"In his prime, the young comic walked onto a stage with the confidence of a man who owned it, and by the time he walked off, he did."
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[http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-3030403/Guest-Commentary-Hope-Everlasting-Press.html Obituary, Television Week (August 4, 2003).
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Bob Hope
Leslie Townes Hope, KBE, KC*SG, KSS (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), best known as Bob Hope, was a British-American entertainer, having appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, films and in army concerts.
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