A Bob Hope Finding Aid

We’ve only got about 20 posts in the Bob Hope (1903-2003) section of Travalanche, but still it seemed useful to create a post which laid them out in a sensible order for ease of perusal. And so we do. Retain All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here!

Bob Hope Main Biographical Post

The Pepsodent Show (Hope’s radio show, 1938-48)

Writers:

Mel Shavelson

Norman Panama

Mel Frank

Wilkie Mahoney

Movies:

On Several Bob Hope Movies

The Hope and Crosby Road Pictures

The Paleface (1948)

The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)

A Global Affair (1964)

On comedies that incorporate golf

Television:

Hope and TV Variety

On the 1976 TV special Joys

A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)

Other:

On the U.S.O.

The Bob Hope Comic Book (1950-68)

The Hope-Mao March (1966)

Dave Thomas as Bob Hope

Richard Zoglin’s 2014 Bob Hope biography

For more on show biz history,consult No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, And please stay tuned for my upcomingElectric Vaudeville: A Century of Radio and TV Variety.