The Bob Hope Memorial Book

Author : Martha Bolton
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 149683268X
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dear Bob written by Martha Bolton and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2021 Golden Scroll Awards for Memoir of the Year and Christian Market Book of the Year awarded by the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association FIRST PLACE WINNER IN THE MEMOIR CATEGORY OF THE 2022 SELAH AWARDS For five decades, comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and entertainer Bob Hope (1903–2003) traveled the world performing before American and Allied troops and putting on morale-boosting USO shows. Dear Bob . . . : Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II tells the story of Hope’s remarkable service to the fighting men and women of World War II, collecting personal letters, postcards, packages, and more sent back and forth among Hope and the troops and their loved ones back home. Soldiers, nurses, wives, and parents shared their innermost thoughts, swapped jokes, and commiserated with the “G.I.s’ best friend” about war, sacrifice, lonely days, and worrisome, silent nights. The Entertainer of the Century performed for millions of soldiers in person, in films, and over the radio. He visited them in the hospitals and became not just a pal but their link to home. This unforgettable collection of letters and images, many of which remained in Hope’s personal files throughout his life and now reside at the Library of Congress, capture a personal side of both writer and recipient in a very special and often-emotional way. This volume heralds the voices of those servicemen and women whom Hope entertained and who, it is clear, delighted and inspired him.

Author : Xulon Press, Incorporated
Publisher : Xulon Press
ISBN 13 : 1594670501
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Bob Hope Memorial Book written by Xulon Press, Incorporated and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2003-08 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter Carrick
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780709031604
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thanks for the Memory written by Peter Carrick and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Francis Trochan
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412236940
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Just Had to Be There written by Michael Francis Trochan and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-20 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bobs loyalty to the Troops was at the highest level. He went where the Troops were and if there was a war going on, Bob became more determined to see us. Bob was like one of us. He was breathing the same air that we were breathing and that mattered. Bob made the Troops the stars, the audience was the Show. Bobs U.S.O. Christmas Shows with the Troops had meaning and is now History. The spirit and the memories of it all should live forever! I wrote about my particular set of circumstances: leading up to the Show, at the Show and then after the Show. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE TROOPS! PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. I have been watching The Bob Hope United Service Organizations (U.S.O.) Christmas Shows with the Troops with my family, since I was about 4 years old. I enjoyed watching the Troops in the audience laughing, having a good time, getting together. The Troops were my Heroes, my Stars. I thought that maybe when I grew up; that one day, I would be in the audience of one of Bobs Christmas Shows. It was inspirational for me to see and hear the people singing Silent Night together at the end of the Show. The Memories Are Priceless! Like we still talk about Remember The Alamo, I think we should say, Remember The Bob Hope Christmas Show, because it was important. It brought us together! I thank my Lord, Jesus Christ, for helping me get to The Bob Hope Christmas Show and in writing this book. At The Bob Hope Christmas Show: the sights, the sounds, living through the moment of it all was the best. Bob, Thanks For The Memories!

Author : Raymond Strait
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bob Hope [eBook - Biblioboard] written by Raymond Strait and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! He's an American legend whose wisecracks entertained us for more than sixty years. Now you can enjoy all the glamour and fun of Bob Hope's fabulous life in this intimate, wonderfully detailed biography. Discover how an English immigrant named Leslie Downs Hope became the great Bob Hope, the funniest man in Hollywood, a comedian who won our hearts ... and those of thousands of American troops. Don't miss: •HIS GET-TO-THE-TOP-ANY-WAY-YOU-CAN ATTITUDE ... The truth about con games in Cleveland and the bluff that got him star billing in Vaudeville •ROBERTA ... Not a lady but a Broadway musical, Hope's part in this hit promised a crack at Hollywood ... until a misstep nearly cost him everything •ON THE ROAD ... Shrewd or lucky? The facts behind teaming up with Bing Crosby on the hilarious Road to Singapore, his long movie career, and his fabulous wealth •THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING HIS MARRIAGE ... Although he fell head over heels for the socialite who became his wife, secrets remain about another woman, a child, and a marriage certificate •DAMES, WAR, AND U.S.O ... Patriotism or fame? What led Hope into three wars as he brought the boys risque jokes and sexy pin-ups ... and earned a place in history? •GOLF AND POLITICAL GAMES ... The behind-the-scenes story of his influence on America's presidents, his clout, and his golf--the game he loved enough to put his money where his tee was ...

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.3V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To Redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the Third Floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library" written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Raymond Strait
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780786012749
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bob Hope written by Raymond Strait and published by . This book was released on 2003-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES! He's an American legend whose wisecracks entertained us for more than sixty years. Now you can enjoy all the glamour and fun of Bob Hope's fabulous life in this intimate, wonderfully detailed biography. Discover how an English immigrant named Leslie Downs Hope became the great Bob Hope, the funniest man in Hollywood, a comedian who won our hearts . . . and those of thousands of American troops.

Author : William Robert Faith
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786729023
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bob Hope written by William Robert Faith and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-04-24 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporter: "What's it like to be Bob Hope?"Hope: "I wouldn't have it any other way."From Bob Hope's early career as an upstart among professionals like Jack Benny and Milton Berle in the rollicking world of traveling comedians, to his blazing success as a radio, television, and film star, this completely revised and updated version of William Faith's acclaimed biography takes a straightforward, appreciative, and very funny look at Hope's life and times on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Filled with anecdotes, photographs, and plenty of jokes, the book reveals the real Bob Hope from his boyhood in England and youth in Cleveland to his present status as a living legend-a full-blooded, authentic appraisal of the man and his humor, a comic institution who is also a brilliant businessman, manipulator of the media, and politically influential figure. And of course Hope is the man who brought laughter and cheer (and long-legged beauties) to GIs throughout the world. At a time when patriotic fervor has never been running higher it's worth recalling the singular tribute paid Hope by none other than John Steinbeck: "When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list.... He gets laughter wherever he goes from men who need laughter." Happy 100th, Bob!

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 3 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book To Redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the Third Floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, Located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the "Bob Hope Memorial Library" written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miscellaneous National Parks Legislation written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: