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By Frank Worth
Bob Hope in Cleveland Indian baseball kit. Bob Hope, KBE (1903-2003), was an English-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for US military personnel. He was well known for his good natured humour and long career. His trademark song was Thanks for the Memory. Of his 66 films, hhe was best known for My Favourite Brunette and the highly profitable ‘Road to...’ movies in which he starred with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. He hosted the Oscars a memorable eighteen times and was presented with two honourary Oscars. He received the Congressional Gold Medal (June 8, 1962), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (awarded by Lyndon B. Johnson, January 20, 1969), the Sylvanus Thayer Award, United States Military Academy at West Point, 1968 and the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, 1997. Bob Hope has four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in motion pictures, radio, television and theatre. |
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