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
One of the greatest gifts to mankind is laughter, and one of the greatest gifts to laughter is Lucille Ball. God has her now but thanks to television, we'll have her forever.
Television is the box they buried entertainment in.
It's amazing how many people you see on TV. I did my first television show a month ago, and the next day five million television sets were sold. The people who couldn't sell theirs threw them away.
Democrats have an answer to the unemployment problem. They're all running for the Presidency.
To give you an idea of how fast we travelled - we left with two rabbits and when we arrived we still had only two.
Ronald Reagan is not a typical politician because he doesn't know how to lie, cheat, and steal. He's always had an agent for that.
The audience was swell. They were so polite they covered their mouths when they yawned.
I need money. I have a staff of 30, and four houses, never mind the government, to support.
Eisenhower admitted that the budget can't be balanced and McCarthy said the communists are taking over. You don't know what to worry about these days - whether the country will be overthrown or overdrawn.
He was bare chested and in good trim. I said that just looking at him I knew there would always be an England
I see the Beatles have arrived from England. They were 40 pounds overweight - and that was just their hair.
If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't come to Vietnam, I'd send for it.
Please don't stand up on my account.
In England when you make a movie even the weather is against you. In Hollywood the weatherman gets a shooting schedule from all the major studios and then figures out where he can fit in a little rain without upsetting Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer too much.