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Hope : entertainer of the century / Richard Zoglin.
Van Pelt Library PN2287.H63 Z85 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zoglin, Richard.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hope, Bob, 1903-2003.
- Hope, Bob.
- Comedians--United States--Biography.
- Comedians.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 565 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
- Summary:
- Draws on exclusive reporting to honor Bob Hope's top-rated successes while discussing such topics as his secret first marriage, stint in reform school and ambivalent relationships with fellow stars.
- Contents:
- The making of an entertainer. Opening
- Vaudeville
- Broadway
- Inventing comedy. Hollywood
- Cruising
- Finding a mission. War
- Peace
- Inventing stardom. Television
- Ambassador
- King
- Losing his grip. Patriot
- Partisan
- Ensuring the legacy. Restoration
- Legend.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-536) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781439140277
- 1439140278
- 9781439140284
- 1439140286
- OCLC:
- 879468434
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