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Bob Hope (other)
Bob Hope (1903–2003) was a British-born American iconic entertainer. Bob Hope may also refer to: * Bob Hope (''Emmerdale''), a character in ''Emmerdale'', played by Tony Audenshaw * MV ''Bob Hope'', the lead vessel of the ''Bob Hope''-class ships See also * ''The Adventures of Bob Hope'', a comic book series * Bob Hope British Classic, a former European Tour golf tournament played from 1980 to 1991 * Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, a tournament of the PGA tour * Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, an award given by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences * ''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'', a television series on NBC from 1963 to 1967 * Bobby Hope, Scottish footballer * Hollywood-Burbank Airport or Bob Hope Airport ** Burbank Airport–South station or Bob Hope Airport Train Station * Robert Hope (other) Robert Hope may refer to: * Robert Marsden Hope (1919–1999), New South Wales Supreme Court judge * Robert Hope (Australian politician) (1812–1878), medical prac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in Bob Hope filmography, more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven ''Road to ...'' musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as Hope's Billing (performing arts), top-billed partner. In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, List of Academy Awards ceremonies#Multiple ceremonies hosted, more than any other host, Hope appeared in many stage productions and television roles and wrote 14 books. The song "Thanks for the Memory" was his signature tune. Hope was born in the Eltham, London, Eltham district of southeast London, he arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. After a brief career as a Boxer (boxing), boxer in the late 1910s, Hope began his career in sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope (Emmerdale)
Bob Hope is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Tony Audenshaw. Prior to playing Bob, the actor had previously made a guest appearance in the show as a security guard. Bob was introduced as a hosiery salesman and love interest for Viv Windsor (Deena Payne). He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2000. Bob is portrayed as having a happy-go-lucky, cheeky persona, and his storylines have included marriage, divorce, fatherhood, losing his daughter Dawn Woods (Julia Mallam), and adultery. Creation and casting In 2000, ''Emmerdale'' began airing five nights a week, and producer Kieran Roberts planned to introduce six new characters, the first of which was Bob, who made his first appearance in September. Roberts teased Bob's arrival during an interview with ''Inside Soaps Rachel Roberts, saying he was "an outrageous, very funny character". He said Bob was a hosiery salesman who would "provide some long overdue love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Bob Hope
USNS ''Bob Hope'' (T-AKR-300), the lead ship of its class of vehicle cargo ships for United States Army vehicle prepositioning, was a naval ship of the United States named after Bob Hope, the entertainer. Very few ships of the United States Navy have been named after a person who was alive at the time of the christening. The contract to build her was awarded to Avondale Industries on 2 September 1993 and her keel was laid down on 29 May 1995. She was launched on 27 March 1997, and delivered on 18 November 1998. A non-combatant roll-on/roll-off (RORO) vessel crewed by U.S. civilian mariners under the Navy's Military Sealift Command, ''Bob Hope'' and other ships of the class are used to preposition tanks, trucks and other wheeled vehicles and supplies needed to support an army heavy brigade. She has seen service delivering supplies and equipment to the Balkans and Iraq. ''Bob Hope'' was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 December 2022. Features The ship has tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Bob Hope
''The Adventures of Bob Hope'' is an American celebrity comics comic book series that was published by National Periodical Publications (an imprint of DC Comics). The series featured stories based on comedian Bob Hope, as well as assorted other humorous stories. The series ran for 109 issues from 1950 through 1968. Publication history As 1950 neared, sales for superhero themed comics were declining. National Periodical Publications wanted to diversify its titles and so began licensing the right to use celebrity images, including Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Alan Ladd, and Bob Hope. Issue #1 (cover dated February–March 1950) set the tone for most of the 1950s. The lead story would feature Hope in a misadventure similar to his film roles; the back up stories tended to revolve around movie-related themes or characters. For example, issue #1 had a story on Rhonda Fleming, Hope's co-star in the 1949 film '' The Great Lover''. By the 1960s, sales for the Hope series began to flag. The ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope British Classic
The Bob Hope British Classic was the original and most often used name of a European Tour golf tournament which was played in England every year but one from 1980 to 1991. It had six different names in total. The English born American entertainer Bob Hope was one of the most prominent celebrity friends of golf, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. All of the tournaments except the first and the last were played at Moor Park Golf Club in Hertfordshire, just to the north of London. The best known winner was the German future World Number 1 Bernhard Langer Bernhard Langer (; born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first official number one ra .... In 1991 the prize fund was £252,370, which was below average for a European Tour event at that time. Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope Chrysler Classic
The Desert Classic (currently known as The American Express for sponsorship reasons; previously known as the CareerBuilder Challenge, Palm Springs Golf Classic, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and the Humana Challenge) is a professional golf tournament in southern California on the PGA Tour. Played in mid-winter in the Coachella Valley (greater Palm Springs), it is part of the tour's early season "West Coast Swing." It previously had five rounds of competition (90 holes) rather than the standard of four rounds, and was known for its celebrity pro-am. For many years, the event was named for and hosted by entertainer Bob Hope and featured a number of celebrity participants. In 2012, the Desert Classic changed to a traditional 72-hole format over three different courses with a 54-hole cut, similar to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. It continues to have a large pro-am, but has slowly ceased featuring celebrity participants. The tournament is organized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award was established in 2002 by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of Bob Hope's trailblazing career. The award, one of the highest honors presented by the Board, recognizes the contributions accomplished by Hope, for more than half a century, to the growth and development of broadcasting in radio and television as a family medium, and as a platform for political and social commentary. Recipients * 2002 – Oprah Winfrey * 2003 – Bill Cosby * 2004 – Danny Thomas (posthumous) http://www.emmys.org/primetime/2004/news/dannythomas.php * 2010 – George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by George Clooney, numerous accolades, including a British Academy Film Awards, British Academy Film A ... References {{EmmyAwardsbyYear Emmy Awards Lists of award winners Awards established in 2002 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
''Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre'' is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy. Overview The program included such events as an adaptation of ''One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich'', starring Jason Robards (from the 1962 novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn); ''The Seven Little Foys'', starring Mickey Rooney, Eddie Foy Jr. and the Osmond Brothers; ''Think Pretty'', a musical starring Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase; and Groucho Marx in "Time for Elizabeth", a televised adaptation of a play that Marx and Norman Krasna wrote in 1948. Generally, each episode ran for an hour, although for some 'special presentations', NBC expanded the broadcast time to 90 minutes. Hope was paid US$25,000 ($ in dollars ) per week for those episodes he merely introduced, and US$500,000 ($ in dollars ) for those in which he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Hope
Robert Hope (28 September 1943 – 10 June 2022) was a Scottish footballer who made more than 400 appearances as a midfielder in the Football League. He spent most of his club career at West Bromwich Albion, where he played more than 300 league games and helped the club win two major trophies. He won seven caps for Scotland. Career Born in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire, Hope played for West Bromwich Albion between 1959 and 1972, when they were a Football League First Division side. A cultured, scheming inside-forward, he was the general in the team's midfield throughout the 1960s. Together with Clive Clark on the wing, Hope provided the ammunition for players like Tony Brown and Jeff Astle. Hope enjoyed success during this period, winning the League Cup in 1966 and FA Cup in 1968. He scored Albion's first goal in European competition when he found the net against DOS Utrecht in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup on 2 November 1966. In April 1971, Hope was awarded a test ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burbank Airport–South Station
Burbank Airport–South station, referred to as Hollywood Burbank Airport station by Amtrak and formerly known as Bob Hope Airport station, is an unstaffed Amtrak and Metrolink train station at Hollywood Burbank Airport in the city of Burbank, California. Amtrak's '' Pacific Surfliner'' from San Luis Obispo to San Diego, Amtrak's '' Coast Starlight'' from Los Angeles to Seattle, Washington, and Metrolink's Ventura County Line from Los Angeles Union Station to East Ventura stop here. Amtrak's ''Coast Starlight'' serves the station with one train daily in each direction. The station is located across Empire Avenue from the airport's Regional Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC). Most city bus lines stop at the bottom level of the RITC. Passengers travelling to the airport can take an elevator or escalator to a pedestrian bridge that connects the RITC to the terminal with moving walkways A moving walkway, also known as an autowalk, moving pavement, moving sidewalk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
