Bob Hope

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comedian film actor human philanthropist radio personality television actor television host vaudeville performer

Bob Hope was a British-American comedian and actor renowned for his quick wit, countless USO shows entertaining troops, and a long film and television career spanning much of the 20th century.

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instanceOf comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
human ⓘ
philanthropist ⓘ
radio personality ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
television host ⓘ
vaudeville performer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920s ⓘ
awardReceived Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ
Honorary Academy Award ⓘ
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ
burialPlace San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath pneumonia ⓘ
citizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1903-05-29 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2003-07-27 ⓘ
familyName Hope ⓘ
fullName Leslie Townes Hope ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ
givenName Leslie ⓘ
hasHonor USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300) named in his honor ⓘ
knownFor entertaining U.S. troops in wartime ⓘ
long film and television career ⓘ
quick wit ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
marriageStart 1934 ⓘ
notableWork My Favorite Brunette ⓘ
Road to Morocco ⓘ
Road to Singapore ⓘ
The Bob Hope Show ⓘ
The Cat and the Canary (1939 film) ⓘ
The Paleface ⓘ
USO shows for American troops ⓘ
numberOfChildren 4 ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
film actor ⓘ
master of ceremonies ⓘ
radio actor ⓘ
singer ⓘ
television actor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Eltham, London, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath Toluca Lake ⓘ
surface form: Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Toluca Lake ⓘ
surface form: Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, United States
spouse Dolores Hope ⓘ
stageName Bob Hope self-link ⓘ

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15th Academy Awards → host → Bob Hope ⓘ
Bob Newhart → influencedBy → Bob Hope ⓘ
Bob Hope → stageName → Bob Hope self-link ⓘ