Hope [text (large print)] : entertainer of the century / Richard Zoglin.

Title:

ISBN:

9781410475213

Personal Author:

Zoglin, Richard

Publication Information:

Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2015.

Physical Description:

909 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

General Note:

Includes filmography.

Contents:

The making of an entertainer. Opening ; Vaudeville ; Broadway -- Inventing comedy. Hollywood ; Actor -- Finding a mission. War ; Peace -- Inventing stardom. Television ; Ambassador ; King -- Losing his grip. Patriot ; Partisan -- Ensuring the legacy. Restoration ; Legend.

Summary:

In his lifetime, Bob Hope was the only entertainer to achieve top-rated success in every major mass-entertainment medium. A household name, he virtually invented stand-up comedy. Hope is a celebration of an entertainer whose vast contribution has never been properly appreciated, and a complex portrait of a gifted but flawed man who truly loved being famous, appreciated its responsibilities, and handled celebrity with extraordinary grace.

Personal Subject:

Hope, Bob, 1903-2003.

Subject Term:

Comedians--United States -- Biography

Actors--United States -- Biography

Genre:

Large print books

OCLC Number:

ocn892338797

Availability:

Lakeville - Heritage~1

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