I sat next to Bob and his wife Delores on a 7 hour flight. They were two of the most lovely people I have ever met. I believe it was a return flight of one of his last USO Christmas tours. A bright spot in my life.
@@XR-ok6gr poor Susan and Kelly Ford. Their story broke my heart when I read it. Hopefully Susan is still alive, if so she'd be 71. Bob Hope really was human scum. Many of the celebrities they had to service, I was also very surprised by. But she had Ted Gunderson, (retired FBI agent) defending her, so it definitely raised credibility. Also her daughter being institutionalized did it for me. Do you remember reading how brutal Frank Sinatra was to her? God has a special place reserved for them
Met Bob Hope on a cruise ship of all things back in the eighties! He did a show and I bumped into him both of us lost looking for correct deck! Nice guy went to his room got autograph! True gentleman; not a trace of arrogance ! Absolute respect for what he did for the troops! RIP BOTH BOB AND DELORES !
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yeah, what he did for the troops. I fly in and out of Chu Lai airport sometimes and I always think of Hope. He was a war hero. So was Carol Lombard who died raising money for the troops. I love how he likes to boast about being rich. He was rich, but he's having fun with people too. He's another poor guy that ended up with a lot of money. He knows he's lucky. when he brags, he's giving thanks to God. Believe me.
@@hopeinfused7127 yep. It's sad that 2 beautiful ladies had to get abused and pimped by this sick monster, to politicians, and entertainers, in the name of money/connections. Good thing Jesus sent Ted Gunderson to help her out before it was too late
I appreciate very much the posting of thses old interviews of people who were in my world when I was growing up. I am 64 and for so much of my life, I watched people like Bob Hope. Now, I don;t even recognize anyone on TV anymore. Hell. I don't even own a TV anymore. Have I changed over the years or has entertainment changed. I enjoy older movies older tv older everything, I guess....
I met BH at the Bob Hope Classic at Epsom in 1980. I was a golf caddy working for Dickie Henderson the British entertainer. The fourball consisted of the great man himself, Dickie, Seve Ballesteros and Peter Butler the local pro. Believe me it was five hours of comedy all the way around the course. Also, Bob took a shine to my 11 year old daughter who came with us and gave her rides on his caddie cart and gave her fresh orange juice out of his crystal decanter he carried on it. A wonderful memory for us both.
Agreed. Society as a whole was a better place because we had people like this to entertain us and look up to. Just look at what we have in today's entertainment world and it's no wonder there is no sense of community or respect left.
@@mikek5631 Are you serious? The guy worshipped money . And he looked Down on you from the summit of his mountain. Only reason he entertained yank troops was that he didn't want to get drafted into the British army. London was his real home by the way, not Cleveland.
you fools .............hope was a dirt bag....he entertained the troops to get paid..and to keep his career going...plus he cheated on his wife EVERY CHANCE...he could get....guys from his era made money from real estate.....joey bishop....mae west...come to mind......i will give the bum credit for being the polished entertainer...which he certainly was...but sending out pictures to people of the women he had affairs with....WHICH HE DID!...tells you all you need to know about this dirt bag
We flew him into our base one night in the late 70's for a benefit in his honor, our plane landed about 10 minutes before the benefit, he got off the plane and talked to the 4 of us aircraft mechanics asking us where we were from etc. His handler told him he was running late, and he said "Really they can wait", he leaned against the base commander's staff car and told us about 20 mins. worth of jokes you wouldn't hear on any Bob Hope Special. After the benefit he was driven out to the flightline to get on the plane. He got out of the car and said, "Hey, where are my boys." So, we came in out of the shadows, and he told us another 20 mins of jokes. The plane fly off and we looked at each other and said did you think of getting an autograph.
Wonderful interview, good questions and quick smart answers, I like watching Bob Hope with Dean Martin, their relationship and conversations are hilarious, always high class 🌹🌹👏
Bob was British Born, when he entertained the troops they were from all allied forces. An extremely talented man and we all miss him from not just both sides of the pond but from all sides of the Oceans.
I would love to see more interviews on television that are as slow paced, intelligent, personal and informative as this interview. Everything is so fast paced today and fluff material is only spoke when celebrities are asked questions. This is waaaaay more interesting to me than reading some story about how Snooki is pregnant.
I got to see Bob Hope in his last tour, he passed through Yakota AFB, Japan! 1974 - It really was a grand memory! This video is priceless, great - happy to catch it. Running boards? It was the curb feelers that got me, I didn't know I was that old.
This man walked past me while I was digging my machine gun firepit at firebase zulu at Lang Vei in 1972. I looked up, and told him and his showgirl, it might not be safe to be up there. True story
I have a lot of memories of my family watching Mr. Hope's Christmas Specials and some of his USO shows were televised. A lot of togetherness and joyful times.
coolcat20million - Bob was actually quite the opposite. He would talk to anyone who walked up to an wanted to speak to him. I met him 3 times in the 1990's and each time he was courteous, friendly and funny. No hint of arrogance at all.
coolcat20million Yup. I met Bob several times in the 80's and early 90s while working booking entertainment for the USO. He was always funny and made sure everyone was talked to and felt welcome.
Most people do not remember what "curb feelers" were for, but they were because most folks had those gangster white wall tires and the curb feelers were there to help keeping you from scraping the white walls against the curb. I had them on my '49 Mercury and I loved those white walls. Every Saturday morning I would go out with a bucket, brush, old dutch cleanser and scrub those beauties and touch up any spots with white shoe polish. Boy, those were the days. I was 19. As for Bob, I think his best joke was when he was sued by the Waldorf Astoria when he said on his show that the rooms were so small, even the rats were stoop shouldered. They said they would drop the suit if he would apologize. So on his show, he apologized and said the rats at the Waldorf Astoria were "not" stoop shouldered. What a hoot.
Some people didn't know was he was born in London along with others including Angela Lansbury ( bed knobs and broomsticks, murder she wrote) incredible people, and brought sunshine in dark places to those who needed it .
I met Bob and Dolores about 1990, and Bob was so gracious and friendly. He was hard of hearing, but Dolores would loudly repeat the words he couldn't hear if he said "what?" It was truly an honor to spend a few minutes with them. Rest in peace, Bob and Dolores.
I Remember Bob Hope Seeing Him in Toluca Lake Driving around Burbank Ca.. Late at Night A Big White Cadillac His License Plate Said BOB Hope Very Nice Man Always a Gentleman
Hope, of course, was enormously wealthy, which he very rarely admitted (2:47) - he reaped huge amounts of money from early investments in oil and, especially, real estate in Southern California. His gigantic, lavish home in Palm Strings resembled the old TWA terminal at The JFK airport, but by the time he actually resided in it, he was too old and frail to really enjoy it.
Doug MacLennan I thought Bob Hope was more amusing than outright funny. Still, there must have been something there to have had the longevity he enjoyed.
Much later in his life he would occasionally come down the hill from his massive home in Palm Springs and sit at the bar at the Palm Springs airport, holding court with all the inbound and outbound passengers.
Brian Ogden This is true but compared to Hollywood men of today he is like a catholic priest. I’ll take Bob Hope who loved his country and what it stood for than liberal trash any day.
@@brianogden9023 yes. Bob Hope also was a pedophile as well. Read a book called "Thanks For The Memories", by Brice Taylor. And you will see some of the sick stuff he partook in
he did nothing for all our troops..except make a lot of money off them....our troops....you mean the guys who invade other countries to steal their wealth
Stayed at 2 of his houses in late 50's; mom was Delores' best friend in the 30's. Met him once but as a very sleepy 8 yr old don't remember him. His 30's films are incredible, especially GHOST BREAKERS.
I enjoyed watching this interview and the joke about presumably bed bugs. I think that what is overlooked is that the man that we know entertained troops was flying in and out of war zones. And stayed positive and funny! Maybe that is the gift of humor.
That lifetime contract with NBC was pretty serious stuff. His last Bob Hope special was basically him sitting silently on a couch while his wife Dolores interviewed people.
I recall Barbara Walters asking Bing Crosby if he was rich/wealthy. He said "Nooo...". He said that Fred MacMurray was rich, however, due to land holdings. In 2017 dollars, both Hope and Crosby would have been worth about $200 million each. Can only imagine what MacMurray was holding back then.
I gotta tell ya... I laughed right out loud at the “asbestos suitcase” bit... that was a great gag. Just saw Marty Short and Steve Martins show last week and it was a very funny time with barbs just like that flying all over the place. Wouldn’t it have been fun to see Bob Hope and Bing Crosby go at each other like that for an hour or so...
My teacher heard me listening to a lot of comedians that use massive amounts of profanity. He took my phone and typed in Bob Hope. I remembered Bob Hope after watching him on a re-run of The Muppets. Now thanks to my teacher I love Bob Hope more than ever.
Hope bought a lot of prime California property back when it was dirt cheap. It increased in value tremendously, as prime RE tends to do. He could, with a straight face, say he wasn't enormously wealthy if he thought about what he had paid for the land as opposed to what it was worth at the time of the interview. He and Crosby would go back and forth about how poor the one (speaking) was and how rich the other was. Both were rich enough, both were extremely good with money (as were many of the old timers - Moe from the Three Stooges was actually an old real estate guy from before he even started the Stooges). But he's not being cute, he wasn't ThAT rich, and these guys who worked during the Depression always knew the value of a Dollar.
@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry Dean was a fantastic businessman, humble and very honest. I forget his business partners name (no not Lewis). He said Dean offered him a handshake deal that they would be equal partners, and Dean held his end. He also deferred payment from his shows into RCA stock (who owned NBC). When he died he was the largest individual holder of RCA stocks.
I sat next to Bob and his wife Delores on a 7 hour flight. They were two of the most lovely people I have ever met. I believe it was a return flight of one of his last USO Christmas tours. A bright spot in my life.
Jimmy Day You sir are a lucky man.
he was a trafficker
@@XR-ok6gr poor Susan and Kelly Ford. Their story broke my heart when I read it. Hopefully Susan is still alive, if so she'd be 71. Bob Hope really was human scum. Many of the celebrities they had to service, I was also very surprised by. But she had Ted Gunderson, (retired FBI agent) defending her, so it definitely raised credibility. Also her daughter being institutionalized did it for me. Do you remember reading how brutal Frank Sinatra was to her? God has a special place reserved for them
Wow. That's great.
Odd number of hours for any flight. From where to where, and when?
Met Bob Hope on a cruise ship of all things back in the eighties! He did a show and I bumped into him both of us lost looking for correct deck! Nice guy went to his room got autograph! True gentleman; not a trace of arrogance ! Absolute respect for what he did for the troops! RIP BOTH BOB AND DELORES !
yeah, what he did for the troops. I fly in and out of Chu Lai airport sometimes and I always think of Hope. He was a war hero. So was Carol Lombard who died raising money for the troops. I love how he likes to boast about being rich. He was rich, but he's having fun with people too. He's another poor guy that ended up with a lot of money. He knows he's lucky. when he brags, he's giving thanks to God. Believe me.
Was it on a Cunard ship like the QE2?
Did you hear about the time he was on the RMS Queen Mary as WW2 was declared and put on a special show?
Bob Hope was a war hero?
This Legendary man revolutionized the biz. Then went on to serve our troops abroad. They loved him.
That guy was a genius. His delivery is so good it didn’t matter what his jokes were. He was a literal cartoon.
His real estate holdings would be worth several billion today; a very smart, savvy businessman.
I highly respect Bob, he was always in the thick of it entertaining our troops, he gave them all he had. Bless ya, Bob
Brice taylor- thank you for the memories
One of a kind.
@@hopeinfused7127 yep. It's sad that 2 beautiful ladies had to get abused and pimped by this sick monster, to politicians, and entertainers, in the name of money/connections. Good thing Jesus sent Ted Gunderson to help her out before it was too late
I appreciate very much the posting of thses old interviews of people who were in my world when I was growing up. I am 64 and for so much of my life, I watched people like Bob Hope. Now, I don;t even recognize anyone on TV anymore. Hell. I don't even own a TV anymore. Have I changed over the years or has entertainment changed. I enjoy older movies older tv older everything, I guess....
100% agree. BLM everything (when they already HAVE everything!). Everyone is offended, eggshell society. I re-watch all the 70-80’s movies!
It's all about image now talent not required.
I'm the same, though only 54.
I am not that old and I cannot stand the movies and tv right now. They are garbage. So I am going back to watch older movies and tv series.
There was “quality” back then. Now, they can get away with much less.
Dick Cavett Show was classic !! I am now 56 and remember my mother always watched this show. The 70's were a hip time !!
I met BH at the Bob Hope Classic at Epsom in 1980. I was a golf caddy working for Dickie Henderson the British entertainer. The fourball consisted of the great man himself, Dickie, Seve Ballesteros and Peter Butler the local pro. Believe me it was five hours of comedy all the way around the course. Also, Bob took a shine to my 11 year old daughter who came with us and gave her rides on his caddie cart and gave her fresh orange juice out of his crystal decanter he carried on it. A wonderful memory for us both.
Did you happen to see BH with a blonde lady while being there?
Bob Hope was always a class act. He puts to shame 99% of current "entertainers".
And so does Dick Cavett in his genre.
Agreed. Society as a whole was a better place because we had people like this to entertain us and look up to. Just look at what we have in today's entertainment world and it's no wonder there is no sense of community or respect left.
@@mikek5631 Are you serious? The guy worshipped money . And he looked Down on you from the summit of his mountain.
Only reason he entertained yank troops was that he didn't want to get drafted into the British army. London was his real home by the way, not Cleveland.
you fools .............hope was a dirt bag....he entertained the troops to get paid..and to keep his career going...plus he cheated on his wife EVERY CHANCE...he could get....guys from his era made money from real estate.....joey bishop....mae west...come to mind......i will give the bum credit for being the polished entertainer...which he certainly was...but sending out pictures to people of the women he had affairs with....WHICH HE DID!...tells you all you need to know about this dirt bag
@@jadezee6316 You act as of if "cheated on his wife" would offend an evangelical
We flew him into our base one night in the late 70's for a benefit in his honor, our plane landed about 10 minutes before the benefit, he got off the plane and talked to the 4 of us aircraft mechanics asking us where we were from etc. His handler told him he was running late, and he said "Really they can wait", he leaned against the base commander's staff car and told us about 20 mins. worth of jokes you wouldn't hear on any Bob Hope Special. After the benefit he was driven out to the flightline to get on the plane. He got out of the car and said, "Hey, where are my boys." So, we came in out of the shadows, and he told us another 20 mins of jokes. The plane fly off and we looked at each other and said did you think of getting an autograph.
I have a ton of respect for Bob Hope.
I just love watching Dick Cavett and I wish we had intelligent interviewers like this now.
He did amazing things for the American troops back then. Good man.
I love Bob Hope and as I have gotten older I appreciate his talents more than ever.
Thanks for posting this. He was a wonderful part of our history.
He made me laugh and love him since I was a little kid. What better gift can anyone give you than laughter?
It's nice to see Bob talking straight.
His writers were paid extra..
Wonderful interview, good questions and quick smart answers, I like watching Bob Hope with Dean Martin, their relationship and conversations are hilarious, always high class 🌹🌹👏
Thanks for the memories...
damn what a great interview with both - damn Dick right on the money
as always! Great piece!
Bob was British Born, when he entertained the troops they were from all allied forces. An extremely talented man and we all miss him from not just both sides of the pond but from all sides of the Oceans.
Nobody cares where the man was born, they care where he spent his life and entertained millions
Bob Hope was a remarkable gentleman. Loved by millions.
I always like his USO shows. He was one of the great ones.
When I was a young man and would golf I'd always sign in as Bob Hope...❤
There is no one alive even close to the talent and passion of Bob Hope. He loved America
Finally, an interview where he let the guest talk.
It's so strange seeing him like this. So relaxed, candid and down to earth. Interesting man.
Dick Cavet was a good talk show host, who allowed his guests to speak , without interupting them continually. Cavet had class.
@@owenmclain3327 - yeah. I know. I was alive when the show was on. Thanks for over stating the obvious.
Credit Dick Cavitt's charm and erudite wit.
I would love to see more interviews on television that are as slow paced, intelligent, personal and informative as this interview. Everything is so fast paced today and fluff material is only spoke when celebrities are asked questions. This is waaaaay more interesting to me than reading some story about how Snooki is pregnant.
Boy i sure wish Bob was still around..What a barrel of laughs he was..!!
He was great i love to see very welty rich people like Bob spending their money and enjoying it so much
I got to see Bob Hope in his last tour, he passed through Yakota AFB, Japan! 1974 - It really was a grand memory! This video is priceless, great - happy to catch it. Running boards? It was the curb feelers that got me, I didn't know I was that old.
Can you imagine being at Bob Hope's house with Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Bing and Benny and listen to their stories... my God what a time.
Bob Hope was incredible sharp ..... and funny.
Passed on shortly after his 100th birthday. He was 69 years old during this interview and looking pretty damn good.
This man walked past me while I was digging my machine gun firepit at firebase zulu at Lang Vei in 1972.
I looked up, and told him and his showgirl, it might not be safe to be up there. True story
Welcome home, brother.
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'71-'74
Redblade WTF... why do you have to be a dick? If you ain't got nothing nice to say then shut the fuck up. So tired of your types.
Dillard Hayes right? This guy is a lonely dick in a trailer somewhere watching the old days on UA-cam:)
Thank you
This draftee was getting laid in Boston 72 , lucked out .
a true legend , so talented and entertaining
One of the all-time greats.
My dad was driving a taxi right after the war and had Hope as a fare. No tip. He never forgot it and neither have i
Well...that's a "twofer" - petty and pathetic...
I got to meet him in 1996 in a Ralf’s store in North Hollywood, so cool.
Ralf’s? Is that where he got his ideas from?
Isn’t it Ralph’s not ralfs?
You must have a good memory. I can't remember what I done last week let alone 15 years ago
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Once the Bob Hope Christmas specials were gone our country lost some of it's innocent happiness. He was great and he brought my family together.
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what a messed up family you had...sitting around unable to communicate until bob hope was on the tv
I have a lot of memories of my family watching Mr. Hope's Christmas Specials and some of his USO shows were televised. A lot of togetherness and joyful times.
coolcat20million - Bob was actually quite the opposite. He would talk to anyone who walked up to an wanted to speak to him. I met him 3 times in the 1990's and each time he was courteous, friendly and funny. No hint of arrogance at all.
coolcat20million Yup. I met Bob several times in the 80's and early 90s while working booking entertainment for the USO. He was always funny and made sure everyone was talked to and felt welcome.
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had dementia then, thanks
Yep -- my pals met him, my dad met him -- very pleasant encounters
The Cavett show was a wonderful show. Cavett was an excellent interviewer. Too bad it didn't last longer.
Saw him and his show December 1972 at Subic Bay Naval Base.
Most people do not remember what "curb feelers" were for, but they were because most folks had those gangster white wall tires and the curb feelers were there to help keeping you from scraping the white walls against the curb. I had them on my '49 Mercury and I loved those white walls. Every Saturday morning I would go out with a bucket, brush, old dutch cleanser and scrub those beauties and touch up any spots with white shoe polish. Boy, those were the days. I was 19. As for Bob, I think his best joke was when he was sued by the Waldorf Astoria when he said on his show that the rooms were so small, even the rats were stoop shouldered. They said they would drop the suit if he would apologize. So on his show, he apologized and said the rats at the Waldorf Astoria were "not" stoop shouldered. What a hoot.
Bob Hope - You were - and still are - THE BEST.
When movie stars were classy!
Not at all like the shitshow we have today.
3% NEANDERTHAL YES!! THE UTTER AND COMPLETE PATHETIC CRY BABY SACKS OF SHIT THEY ARE TODAY!!
Some people didn't know was he was born in London along with others including Angela Lansbury ( bed knobs and broomsticks, murder she wrote) incredible people, and brought sunshine in dark places to those who needed it .
Bob Hope was a national treasure. Miss him !!
I met Bob and Dolores about 1990, and Bob was so gracious and friendly. He was hard of hearing, but Dolores would loudly repeat the words he couldn't hear if he said "what?" It was truly an honor to spend a few minutes with them. Rest in peace, Bob and Dolores.
Delightful, relaxed interview.
he was rich in life lived to be 100 wow , that's a lot of life !
Yep....he lived 11 days longer than George Burns. I always thought that was a goal of his.
Heard he hada massage every day of his life
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born in london 1903. died in california 2003.
One of my favourite Englishmen,ever. Born in, and brought up in London. Made a great career in America.
I Remember Bob Hope
Seeing Him in Toluca Lake
Driving around Burbank Ca..
Late at Night
A Big White Cadillac
His License Plate Said
BOB Hope
Very Nice Man
Always a Gentleman
Hope, of course, was enormously wealthy, which he very rarely admitted (2:47) - he reaped huge amounts of money from early investments in oil and, especially, real estate in Southern California. His gigantic, lavish home in Palm Strings resembled the old TWA terminal at The JFK airport, but by the time he actually resided in it, he was too old and frail to really enjoy it.
Delores was behind that monstrosity, Bob hated it..
They don't make em like Bob and Bing anymore. I saw Hope in Vietnam in 1970 and he was a great act. Thank you Bob and Bing.
Thank you sir for your service.
@RedbladeWanker!"
Well Bob was ok. Crosby was a grade a cunt.
Joseph Kretschmer 101st AB
Children can you just try to get along.
he lived to 100 and his wife to 102. and the life they had. true lottery winners.
Lottery is luck. He earned his fortune and I literally owe my life to him.
@pete smyth: I disagree.
Gotta say it. I never really thought he was that funny. One man’s opinion.
Doug MacLennan I thought Bob Hope was more amusing than outright funny. Still, there must have been something there to have had the longevity he enjoyed.
@pete smyth perhaps by lifestyle choices?
Bob Hope had integrity and a great sense of humour.
Man, this guy does a great impression of Dave Thomas.
A great man and a fantastic talent! He always supported the military!
There 's a reason for that. Read Brice Taylor's "Thank you for the memories".
It’s rare to watch Bob Hope when he wasn’t reading off cue cards and giving canned responses. This was very enjoyable.
One of the true greats who gave back as much as he got.
Much later in his life he would occasionally come down the hill from his massive home in Palm Springs and sit at the bar at the Palm Springs airport, holding court with all the inbound and outbound passengers.
loved Bob
miss his presence in this world..
I really miss him. That is the problem with growing old .... you lose you heroes!
A Hollywood Star you can actually respect.
You need to read up on his private life, he was a serial cheater on his wife.
Brian Ogden This is true but compared to Hollywood men of today he is like a catholic priest. I’ll take Bob Hope who loved his country and what it stood for than liberal trash any day.
@@stevewilson7857 Agree Hollywood of today is the worst.
@@brianogden9023 yes. Bob Hope also was a pedophile as well. Read a book called "Thanks For The Memories", by Brice Taylor. And you will see some of the sick stuff he partook in
One of the greatest American entertainers to ever live.
Cept hes welsh
Born in England
@@malcolmdigby5340 welsh parents
@@uttaradit2 and still born in England, in fact London
@@malcolmdigby5340 still born, but the guy is alive
Bob the world misses you SO much!!!
R.I.P. Bob,and thank you for all you’ve done for our troops over your long career.👏👏👏👏
he did nothing for all our troops..except make a lot of money off them....our troops....you mean the guys who invade other countries to steal their wealth
Brice Taylor, mk ultra survivor, in her book titled Thanks For The Memories documents Bob Hope as her owner and handler.
The whole fame industry is a shadow. Bob was reported to be very miserly . Maybe early poverty set his mind that way.
English by birth but made in the USA......A great connection through two great nations x
Also Stan Laurel born in Ulverston UK and Charlie Chaplin born in Camberwell UK.
The best come from Britain 😜
America is pure evil
Stayed at 2 of his houses in late 50's; mom was Delores' best friend in the 30's. Met him once but as a very sleepy 8 yr old don't remember him. His 30's films are incredible, especially GHOST BREAKERS.
Bob was such a nice relaxed man.
i can't watch this without thinking of Dave Thomas's Bob Hope impression.
bluestate69 absolutely! I was thinking the same thing. He's doing so many of the "affectations" that Dave Thomas uses in his impersonation.
Bob Hope Desert Classic. Awesome skit.
Yeah, Bob Hope could do some great Dave Thomas impressions.
I thought the same thing, credit to Dave Thomas!
An astute businessman. His talent was worth it.
Richard BH189LL
I always loved Bob.
Tho I was pretty young, I LUVED Bob Hope’s comedy routine.
Very smart man......a quick wit!
Always composed and cheerful nice to a fault..........used to see him every week or two at Palm Springs airport.........
I enjoyed watching this interview and the joke about presumably bed bugs. I think that what is overlooked is that the man that we know entertained troops was flying in and out of war zones. And stayed positive and funny! Maybe that is the gift of humor.
That lifetime contract with NBC was pretty serious stuff. His last Bob Hope special was basically him sitting silently on a couch while his wife Dolores interviewed people.
There’ll never be another Bob Hope....
whats wrong with that?
I recall Barbara Walters asking Bing Crosby if he was rich/wealthy. He said "Nooo...". He said that Fred MacMurray was rich, however, due to land holdings. In 2017 dollars, both Hope and Crosby would have been worth about $200 million each. Can only imagine what MacMurray was holding back then.
I always heard Fred use to bring a sack lunch to the studio each day he worked. He was a very frugal actor.
Growing up I always saw his movies, as a kid he made me laugh and I loved the plots.
Carson respected him. didnt like him
@@gregwatson8219 ......any idea why?
I remember when he used to do the football all american shows for NBC Specials..it was so fun watching him growing up
Bob Hope was an Intelligence asset. Not surprising now, but back then it was a BIG deal!
lol..in your dreams fool...
Bob hope is one of best comedians and a great American who goes to see the troops as much as Bob hope RIP Bob your the best
I love Bob Hope he's the best
Bob hope was a great man amazing in his time
I gotta tell ya... I laughed right out loud at the “asbestos suitcase” bit... that was a great gag.
Just saw Marty Short and Steve Martins show last week and it was a very funny time with barbs just like that flying all over the place.
Wouldn’t it have been fun to see Bob Hope and Bing Crosby go at each other like that for an hour or so...
Loved Bob Hope and thought he was so funny ! He loved to be 100 wow I say ! he always made still makes me laugh !
Great guy. Fires one liners in casual discussion. This man went to his grave a vaudvillian.
One of the greats, thanks for the memories
Bob Hope will always make you laugh
My teacher heard me listening to a lot of comedians that use massive amounts of profanity. He took my phone and typed in Bob Hope. I remembered Bob Hope after watching him on a re-run of The Muppets. Now thanks to my teacher I love Bob Hope more than ever.
A true legend
This dude was a bad guy.
A true Gentleman. Do they make those anymore? I try to be a true Gentleman. Bob Hope is a wonderful example imo.
Not according to Brice Taylor.
3:08 Cavett has donned some of the most frightening wigs and hairpieces over the years.
Hope bought a lot of prime California property back when it was dirt cheap. It increased in value tremendously, as prime RE tends to do. He could, with a straight face, say he wasn't enormously wealthy if he thought about what he had paid for the land as opposed to what it was worth at the time of the interview. He and Crosby would go back and forth about how poor the one (speaking) was and how rich the other was. Both were rich enough, both were extremely good with money (as were many of the old timers - Moe from the Three Stooges was actually an old real estate guy from before he even started the Stooges). But he's not being cute, he wasn't ThAT rich, and these guys who worked during the Depression always knew the value of a Dollar.
Great post ...His big investment was land and Crosby made his fortune in Land /orange juice/radio stations ....both were truly great investors !
His estate was worth over $300mil
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I believe Dean Martin got rich the same way. If I recall correctly he bought land that later became part of the LA airport.
@@Grimenoughtomaketherobotcry Dean was a fantastic businessman, humble and very honest. I forget his business partners name (no not Lewis). He said Dean offered him a handshake deal that they would be equal partners, and Dean held his end. He also deferred payment from his shows into RCA stock (who owned NBC). When he died he was the largest individual holder of RCA stocks.
They worked well together in here. If anyone had deserved to reach 100, Bob did.