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Dear Bob... : Bob Hope's wartime correspondence with the G.I. s of World War II / written and compiled by Martha Bolton with Linda Hope.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolton, Martha, author, compiler.
- Hope, Linda, author, compiler.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hope, Bob, 1903-2003--Correspondence.
- Hope, Bob.
- Hope, Bob, 1903-2003.
- Soldiers--United States--Correspondence.
- Soldiers.
- Entertainers.
- United States.
- Entertainers--United States--Correspondence.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Genre:
- Correspondence.
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Personal correspondence.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- For five decades, comedian, actor, singer, dancer, and entertainer Bob Hope (1903-2003) traveled the world performing before American and Allied troops and putting on morale-boosting USO shows. Dear Bob...: Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II tells the story of Hope's remarkable service to the fighting men and women of World War II, collecting personal letters, postcards, packages, and more sent back and forth among Hope and the troops and their loved ones back home. Soldiers, nurses, wives, and parents shared their innermost thoughts, swapped jokes, and commiserated with the "G.I.s' best friend" about war, sacrifice, lonely days, and worrisome, silent nights. The Entertainer of the Century performed for millions of soldiers in person, in films, and over the radio. He visited them in the hospitals and became not just a pal but their link to home. This unforgettable collection of letters and images, many of which remained in Hope's personal files throughout his life and which now reside at the Library of Congress, capture a personal side of both writer and recipient in a very special and often emotional way. This volume heralds the voices of those servicemen and women Hope entertained and who, it is clear, delighted and inspired him.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 01, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Bolton, Martha Dear Bob ...
- ISBN:
- 9781496832696
- 1496832698
- Publisher Number:
- 40030450771
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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