Peter Grant

ISBN 0-7119-9195-2. Bob Hope is interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Welsh, Chris (2002), Peter Grant: The Man Who Led Zeppelin, London: Omnibus Press. Even at 100 years of age, Hope maintained his sense of humor, quipping "I'm so old, they've canceled my blood type." And according to one of Hope's daughters, when asked on his deathbed where he wanted to be buried, he told his wife, "Surprise me." He died two months later of pneumonia at 9:28 PM July 27, 2003 at his home in Toluca Lake, north of Hollywood. Paul's churchyard, Hellingly, Sussex. Hope celebrated his birthday privately in his Toluca Lake home where he had lived since 1937. Peter and St. states.

Grant was buried on December 4, 1995 at St. His centennial was declared Bob Hope Day in 35 U.S. His son Warren was by his side. In honor of Hope on his birthday, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California was christened Bob Hope Square. On the afternoon of November 21, 1995 while driving to his home, Horselungs Manor in Sussex, he suffered a fatal heart attack. Hope celebrated his 100th birthday on May 29, 2003, and might rival Irving Berlin or George Burns as the most notable entertainment centenarian. In 1992, he appeared in the film Carry On Columbus as a cardinal. His final television special was in 1996, with guest Tony Danza helping Hope to salute the Presidents of the United States.

Marital problems and the death of drummer John Bonham took its toll on Grant's health and after the official breakup of Led Zeppelin he virtually retired from the music business. A signature portion of his yuletide specials was his performance of "Silver Bells" (from his 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid), usually done as a duet with a featured female guest star (through the years done with such stars as Olivia Newton-John and Brooke Shields). Just as the negotiations had just begun, Elvis unfortunately passed away on August 16, 1977. Hope's Christmas specials were always fan favorites. In 1977, Grant was asked by Colonel Tom Parker to manage a proposed tour of Europe by Elvis Presley. Modern viewers remember Hope best for the many specials he did for the NBC television network in the decades that followed, some of which were sponsored by Texaco. When Grant was once questioned on what was the single most important thing a manager could say, his response was "know when to say no". One year later, he had the first show to bear his name, and then sponsored by Pepsodent toothpaste.

In 1975, Grant turned down a lucrative offer to manage Queen. By the time Hope made his radio debut in 1937, NBC was mainly just a radio network. Hope's first regular series for NBC Radio was the "Woodbury Soap Hour". He also managed Bad Company and Maggie Bell. He first appeared on television in 1932, back when the tube was in the experimental stages, but it wasn't on the Peacock network--he appeared on a test transmission for CBS. In 1974, Grant was the driving force in establishing Swan Song Records which gave Led Zeppelin further financial and artistic control over its own products. Hope's career in broadcasting spanned sixty-four years, and part of this was his long association with NBC. Grant was also instrumental in setting up Led Zeppelin's publishing company Superhype, in 1969. It was given him in recognition of the entertainment he provided US troops during war and peacekeeping missions.

Grant's famous dressing room scene in the film The Song Remains the Same where he demands an explanation from concert staff on the sale of illegal photos, was typical of his no-nonsense dealings with people who tried to profit at the band's expense. In 1997, Hope was honored by the United States Congress with the title "Honorary Veteran of the United States Armed Forces" during an October 29 tribute. By promoting Led Zeppelin's concerts he ensured that ticket profits wound up in the hands of the band rather than in the hands of promoters and booking agents. In 1978, Hope was created an honorary knight in the Order of the British Empire "in recognition of his contributions to film, to song, and to the entertainment of troops in the past." (citation). Live performances were more important than television appearances – if you wanted to see Led Zeppelin you had to experience one of their performances. In the 1950s he was named honorary mayor of Palm Springs, California. Grant strongly believed that bands could make more money and have more artistic merit by producing albums rather than churning out singles. Bush.

He negotiated a sizable five-year record contract with Atlantic Records and his business philosophy would eventually pay off for the label. Eisenhower to George W. Without Peter Grant, it would have been doubtful Led Zeppelin would have been as successful. He also golfed with nearly every President of the United States from Dwight D. He also travelled closely with The Yardbirds ensuring that all costs were kept to a minimum, that members were also paid on time, and demanded publicity and artistic control by the band. In honor of America's most beloved entertainer, there's even the Hope/Chrysler Classic named after him, which is now in its 44th year. Grant's no-nonsense approach to promoters and persuasive presence was influential in The Yardbirds making money from its concerts for the first time. Hope is mostly remembered for his passion of golf, and even played in a few PGA tour events.

The experience however did give him ideas, which were put to good use later with Led Zeppelin. He boxed professionally, was a pool hustler, watched football and even owned part of the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Rams. Producer Mickie Most had suggested to Napier-Bell that his friend Peter Grant would be an asset to The Yardbirds, but as it eventuated, his arrival was too late to save the band. Hope was also renowned for his passion for sports. It was in late 1966 that Simon Napier-Bell asked Grant to take over management of The Yardbirds, who were constantly touring yet struggling financially. Hope's USO career spanned six decades, during which he headlined approximately 60 tours. Both Most and Grant set up the highly successful RAK Records label which produced a string of Number 1 hits throughout the 1970s. He took the matter to heart when entertaining and was almost always seen in army duds, just like his audience, as a sign of support for the troops for whom he performed.

His management was established in the same 155 Oxford Street office used by his friend Mickie Most, who previously used to work with Grant at the 2 Is Coffee Bar. He continued entertaining troops for the rest of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War all the way until the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War (The Hundred Hour War). By 1964, Grant had started to manage his own acts including The Nashville Teens, The Flintstones, an all-girl group called She Trinity, The New Vaudeville Band and the early years of Jeff Beck and Terry Reid. On May 6, 1941 at California's March Field, Hope performed his first USO show. In 1963, Grant was hired by promoter Don Arden to act as tour manager for artists such as Bo Diddley, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Brian Hyland, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, and The Animals. The next year, he did a show for free. As the acting roles dried up, Grant made more money taking groups such as The Shadows to gigs. Hope made big money performing live: An eight-week tour in 1940 took in a then-record $100,000 in receipts, according to newspaper reports.

The money he made from these ventures was invested in his own entertainment transport business. As host of the Academy Awards - a role he filled numerous times from the 1950s to the 1980s - he once joked about Oscar time, "Or as it's known at my house, Passover.". He was also Robert Morley's double on many of that actor's films. As a movie star he was best known for the road movies in which he was paired with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, as well as the movie My Favorite Brunette. He never won any Oscars for these, though the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored him five times—with two honorary Oscars, two special awards and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Between 1958 and 1963, Grant appeared on a number of movies including A Night to Remember (as a crew member on the Titanic), The Guns of Navarone (a British commando), Cleopatra (a palace guard), and television shows The Saint, Crackerjack, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Benny Hill Show. and from there his movie career accelerated quickly. It kindled his enthusiasm for acting and Grant was hired by film studios as a bit part actor, stuntman, and body-double. Hope starred in several one-reel comedies for Warner Bros.

He was spotted by a professional wrestler called Paul Lincoln, who gave Grant the opportunity to wrestle on television as "Count Massimo". In his 1938 film The Big Broadcast Of 1938, he introduced the song that became his trademark: Thanks for the Memories. He worked briefly as an entertainment manager at a hotel in Jersey before working as a bouncer and doorman at London's famous 2 Is Coffee Bar, where many figures in the British music industry got their start such as Cliff Richard, Adam Faith, Tommy Steele, and others. They had met two months previously, at The Vogue, a Manhattan nightclub where Reade was performing. Dolores and Bob Hope had four children - all adopted from the same Evanston, Ill., orphanage - and remained together until his death. He attended Charterhouse public school until leaving at the age of 13, when he became a sheet metal factory worker in Croydon. Grant however was soon attracted to the entertainment industry and became a stagehand for the Croydon Empire theatre until leaving in 1953. He married his second wife, reportedly on February 19, 1934, Dolores DeFina, a Bronx-born nightclub singer professionally known as Dolores Reade. Grant was born in the south London suburb of South Norwood, Surrey. According to biographer Arthur Marx, Hope married his first wife, Grace Louise Troxell, his vaudeville partner since 1928, on January 25, 1933; they were quickly divorced.

He was a manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and Bad Company, a record executive for Swan Song Records, and was responsible for improving pay and conditions for musicians in dealings with concert promoters. George in Bristol before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in 1907. He became a United States citizen in 1908. Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 – November 21, 1995) was one of the most influential managers in rock and roll. The family lived in Weston-super-Mare, Whitehall and St. Carry On Columbus (1992). His English father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer. Cleopatra (1963). Hope was born in Eltham, London, as fifth of seven sons.

The Guns of Navarone (1961). Hope became famous with several Broadway musicals including "Say When," the 1936 Ziegfeld Follies and "Red, Hot and Blue." Before becoming an actor, Hope boxed professionally under the boxing nickname of Packey East. A Night to Remember (1958). Leslie Townes Hope KBE (May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003), best known as Bob Hope, was a famous entertainer, having appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, movies and in army concerts. In 2004, Stockton, California's renovated Fox Theatre movie palace was renamed the "Bob Hope Theatre". named after him.

Bob Hope has had several buildings in the U.S. and the live theatre special plaque on 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Bob Hope has four stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame: the motion picture star on 6541 Hollywood Blvd., the radio star on 6141 Hollywood Blvd., the TV star on 6758 Hollywood Blvd. Asteroid 2829 Bobhope is named after Bob Hope.

USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), one of the few naval vessels to be named for a living person, was named in his honor. The rededication ceremony took place on 17 December, the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight. The process of changing the name began immediately, though the FAA-given, three-letter designation, "BUR," most likely will not change. On 18 November 2003 the Glendale, California, and Burbank, California, city councils voted unanimously to approve the change, and Pasadena, California, followed on 10 December.

On 3 November 2003 the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority voted unanimously to rename that airport to "Bob Hope Airport." Hope had joked with his family that he wanted an airport named for him after hearing in 1979 that Orange County officials renamed their airport after Hope's friend John Wayne. On May 29, 2003, Hollywood and Vine in Hollywood, California was named "Bob Hope Square" to commemorate Hope's 100th birthday. Johnson awarded Bob Hope with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. On January 20, 1969, Lyndon B.

In 1965 the PGA renamed an existing tournament the Bob Hope Desert Classic in recognition of the comedian's lifelong passion for the game. On June 8, 1962, Bob Hope received the Congressional Gold Medal.