Bob Hope

Leslie Townes “Bob” Hope (born in London, England, May 29, 1903, died July 27, 2003) is one of the most popular comedians of American movies and television. He started in vaudeville and radio, then Paramount cast him in The Big Broadcast of 1938 with W. C. Fields, The Cat and the Canary (1939) with Paulette Goddard, My Favorite Brunette (1947) with Dorothy Lamour, The Pale Face (1948) with Jane Russell, and a series of “road” movies with Bing Crosby from 1940 to 1962.

Read Ready for My deMille: Profiles in Excellence – Bob Hope, 1963 by Philip Berk

Golden Globe Awards

1962 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Bachelor In Paradise
- Bob Hope
1961 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Facts of Life, The
- Bob Hope
1958 Winner

Special Achievement Award
- Bob Hope