Hope : entertainer of the century
Zoglin, Richard2015
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Born in 1903, and until his death in 2003, Bob Hope was the only entertainer to achieve top-rated success in every major mass-entertainment medium, from vaudeville to television and everything in between. He virtually invented modern stand-up comedy. His tours to entertain US troops and patriotic radio broadcasts, along with his all-American, brash-but-cowardly movie character, helped to ease the nation's jitters during the stressful days of World War II. This is a biography of his life.
Main title:
Hope : entertainer of the century / Richard Zoglin.
Author:
Zoglin, Richard, author
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2015.
Collation:
viii, 565 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781439140284 (pbk)
Dewey class:
792.7028092920.HOPE792.7028B920920HOP920.792.702809
LC class:
PN2287.H63
Local class:
B HOP
Language:
English
BRN:
1116414
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