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
My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
Golf is a game that needlessly prolongs the lives of some of our most useless citizens.
Bing Crosby and I weren't the types to go around kissing each other. We always had a light jab for each other. One of our stock lines used to be "There's nothing I wouldn't do for Bing, and there's nothing he wouldn't do for me." And that's the way we go through life - doing nothing for each other!
When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano.
I went to play golf and tried to shoot my age, but I shot my weight instead.
The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast.
Kids are wonderful, but I like mine barbecued.
People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.
Laughter is therapy-an instant vacation.
Everybody is afraid they won't have any money after they die, but Jack Benny discovered a way to take it with him. He had his appendix taken out and a piggy bank put in.
My father told me all about the birds and the bees, the liar - I went steady with a woodpecker till I was twenty one.
A photographer kept shooting me every time I swung. I was very flattered until I found out he was from Field and Stream.
If I'm on the course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants to play through, let him.