Bob Hope
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career spanning nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in over 70 films and shorts, including a series of "Road" movies also starring Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards 19 times, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles and was the author of fourteen books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" is widely regarded...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth29 May 1903
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.
You couldn't say anything negative about any of the Braves without Pearl getting greatly offended.
The rural economy tends to be dealt with in a piecemeal way. But we took the view that, by being bolder, we could provide a catalyst for reviving the economy of west Durham.
If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Eighty is when you order a steak and the headwaiter puts it through the blender. Or when you wake up as many times during the night as Burt Reynolds, but not for the same reason.
He plays just like a union man. He negotiates the final score.
You can't say, 'We've got the biggest airport in the world' as a slogan,
He carries so many tacklers with him, he's listed in the Yellow Pages under 'Public Transportation.'
Of audiences: they were really tough - they used to tie their tomatoes on the end of a yo-yo, so they could hit you twice
I have to much money invested in sweaters.
She was there when the stadium opened and there when the game was over.
Whenever I play with Gerald Ford, I try to make it a foursome the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.
The program is nearly over! I can feel the audience is still with me but if I run faster I can shake them off
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.