"Jack Benny Show," c. 1978. George Burns, Bob Hope, & Johnny Carson.




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Caption: "Jack Benny Show," c. 1978. George Burns, Bob Hope, & Johnny Carson.

About Leslie Townes Hope

Actor, Soundtrack, Producer
Born: May 29, 1903
Star sign: Gemini
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Source: IMDB

Comedian Bob Hope was born Leslie Townes Hope in Eltham, London, England, the fifth of seven sons of Avis (Townes), light opera singer, and William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. His maternal grandmother was Welsh. Hope moved to Bristol before emigrating with his parents to the US in 1908. After some years on the stage ...


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