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  1. As the Hollywood machine abandons L.A., its supporting workers struggle

    5 hrs ago | Los Angeles Times

    In an industrial yard tucked behind Burbank's Bob Hope Airport, dozens of orange forklifts and 135-foot-high aerial booms stand idle, gleaming in the afternoon sunlight.

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles, CA, Burbank, CA, Oldies, Comedy, Entertainment, Television, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, California

  2. Marriage in the Suburbs -- 60s Style

    Thursday | About.com

    ... "Bachelor in Paradise" didn't receive great reviews back in 1961, watching it tonight was fun. The movie stars Bob Hope and Lana Turner and has music by Henry Mancini . Set in the suburbs, the movie was a flashback for us to 1960s' decor, music, ...

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    Related Topix: Oldies, Lana Turner

  3. Ralph Doty: Who wants to pay the same taxes for a Band-Aid?Read the original story

    Friday Jul 3 | Duluth Budgeteer News

    ... show business "break" on radio shows aired in the 1930s, '40s and early '50s. Even most newspapers' obituaries for Bob Hope failed to mention that for 17 seasons, his radio show was always near the top of the Hooper listener ratings. As a collector ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  4. Career clicks for celebrity photographer

    Monday Jun 29 | Daytona Beach News-Journal Online

    ... the USS Iwo Jima to snap the rich and famous. His famous subjects ranged from Playboy bunnies to John Lennon, Cher, Bob Hope and Henry Kissinger. At 62, the Deltona resident still makes his living taking wedding photos, creating model portfolios, ...

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    Related Topix: Photography, Arts, Public Relations, Phil Donahue, Oldies, Henry Kissinger, Wedding

  5. LIVE! from Cincinnati set to rock Pyramid HillRead the original story

    Thursday Jun 25 | Journal-News

    ... was a member of the Marshall Tucker band among them. The resume of others included stints with Delbert McClinton, Bob Hope, Trisha Yearwood, Lionel Hampton, the Bee Gees, Chaka Kahn and more. "They're not the kind of people that go around bragging ...

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    Related Topix: Cincinnati, OH, Hamilton, OH, Music, Entertainment

  6. Donald Fehr's retirement will throw Bud Selig for a lossRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 23 | Star-telegram.com

    DAVID THOMAS Donald Fehr is on his way out. After 26 years leading the MLB players union, Fehr has announced his pending retirement.While not one of those warm, fuzzy retirement announcements where they cue up the Bob Hope Thanks for the Memories track, Fehr's retirement will be felt throughout baseball nonetheless.The news even prompted a phone ...

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  7. Jane Russell

    Saturday Jun 20 | Hollywood.com

    ... in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) and other musicals. She was teamed to great effect on several occasions with Bob Hope in such films as "The Paleface" (1948) and with Robert Mitchum in "His Kind of Woman" (1951), both of which gave her ample ...

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    Related Topix: Film Noir, Thriller, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, His Kind of Woman, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, The French Line, Jane Russell, Oldies, Robert Mitchum, Bemidji, MN, Entertainment

  8. Stamps & Coins: Stamp a 'thanks' to entertainer Bob Hope

    Saturday Jun 13 | Sacramento Bee Newspaper

    ... of "hope" in battle zones the world over. Beginning in 1941 and extending through Operation Desert Storm, comedian Bob Hope exhaustively entertained military personnel. By the 1930s, Hope was making guest appearances on several radio shows before ...

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    Related Topix: The Big Broadcast of 1938, Comedy Movies, Thanks for the Memory, Musical Movies, Oldies, Linda, CA

  9. The Greatest Movie Line EVERRead the original story w/Photo

    Jun 5, 2009 | BlufftonToday.com blogs

    I've seen this movie "The Ghost Breakers" many times on AMC and TCM. This 1940 Movie starring Bob Hope, is a true Gem amongst the Horror and Zombie fans and is a must see! I could honestly say i've seen this movie 3 to 4 times and must had missed "The Greatest Movie Line EVER" Well here it is Folks!!!!

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

  10. Memories of summer warm the heart ... againRead the original story

    Jun 5, 2009 | Leader Times

    ... Roy Rogers, The Cisco Kid, The Lone Ranger and so on. Nothing like all those Western heroes." With apologies to Bob Hope: "Thanks for the Memories," Jim Thinking about summers gone by is infectious, and Jim's comments got me going again. He ...

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  11. Same ol' song for Conan

    Jun 1, 2009 | Calgary Sun

    ... with Conan O'Brien. "I'm a believer that you don't change your theme midway through your career," O'Brien said. "Bob Hope stuck with Thanks for the Memories. When you get a theme, it takes so long and it's so hard to establish it, you keep it." ...

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    Related Topix: Conan O'Brien, Oldies, Entertainment, Television

  12. Dolores Hope: Hollywood celebrates as Hope's widow turns 100Read the original story

    May 31, 2009 | Berkshire Eagle Online - Berkshires Week

    ... Hope mused as she attended a Hollywood gathering celebrating her 100 years. When her late husband, entertainer Bob Hope, reached his 100th birthday, he was too frail to enjoy it. Although Dolores Hope was brought to Wednesday night's party in a ...

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  13. PASSINGSRead the original story

    May 30, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

    ... by Alexander in the late 1930s. Stone worked with the Brown band well into the 1990s. That band was a fixture on Bob Hope's overseas tours to entertain American military personnel, and Stone participated in at least 18 holiday tours. He is survived ...

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  14. Postal Service Salutes 'G.I. Bob' With First-Class StampRead the original story

    May 29, 2009 | PR Newswire

    ... revered entertainers and humanitarians was immortalized by the Postal Service today when it dedicated the 44-cent Bob Hope First-Class commemorative stamp on the flight deck of the USS Midway, where "G.I. Bob" twice entertained service men and women ...

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    Related Topix: Oldies, Mill Valley, CA

  15. New Milford store to become a memory in JulyRead the original story

    May 29, 2009 | NewsTimesLive.com

    ... a day," Anderson said. The last time she turns the lock in the door, Anderson might just whisper the late comedian Bob Hope's theme song: "Thanks for the Memories." Contact Nanci Hutson at nhutson@newstimes.com or at (860) 354-2274. Items on sale ... 2 comments

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  16. The daily dish... a spicy serving of celebrity newsRead the original story w/Photo

    May 29, 2009 | Buffalo News

    ... and later in the week, Kate and the kids were spotted on a ferry in North Carolina. Century mark Hollywood icon Bob Hope lived to be 100 before passing away in 2003, and now his wife Dolores has marked the same milestone. "I thought it was going to ... 1 comment

    Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Los Angeles, CA, Entertainment

  17. Bob Hope's widow Dolores celebrates 100th birthdayRead the original story

    May 29, 2009 | The Winnipeg Free Press

    ... Hope mused as she attended a Hollywood gathering celebrating her 100 years. When her late husband, entertainer Bob Hope, reached his 100th birthday, he was too frail to enjoy it. Although Dolores Hope was brought to Wednesday night's party in a ...

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  18. Stamp of approval as Bob Hopea s wife celebrates 100

    May 28, 2009 | IcWales

    BOB HOPE'S widow Dolores looked frail as partygoers applauded her on her 100th birthday.

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  19. Dolores Hope celebrates her 100th birthday with party at family estateRead the original story w/Photo

    May 28, 2009 | Hampton Roads Daily Press

    ... Hope mused as she attended a Hollywood gathering celebrating her 100 years. When her late husband, entertainer Bob Hope , reached his 100th birthday, he was too frail to enjoy it. Although Dolores Hope was brought to Wednesday night's party in a ...

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    Related Topix: Oldies, Entertainment

  20. Bob Hope Honored on New Stamp

    May 28, 2009 | Associated Content

    Comedian Bob Hope , who entertained before millions of American servicemen and servicewomen, is being honored with a 44 cent U.S. postage stamp of his own on his birthday, Friday, May 29th.

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    Related Topix: Oldies, Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television