Whoever said vaudeville was dead couldn`t have been at the Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville, Ind., on Friday night. For well over an hour, Bob Hope proved that fast-talking, fast-joking ...

Bob Hope proved he could do it all during his illustrious career. The Hollywood funnyman earned nearly 100 acting credits, ... Bob was a vaudeville performer searching for his big break.

By the time he died in 2003 at age 100, Hope had conquered vaudeville, Broadway,... SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. Skip to main content. ... Zoglin loved Bob Hope for his films, ...

The world knew him as an unusually durable and extravagantly wealthy entertainer, but Bob Hope — who in his 100 years conquered every show business arena from vaudeville to Broadway and radio to ...

May 29, 1903: Born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, England 1907: Immigrates with his family to Cleveland 1924: Lands his first full-time show business job with the Jolly Follies vaudeville revue ...

On Bob Hope's 100th birthday, ... "In vaudeville, Hope could tell the same jokes, for months on end, because his audiences were different. But weekly radio demanded fresh material," she says.

From vaudeville to Hollywood, Bob Hope conquered it all as a beloved showman — but his greatest achievement was entertaining the troops. At the time of his death in 2003 at age 100, the New York ...

Bob Hope, the great, ski-nosed wit with the killer timing, made a stop at Proctor's Theatre in its early years. Red Skelton, too. So did Eddie Foy and the Seven Little Foys, a touring father-and ...

Not long after Bob Hope’s death, Richard Zoglin began interviewing comedians. He asked each of them — George Carlin and Robin Williams among them — to name their biggest influences.