The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 ...

A paratrooper officer reflected upon his Vietnam service and the time he spent with Bob Hope and other celebrities there to entertain the troops serving there. “I traveled the Bob Hope Show in 1966,” ...

Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, Dec. 21, 1966: Bob Hope stands solo on stage as he delights thousands of U.S. service members with his jokes a few days before Christmas. Hope’s legendary variety-style holiday ...

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 ...

An all-star lineup christened the Superdome for its first big show on Aug. 29, 1975. More than 40,000 people turned out to see comedian Bob Hope headline a show with actors Raquel Welch, Telly Savalas ...

Christmas often arrived a little late to the family of comedian Bob Hope. “We’d get to open one or two things on Christmas Day,” recalls Linda Hope, his eldest of four children, exclusively to Closer.

The golf-club swinging comedian was among the very first to use his fame for good, turning the USO into a literal cause celeb. By Benjamin Svetkey Articles Editor If you were to stick a pin in a ...

A showbiz institution paid Waco a visit in early 1948, promoting his popular radio program. Bob Hope (1903-2003) flew into Waco’s municipal airport while on tour with “The Pepsodent Radio Show ...

On June 6, 1944, a young widow from Rhode Island wrote a letter to entertainer Bob Hope after he'd put on a show for her husband and other soldiers in Italy during World War II. "I'm writing to you ...

BOB HOPE HAD A 60-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH NBC (1933-93) that was a primary factor in Ol' Ski Nose reaching iconic status as a a multimedia show business megastar. Sure he got devalued a bit as age, ...