Monday, May 29, 2017

On This Day In History The Late Great Comedian Bob Hope Was Born


On this day in 1903 Bob Hope, the late great comedian, actor and USO troop entertainer, was born.


You can watch a video clip of Bob Hope and read about his life at Biography.com via the below link:

https://www.biography.com/people/bob-hope-9343481

You can also read his obituary via the below link:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-bob-hope-obituary-archive-20141126-story.html


Note: The top two photos are of Bob Hope in one of my favorite films, The Lemon Drop Kid, which was based on the Damon Runyon short story. The above photo is of Bob Hope entertaining U.S. troops at one of his many USO shows overseas.

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