Bob Hope, actor and comedian

July 27, 2003 - Toluca Lake, California, U.S. - BOB HOPE (May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003), was an English-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, author, and athlete. He was noted for his numerous United Service Organizations (USO) shows entertaining American military personnel, he made 57 tours for the USO between 1941 and 1991. Throughout his long career, he was honored for this work. In 1997, the U.S. Congress declared him the first and only honorary veteran of the U.S. armed forces. With a career spanning over 60 years, Hope appeared in over 70 films and shorts, including a series of Road movies. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards fourteen times (the most of any host), he appeared in many stage productions and television roles, and was the author of fourteen books. He participated in the sports of golf and boxing, and owned a small stake in his hometown baseball team, the Cleveland Indians. He was married to performer Dolores Hope (nee DeFina) for 69 years. Hope died of pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake, California at age 100. PICTURED: Dec 9, 1955 - London, England, United Kingdom - Comedian, actor BOB HOPE enjoys a cigarette during a reception held in his honor while in London for Television appearances. (Credit Image: (c) KEYSTONE Pictures/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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