Bruce Jay Friedman reviews an exhaustively researched biography of the comedian Bob Hope. By Bruce Jay Friedman Richard Zoglin’s new biography, “Hope: Entertainer of the Century,” follows Bob Hope ...
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Biography reports that it wasn’t until the 1930s that Hope would start accepting casting roles, but his journey began much before that. Some of Hope’s fans might be surprised the star was actually ...
Hope, who’s so often remembered as an American comedy icon, was actually born in England as Leslie Townes Hope in 1903. Migrating to the US at the age of 4, Hope’s parents and their seven sons settled ...
Essayist Roger Rosenblatt remembers Bob Hope. Terence Smith learns more about the comedian's life and legacy from entertainer and former talk show host Dick Cavett and comedian Phyllis Diller. Wait a ...
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