Movies
Nov. 29, 2014
Travel & Experiences
Dec. 21, 2018
Entertainment & Arts
May 29, 1903: Born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England 1907: Immigrates with his family to Cleveland 1924: Lands his first full-time show business job with the Jolly Follies vaudeville revue 1927: Appears in his first Broadway show, “Sidewalks of New York” 1933: Plays band leader Huckleberry Haines in the Broadway musical “Roberta” 1934: Stars in his first comedy short film, “Going Spanish” 1938: Makes his feature film debut in “The Big Broadcast of 1938,” in which he introduces his signature tune, the Oscar-winning “Thanks for the Memory,” and debuts on the NBC radio series “The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope,” which continues until 1950. 1940: Hope and Bing Crosby team for “Road to Singapore,” the first of seven successful comedy features also starring Dorothy Lamour, and he hosts his first Academy Awards ceremony 1941: Entertains U.S. troops at March Field in Riverside 1947: Serves as host of Los Angeles’ first commercial television broadcast over KTLA, then owned by Paramount 1950: Appears in his first network TV special, NBC’s “Star-Spangled Revue,” which is telecast live on Easter Sunday 1955: Stars in his first televised holiday tour for the troops, “Hope in Greenland” 1958: “Bob Hope in Moscow” is the first network TV show from behind the Iron Curtain 1970: “Bob Hope in Vietnam,” which chronicles his 1969 Christmas tour, ends up attracting the largest audience for any entertainment show in TV history to date 1972: Headlines his final feature film, “Cancel My Reservation.”
Nov. 28, 2014
Real Estate
A Palm Springs home owned by comedian Bob Hope for decades just came to market for $1.5 million.
Oct. 1, 2020
The L.A.
Feb. 28, 2017
The Bob Hope estate in Toluca Lake includes a main house, guesthouse, staff quarters and an office.
June 19, 2014
The Bob and Dolores Hope estate in Palm Springs, designed by renowned Modern architect John Lautner, is now priced at $24.999 million -- less than half of the $50 million asked last year.
Dec. 2, 2014
Business
Thanks for the memories.
Dec. 15, 2017
California
Would Bob Hope Airport do better with a name change?
March 24, 2016
Archives
Japanese cabinet sells for surprising price at Bob Hope auction
Sept. 25, 2013