Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
Person
Biography
Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS, born Leslie Townes Hope (May 29, 1903-July 27, 2003), was an English-born American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, author; born Eltham, London, England; died Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California; Occupation: Actor, comedian, author, athlete
Citation:
Wikipedia, April 24, 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_HopeFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Bob Hope at a Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society Convention, circa 1945
Item
Identifier: B002.04.0215.0116.00001
Abstract
Bob Hope performing for patients at the Jewish Consumptives' Relief Society's (JCRS) Convention. Tony Romano, Jerry Colonna and Vera Vague (stage name of actress Barbara Jo Anderson) are also pictured and the event was held in the Mary Harris Auditorium at the JCRS. The JCRS was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients that was founded in 1904 by a group of immigrant Jewish working men along with the support of several leading physicians and rabbis in Denver, Colorado. It was located on West...
Dates:
circa 1945