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
You could buy my book in a paperback edition for a dollar, and in hard covers for $3.50. And for fifty cents extra, I come around to your house personally and wet your finger while you're turning the pages.
Dying is to be avoided because it can ruin your whole career.
I like to come to Washington, D.C., at least once a year. Why should my tax money travel more than I do?
Four of us slept in the one bed. When it got cold, mother threw on another brother.
I don't know what people have against Jimmy Carter. He's done nothing.
It flies so high, I swear I heard the organs playing.
It's so cold here in Washington, D.C., that politicians have their hands in their own pockets.
Culture is the ability to describe Jane Russell without moving your hands
We have 51 golf courses in Palm Springs. He [President Ford] never decides which course he will play until after the first tee shot.
The last time I played golf with President Ford he hit a birdie. And an eagle, a moose, an elk, an aardvark...
I was called Rembrandt Hope in my boxing days, because I spent so much time on the canvas.
I feel very humble, but I think I have the strength of character to fight it.
I'm so old they've cancelled my blood type.
I'd give up golf if I didn't have so many sweaters.