Bob Hope, a Life in ComedyPutnam, 1982 - 416 pages For one hundred years we've been thanking him for the memories. From Bob Hope's early career in vaudeville to his trailblazing success as a radio, television, and film star, this up-to-date biography takes an appreciative and entertaining look at one very funny man's life and times. Through anecdotes, photographs, and, yes, plenty of jokes, William Robert Faith reveals the real Bob Hope from his boyhood in England and Ohio to his present status as a legend. Book jacket. |
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Say When | 11 |
Benefits Benchmarks and Ballyhoo | 80 |
Ziegfeld Follies of 1935 | 98 |
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