This is Bob Hope
During his eight-decade career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment: Vaudeville, Broadway, movies, radio, television, popular song and personal appearances, including hosting the Academy Awards a record 19 times and his annual USO Christmas military tours. Includes film, television, and radio clips; readings of excerpts from Hope's writings; and interviews with prominent entertainment industry figures, family members, and Hope's writers.
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- ISBN: 9781531703202
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. - Edition Director's cut, Widescreen.
- Publisher [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
- Distributor [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]
- Copyright ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally broadcast in 2017 as an episode of the PBS television series: American masters. Wide screen. Special features: Monologue misfires; Bob's writers; Korea; A letter from Bob; Learning from the best; The boat show line; One night in Nebraska; You didn't say "no" to Bob Hope. GMD: videodisc. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Editor, Peter S. Lynch, II ; director of photography, Stan Taylor ; music, Mark Leggett. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Voice (excerpts from Bob Hope's writings), Billy Crystal. |
| Target Audience Note: | Rating: TVPG. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo. |
| Language Note: | In English; with optional English subtiles. |