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Bob Hope Wire

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Results 1 - 20 of 62 in Bob Hope

  1. Monday at the Tropic

    7 hrs ago | WKEZ

    ... trivia about the movie and cast. For the last of our Wild, Wonderful Women! theme this month, we're showing one of Bob Hope's best films, the 1947 My Favorite Brunette. The film stars a wise-cracking Bob Hope as a baby photographer-turned-detective ...

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    Related Topix: Oldies, Dorothy Lamour

  2. Santa, Mrs. Claus will have story time, P.J. Party at Indian Mound MallRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 28 | The Advocate

    ... If you don't have any singing talent, stop by and listen to other people sing. There is a waiting list to the 'Bob Hope's Thanks for the Memories Christmas,' featuring Marilyn Stocker and the Licking County Players. It will at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Christmas, Heath, OH, Newark, OH

  3. Gary Sinese's Lt. Dan Band plays for troops in AfghanistanRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Nov 27 | Alabama Live

    ... Newspapers . "Everybody here knows every word to every song they're playing, and they're great." Taking a line from Bob Hope, Sinise also brought along some pretty faces: model Leeann Tweeden and actress Kristy Swanson. The two climbed onto trucks ...

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    Related Topix: Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Forrest Gump, Gary Sinise

  4. A worthy trio of under-the-radar Christmas movies

    Friday Nov 27 | Post Tribune

    ... up well. * "The Lemon Drop Kid" (1951) - Sure, there's Damon Runyon sentimentality, but there's also a very funny Bob Hope, who sings "Silver Bells," no less. * "Come to the Stable" (1949) - Loretta Young and Celeste Holm play determined nuns trying ...

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, The Lemon Drop Kid, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Oldies, Loretta Young, Celeste Holm, Cary Grant, Cellphones, Entertainment

  5. Thanks For the Memories

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Air & Space

    ... more than 60 movies, including seven Road pictures with his pal Bing Crosby. But what most people remember about Bob Hope is that he entertained U.S. troops with annual USO tours in war zones all over the world. "Along about September each year," ...

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    Related Topix: Ziegfeld Follies, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Fanny Brice, Oldies

  6. Joan's World: Lost 'Candy Cane' foundRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Ledger Dispatch

    ... in pieces." Dear Joan: I'm looking for a song that could have been in one of the "Road" movies made by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and the lovely Dorothy Lamour. Is there any hope of your locating the pretty song "Beside a waterfall, I am calling ...

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  7. Stephen Barcus, 68, wrote ads and TV scriptsRead the original story

    Friday Nov 20 | Philly.com

    ... many advertising and promotional packages for major ad agencies and studios." Mr. Barcus also wrote sketches for Bob Hope specials, and was an uncredited script doctor for TV series such as Trapper John, M.D. When he returned to Philadelphia, his ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  8. "The Big Broadcast" Live Sunday 11/8 7-11pm estRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 8 | Freerepublic.com

    ... 04/20/54 #244 Big Net (NBC) (26:46) 8:00p Gunsmoke 02/21/60 (04/03/54) #411 Mr. & Mrs. Amber (CBS)(24:41) 8:30p Bob Hope Show 06/10/52 w/Roy Rogers & Dale Evans (NBC)(26:05) 9:00p Nero Wolfe 03/30/51 #23 The Tell-Tale Ribbon (Sus.)(NBC)(29:02) ...

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    Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, Country

  9. Finding Hope in HalloweenRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Edmonton Sun

    ... neighbourhood, straddling Burbank and North Hollywood, has been a popular Halloween destination ever since Bob Hope started greeting trick-or-treaters at his Toluca Lake compound. When word got out, busloads of kids from other neighbourhoods began ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Halloween, Holidays, North-Hollywood, CA, Comedy Movies, The Lemon Drop Kid, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Oldies, Sports, Entertainment

  10. Valley golf notes for Nov. 4Read the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Desert Sun

    Arnold Palmer's storied career featured plenty of time on the courses of the Coachella Valley, including playing in and hosting the Bob Hope Classic last January.

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    Related Topix: Arnold Palmer, Golf, Golfers

  11. Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin to host OscarsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | LA Daily News

    ... of in Oscar history. In 1987, Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan shared the stage. In 1975, Sammy Davis Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine and Frank Sinatra emceed. "We think the team of Steve and Alec are the perfect pair of hosts for the ...

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    Related Topix: Oscars, Short, Comedy Movies, The Cooler, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Alec Baldwin, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, The Oscar, Oldies

  12. Finding Hope in Halloween

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Calgary Sun

    ... neighbourhood, straddling Burbank and North Hollywood, has been a popular Halloween destination ever since Bob Hope started greeting trick-or-treaters at his Toluca Lake compound. When word got out, busloads of kids from other neighbourhoods began ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Halloween, Holidays, North-Hollywood, CA, Comedy Movies, The Lemon Drop Kid, Drama Movies, Musical Movies, Oldies, Entertainment

  13. 'Musical Comedy Murders' 'slays' audiences with laughsRead the original story

    Monday Nov 2 | The Badger Herald Online

    ... this play is a grand satire of the follies of it all. Eddie the comedian, for example, is allegedly based off of Bob Hope, whose mystery film "The Cat and the Canary" inspired Bishop to make this play. Overall, "Musical Comedy Murders" is nothing if ...

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    Related Topix: Banking, Broadway Financial, Financial Services, Theater

  14. Another '62 FilmRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 24, 2009 | New York Times

    Yet another example of 1962's pivotal cinematic status is "The Road to Hong Kong" , the final leg of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby 's seven-film comedy series begun in 1940.

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    Related Topix: Oldies, Bing Crosby, Jazz, Movies, Arts, Entertainment

  15. Weekend Film Agenda October 23

    Oct 23, 2009 | Metroblogging Seattle

    ... This Is Not a Show , a documentary film of REM's "working rehearsal" at Dublin's Olympia Theater back in July 2007. Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard star in 1939's The Cat and the Canary , a spooky and suspenseful tale of the six potential heirs to the ...

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    Related Topix: Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Thriller, The Cat and the Canary, Mystery Movies, The Ghost Breakers, Family, Oldies, Paulette Goddard

  16. Memories from the Barry & District News of 50 and 25 years agoRead the original story

    Oct 22, 2009 | Barryanddistrictnews.co.uk

    ... stormed out in disgust at the end of a debate involving the minersa TM strike. *Legendary Hollywood superstar Bob Hope hit the Road to his Roots this week a ' and found them in a tiny terraced house in the heart of Barry. "Ia TMm glad to be home at ...

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  17. The Ghost BreakersRead the original story

    Oct 21, 2009 | Seattle Weekly

    Preceded at 7 p.m. by The Cat and the Canary , Bob Hope essentially reprised that formula a year later for The Ghost Breakers .

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    Related Topix: Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, The Ghost Breakers, Thriller, The Cat and the Canary, Mystery Movies, Family, Oldies, Paulette Goddard, Events

  18. What is a Zombie?

    Oct 18, 2009 | Netscape

    What is a Zombie? >> Posted By Sludge-Guzzler 5 hours, 54 minutes ago in Humor > Because Halloween is quickly approaching, I give you Bob Hope who delivers the best, most accurate, and funniest line ever.

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    Related Topix: The Ghost Breakers, Horror Movies, Comedy Movies, Oldies

  19. Alfred Nobel's last will and testament was quite specific...Read the original story w/Photo

    Oct 12, 2009 | PR-inside.com

    ... Any prize carries with it a certain amount of jealousy. This was summarized so well by former perennial Oscar host Bob Hope who surveyed the crowd and said: "I know what you are thinking, if it can't be me, don't let it be" No truer words were ever ...

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    Related Topix: Estate Planning, Personal Finance

  20. Thinking about NobelRead the original story w/Photo

    Oct 12, 2009 | The Baltimore Chronicle

    ... Any prize carries with it a certain amount of jealousy. This was summarized so well by former perennial Oscar host Bob Hope who surveyed the crowd and said: " I know what you are thinking, if it can't be me, don't let it be..." No truer words were ...

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    Related Topix: Estate Planning, Personal Finance