This excerpt was written by Richard Zoglin and originally published in the introduction to his biography, Hope. Memorials to Hope have proliferated across the American landscape. You can walk down ...

May 29, 1903 — Leslie Towns Hope is born in Eltham, England, the fifth of seven sons, to William Henry Hope and Avis Towns Hope. 1908 — The Hope family emigrates to the United States, settling in ...

His career started in the glory days of vaudeville More than 70 years later he is revered as the most popular and influential entertainer of the century the showbiz giant all others are measured ...

Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian, actor, and entertainer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature ...

Hope, who’s so often remembered as an American comedy icon, was actually born in England as Leslie Townes Hope in 1903. Migrating to the US at the age of 4, Hope’s parents and their seven sons settled ...