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
The best thing about growing older is that it takes such a long time.
YOU CAN ONLY DO ONE THING AT A TIME SO CONCENTRATE ON IT.
Having so many gold courses so close together was ideal for me. With my slice I could enjoy three or four golf courses at the same time.
I just hope I don't have to explain all the times I've used His name in vain when I get up there.
I can't give up Golf, I've got too many sweaters.
I tell jokes to pay my green fees.
Now that the war is winding down, I want to say I do appreciate you fellows hanging around here - just for me.
Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies
I love flying. I've been to almost as many places as my luggage.
For the first time, you can actually see the losers turn green
A few years ago he had a big heart transplant in Chicago, a five-hour operation. It took the doctors four hours to get him on the operating table.
I've been playing golf a long time, although it's not really true that on my first round they strapped my bag on the back of a dinosaur.
Milton Hope led the singing of Happy Birthday ... He would say, 'Keep it sweet and short and don't try to be funny.'
I felt I wasn't getting anywhere in England.