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During Christmas of 1971, I was stationed in Da Nang, Vietnam. Each year, the USO would entertain troops with Christmas shows all over the world — wherever soldiers were stationed. The biggest show ...

For decades, Bob Hope's Christmas specials were the entertainment equivalent of fruitcake: a Yuletide perennial both bland and strangely reassuring. No matter who or what he was dealing with, Hope ...

For five decades, Bob Hope entertained U.S. service members around the world, offering a break from reality through his iconic USO shows. The beloved comedian and actor brought with him a host of ...

To celebrate Bob Hope's birthday, we are diving into his many career ventures. This incredible actor, comedian, and author lived to be 100 years old! While he passed away on July 27, 2003, his legacy ...

Over the course of his long, prolific career, Bob Hope conquered stage, screen, radio, and television. His USO shows, delivered to American troops stationed around the world and later broadcast to ...

Bob Hope and his 1970 USO troupe take their annual Christmas tour of military bases around the world. Guests include Ursula Andress, Johnny Bench, Lola Falana, and Redd Foxx.

Bruce Jay Friedman reviews an exhaustively researched biography of the comedian Bob Hope. By Bruce Jay Friedman Richard Zoglin’s new biography, “Hope: Entertainer of the Century,” follows Bob Hope ...

Essayist Roger Rosenblatt remembers Bob Hope. Terence Smith learns more about the comedian's life and legacy from entertainer and former talk show host Dick Cavett and comedian Phyllis Diller. Wait a ...