Hope : entertainer of the century
Zoglin, Richard2014
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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:
Imprint:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Collation:
viii, 565 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781439140277 (hbk)
Dewey class:
792.702809792.7028092920 HOPE
Local class:
B/HOPE
Language:
English
Related title:
Hope [electronic resource] : entertainer of the century
BRN:
77853