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Post by alfromni on Mar 4, 2020 13:08:30 GMT
CLASSIC ACTORS A-Z: BOB HOPE
A. AIRPORT - After his death in 2003, an airport in Burbank, California was renamed "Bob Hope Airport" in his honor B. BOXING - Was a super-featherweight with three wins to his credit. C. CANCEL MY RESERVATION - 1972 film he appeared in and his last leading role in a theatrical film. D. DOROTHY Lamour - His lady co-star in most of the "Road" movies. E. ENTERTAINED the TROOPS at oversea shows during every war from WW II, Korea, and Vietnam thru the Gulf conflicts. F. FAVORITE - In "My Favorite Blonde" (1942) she was Madeleine Carroll (as Karen Bentley) G. GHOST BREAKERS, The - he played radio broadcaster Larry Lawrence in a haunted castle H. HOPE, William Henry - his father, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. I. I'LL Take Sweden -- 1965 film as 'Bob Holcomb' J. JACK Hope - His brother K. KNIGHTHOOD - honorary bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 L. LESLIE Townes Hope .. was his birth name .. NOT "Robert" M. MONSIEUR Beaucaire (1946) - in which he played the eponymous hero. N. NICKY NELSON is his role in 1939s SOME LIKE IT HOT O. OHIO - For a time, he attended the Boys' Industrial School in Lancaster, Ohio. P. PAL Bing Crosby had uncredited roles in many of his films as well as co-starring in the "Road to _" series. Q. QUEEN MARY - While aboard the RMS Queen Mary when World War II began in September 1939, Hope volunteered to perform a special show for the passengers, during which he sang "Thanks for the Memory" with rewritten lyrics. R. ROAD -- 7 location titles for films made with Bing Crosby from 1940 to 1962. S. SAN Fernando Mission Cemetery, U.S - His final resting place. T. TOWNES - His middle name at birth (Lester TOWNES Hope) U. USO - For his service to his country through the USO, he was awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1968.
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