Why do we call Bob Hope a great American?

Question

when he was actually British?

I know he moved to the states as a kid..but hes still British......

Answer 1

Cos the British dont want him.....?

And he has an american accent?

And he didnt live here?

And....and.....and

Answer 2

The first thing that comes to mind would have to be all the work he did for the USO over the decades. From WWII all the way to the Gulf War [okay the Gulf Training Exercise--I was there and it seems the troops in the current one are getting more chances to do their job now than we did 15 years ago.] he has brought a break from the fighting. He helped people back home remember that the soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen are still human not just fighting robots. They like to laugh even in an environment not conducive to laughter.
He was also one of the first silver screen stars. Plus, his comic talent was funny without the use of curse words--for the most part. So, I would agree that Bob Hope was a great American.

Answer 3

Outstanding 360 page!

Bob Hope, like Stan Laurel, Elizabeth Taylor, Eroll Flynn, John Lennon and I think Charlie Chaplin were our gifts to America to say no hard feelings for the war of independance.

Answer 4

Name at birth: Leslie Townes Hope

Bob Hope was a triple-threat superstar of radio, film and television during the 1940s and 1950s. Primarily a comedian, Hope also acted, sang and danced a little, hosted his own radio and television shows, and carried on a famous comic feud with his friend and fellow star, crooner Bing Crosby. Hope spent much of World War II travelling the world to entertain Allied troops, a service he also performed with gusto during later wars in Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East; his entertain-the-troops tours became one of his enduring signatures. Though his superstar years ended in the 1960s, Hope continued to make appearances well into the 1990s. In May of 2003 he celebrated his 100th birthday with a typical wisecrack: "I'm so old they've cancelled my blood type." He died a few months later, in July 2003.

Extra credit: Hope never won an Oscar for a film performance, but received five honorary Academy Awards for his contributions to the motion picture industry... He was a frequent host of the annual Academy Award ceremonies... Hope's love of golf was famous, and his annual golf tournament, the Bob Hope Desert Classic, became a regular stop on the PGA Tour... Hope was born in England but was raised in Cleveland, Ohio after his family moved there when Hope was four years old... Hope married Dolores Reade in 1934, and they remained married until his death in 2003; the couple adopted four children: Linda, Anthony, Honora (called Nora), and William Kelly... "Thanks For the Memory" was Hope's theme song; the tune came from his first feature film, The Big Broadcast of 1938.

Hope joins David Niven in our loop on Oscar Night Gaffes... He also stars in our loop I'm Not Dead Yet!, along with Abe Vigoda and Britney Spears... And he joins Cleopatra in the loop Big Noses.

Other comedians of Hope's era include Milton Berle, Henny Youngman and Groucho Marx

May 29, 1903 Eltham England
July 27, 2003 (Pneumonia)

Best Known As
The comedian who entertained GIs

Answer 5

jenniferseum must really want the points. Either she did some research on Bob Hope, or she is a historian. I'll add you don't have to be born here to be a great American. You just have to live or work in Burbank,CA. In Hope's case he lived here, so we named the airport after him.

Answer 6

Well, didn't he become American? I mean, I think he moved to the US as a kid.

Answer 7

sorry for the wrong answer above.
he bacame a us citizen in 1920 in cleveland,ohio

Answer 8

cuz he's older than dinosaur poop, and we bought his rights from England about 150 yrs ago (after he entered into senility).

Answer 9

why do people call Breatny Spears and Jessica Simpson- beautiful women,when they r not? :)))

Answer 10

the many USO tours , and the entertainment he had provided the troops over the years ..............



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