"><b>AKA</b> Leslie Townes Hope<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/667/000106349/" class=proflink>29-May</a>-<a href="/lists/902/000105587/" class=proflink>1903</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/881/000069674/" class=proflink>London, England</a> <font size=-1><a href="#FN1">[1]</a></font><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/095/000106774/" class=proflink>27-Jul</a>-<a href="/lists/513/000106195/" class=proflink>2003</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/095/000079855/" class=proflink>Toluca Lake, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/323/000069116/" class=proflink>Pneumonia</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, Mission San Fernando Rey de Espa馻, Mission Hills, CA<br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Religion:</b> <a href="/lists/758/000094476/" class=proflink>Roman Catholic</a><br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/230/000069023/" class=proflink>Comic</a>, Actor<br><b>Party Affiliation:</b> Republican<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Centenarian comic<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] 44 Craigton Road, Eltham, Greenwich, London, England. </font><p><b>Father:</b> William Henry Hope (stonemason)<br><b>Mother:</b> Avis Townes Hope (singer)<br><b>Wife:</b> <a href="/people/655/000025580/">Dolores Hope</a> (b. 1909, m. 19-Feb-1934, d. 2011, two sons, two daughters)<br><b>Son:</b> Anthony Hope (adopted, d. 28-Jun-2004)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Linda Hope (adopted)<br><b>Son:</b> Kelly Hope (adopted)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Nora (adopted)<br><p> High School: Fairmount High School, Cleveland, OH<br><p> <a href="/org/362/000162873/">Dutch Treat Club</a> 1971<br> <a href="/org/731/000066533/">Friars Club</a> <br> <a href="/org/261/000134856/">National Space Society</a> Board of Governors<br> <a href="/org/357/000164862/">Richard I. Bong WWII Heritage Center</a> Honorary Board of Directors<br> <a href="/org/478/000041355/">Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity</a> <br> <a href="/org/426/000041303/">Freemasonry</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/818/000124446/">American Tobacco Company</a> Lucky Strike cigarettes<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/822/000124450/">Liggett Group</a> Chesterfield cigarettes<br> <a href="/honors/256/000163764/">Kentucky Colonel</a> <br> <a href="/honors/466/000060286/">Oscar (honorary)</a> 1941<br> <a href="/honors/466/000060286/">Oscar (honorary)</a> 1945<br> <a href="/honors/466/000060286/">Oscar (honorary)</a> 1953<br> <a href="/honors/466/000060286/">Oscar (honorary)</a> 1966<br> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> 1966 for <i>Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre</i><br> <a href="/honors/636/000044504/">Golden Globe</a> 1958 Ambassador of Good Will<br> <a href="/honors/484/000032388/">Congressional Gold Medal</a> 1962<br> <a href="/honors/482/000045347/">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> 1969<br> <a href="/honors/469/000122103/">Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses</a> 1947<br> <a href="/honors/469/000122103/">Grand Marshal of the Tournament of Roses</a> 1969<br> <a href="/honors/823/000043694/">Silver Buffalo</a> <br> <a href="/honors/021/000044886/">Officer of the British Empire</a> <br> <a href="/honors/106/000048959/">Commander of the British Empire</a> 1976<br> <a href="/honors/936/000401730/">Honorary Harlem Globetrotter</a> 1977<br> <a href="/honors/109/000048962/">Kennedy Center Honor</a> 1985<br> <a href="/honors/481/000032385/">Radio Hall of Fame</a> 1990<br> <a href="/honors/135/000104820/">World Golf Hall of Fame</a> 1983<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6541 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)<br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6758 Hollywood Blvd. (television)<br> <a href="/honors/902/000044770/">National Medal of Arts</a> 1995<br> <a href="/event/582/000051429/">Naturalized US Citizen</a> 1908<br> <a href="/event/930/000084678/">Converted to Catholicism</a> <br> <a href="/event/799/000362710/">Prostate Surgery</a> (Mar-1988)<br> <a href="/group/367/000179827/">Funeral: Richard Nixon (1994)</a> <br> Endorsement of <u>Hires Root Beer</u> (1961)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/332/000058158/">K-Mart</a> (1997)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/534/000252775/">Pabst Brewing Company</a> Pabst Blue Ribbon (1948)<br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/550/000052394/">Texaco</a> (1986)<br> Endorsement of <u>Timex</u> (1970-73)<br> <a href="/event/635/000363543/">Traveled to the USSR</a> Mar-1958<br> <a href="/lists/516/000044384/">English Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <a href="/lists/595/000044463/">Welsh Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/647/000405429/">Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (5-Sep-2017)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/072/000402860/">O.J.: Made in America (22-Jan-2016)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/115/000033016/">Spies Like Us (6-Dec-1985)</a> <br> <a href="/films/566/000032470/">The Muppet Movie (22-Jun-1979)</a> <br> <a href="/films/213/000083961/">Cancel My Reservation (21-Sep-1972)</a> <br> <a href="/films/896/000039779/">How To Commit Marriage (7-Jul-1969)</a> · Frank Benson<br> <a href="/films/445/000034343/">The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell (8-May-1968)</a> <br> <a href="/films/118/000204503/">Eight on the Lam (4-Apr-1967)</a> <br> <a href="/films/032/000033930/">Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1-Jun-1966)</a> · Tom Meade<br> <a href="/films/973/000203364/">I'll Take Sweden (2-Jun-1965)</a> · Bob Holcomb<br> <a href="/films/584/000209954/">A Global Affair (30-Jan-1964)</a> · Frank Larrimore<br> <a href="/films/592/000033493/">Call Me Bwana (14-Jun-1963)</a> · Matt<br> <a href="/films/587/000041464/">Critic's Choice (13-Apr-1963)</a> · Parker Ballantine<br> <a href="/films/586/000033487/">The Road to Hong Kong (27-Apr-1962)</a> · Chester Babcock<br> <a href="/films/454/000078220/">Bachelor in Paradise (1-Nov-1961)</a> · Adam J. Niles<br> <a href="/films/769/000037658/">The Facts of Life (14-Nov-1960)</a> · Larry Gilbert<br> <a href="/films/400/000083151/">Alias Jesse James (20-Mar-1959)</a> · Milford Farnsworth<br> <a href="/films/445/000258668/">Paris Holiday (5-Apr-1958)</a> · Robert Leslie Hunter<br> <a href="/films/079/000037965/">Beau James (7-Jun-1957)</a> <br> <a href="/films/365/000161879/">The Iron Petticoat (12-Dec-1956)</a> · Chuck Lockwood<br> <a href="/films/278/000208651/">That Certain Feeling (4-Jun-1956)</a> <br> <a href="/films/942/000032846/">The Seven Little Foys (31-May-1955)</a> · Eddie Foy<br> <a href="/films/034/000082785/">Casanova's Big Night (12-Apr-1954)</a> <br> <a href="/films/831/000173312/">Here Come the Girls (22-Oct-1953)</a> · Stanley Snodgrass<br> <a href="/films/135/000203523/">Off Limits (19-Feb-1953)</a> <br> <a href="/films/013/000032914/">Road to Bali (19-Nov-1952)</a> · Harold Gridley<br> <a href="/films/475/000041352/">Son of Paleface (14-Jul-1952)</a> <br> <a href="/films/549/000041426/">My Favorite Spy (17-Dec-1951)</a> · Peanuts White<br> <a href="/films/589/000041466/">The Lemon Drop Kid (8-Mar-1951)</a> · Lemon Drop Kid<br> <a href="/films/267/000271451/">You Can Change the World (1951)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/011/000067807/">Fancy Pants (19-Jul-1950)</a> <br> <a href="/films/590/000041467/">The Great Lover (23-Nov-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/588/000041465/">Sorrowful Jones (5-Jun-1949)</a> <br> <a href="/films/275/000065080/">The Paleface (24-Dec-1948)</a> · "Painless" Peter Potter<br> <a href="/films/583/000033484/">Road to Rio (25-Dec-1947)</a> · Hot Lips Barton<br> <a href="/films/490/000248743/">Where There's Life (21-Nov-1947)</a> <br> <a href="/films/928/000261145/">Variety Girl (29-Aug-1947)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/047/000032948/">My Favorite Brunette (19-Mar-1947)</a> · Ronnie Jackson<br> <a href="/films/930/000205315/">Monsieur Beaucaire (4-Sep-1946)</a> <br> <a href="/films/587/000033488/">Road to Utopia (27-Feb-1946)</a> · Chester Hooton<br> <a href="/films/231/000035126/">The Princess and the Pirate (17-Nov-1944)</a> <br> <a href="/films/419/000108095/">Let's Face It (5-Aug-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/484/000042358/">They Got Me Covered (4-Mar-1943)</a> <br> <a href="/films/865/000033766/">Star Spangled Rhythm (18-Dec-1942)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/327/000033228/">Road to Morocco (5-Oct-1942)</a> · Orville Jackson<br> <a href="/films/913/000079676/">My Favorite Blonde (18-Mar-1942)</a> · Larry Haines<br> <a href="/films/064/000248317/">Louisiana Purchase (25-Dec-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/811/000262025/">Nothing But the Truth (10-Oct-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/494/000041371/">Caught in the Draft (25-Jun-1941)</a> <br> <a href="/films/584/000033485/">Road to Zanzibar (11-Apr-1941)</a> · Hubert Frazier<br> <a href="/films/510/000041387/">The Ghost Breakers (21-Jun-1940)</a> <br> <a href="/films/585/000033486/">Road to Singapore (14-Mar-1940)</a> · Ace Lannigan<br> <a href="/films/251/000079014/">The Cat and the Canary (10-Nov-1939)</a> · Wally Campbell<br> <a href="/films/801/000260021/">Some Like It Hot (19-May-1939)</a> <br> <a href="/films/682/000257908/">Never Say Die (14-Apr-1939)</a> · John Kidley<br> <a href="/films/230/000276399/">Thanks for the Memory (11-Nov-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/170/000384015/">Give Me a Sailor (19-Aug-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/076/000173554/">College Swing (29-Apr-1938)</a> <br> <a href="/films/273/000079036/">The Big Broadcast of 1938 (11-Feb-1938)</a> <br><p> <b>Official Website:</b><br><a href="http://www.bobhope.com/" target=_blank>http://www.bobhope.com/</a><p> <b>Appears on the cover of:</b><br> <i>Life</i>, 4-Feb-1946, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>DETAILS</font>: (with Bing Crosby) Hope and Crosby <br><i>People</i>, 11-Aug-2003, <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=-1>DETAILS</font>: Bob Hope -- The Legend, and the lives he touched (black and white obituary cover)<br><p> <br> <p> <table> <tr> <td align=right valign=middle style="padding-right: 5px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; 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