William Haines

William Haines has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to Motion Pictures, at 7012 Hollywood Boulevard. Bob Hope is interred in San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. They were interred side by side in the Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery. 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. Shields committed suicide soon after. Hope celebrated his birthday privately in his Toluca Lake home where he had lived since 1937. Haines died from lung cancer in Santa Monica, California. states.

Joan Crawford, a lifelong friend described them as "the happiest married couple in Hollywood". His centennial was declared Bob Hope Day in 35 U.S. Haines and Shields remained together for the rest of their lives. In honor of Hope on his birthday, the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, California was christened Bob Hope Square. Gloria Swanson extended him a personal invitation to appear with her in the film Sunset Boulevard (1950) but he refused. Hope celebrated his 100th birthday on May 29, 2003, and might rival Irving Berlin or George Burns as the most notable entertainment centenarian. Haines never returned to films. His final television special was in 1996, with guest Tony Danza helping Hope to salute the Presidents of the United States.

The couple finally settled into the Hollywood community in Malibu, and their business prospered until their retirement in the early 1970s. 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). Marion Davies asked Hearst to use his influence to ensure the neighbours were prosecuted to the full extent of the law, but ultimately Haines and Shields chose not to report the incident. Hope's Christmas specials were always fan favorites. Crawford, along with other stars such as Claudette Colbert, Kay Francis and Charles Boyer urged the men to report this to the police. 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. Their lives were disrupted in 1936 when homophobic neighbours, dressed in sheets and wearing hoods to hide their faces, dragged the two men from their home and beat them. One year later, he had the first show to bear his name, and then sponsored by Pepsodent toothpaste.

Among their early clients were friends such as Joan Crawford and Carole Lombard, Marion Davies and William Randolph Hearst. 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". Haines and Shields began a successful career as interior designers and antique dealers. 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. Haines chose Shields and Mayer terminated his contract, quickly recasting Robert Montgomery in roles that had been planned for Haines. Hope's career in broadcasting spanned sixty-four years, and part of this was his long association with NBC. Mayer pressured Haines to end his relationship with Shields and marry. He made a successful transition into talking pictures and maintained his star status until 1934 when Mayer finally delivered him an ultimatum, and forced him to choose between Shields and his career. It was given him in recognition of the entertainment he provided US troops during war and peacekeeping missions.

Studio publicists were able to keep this information from the press, however studio head Louis B. 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. Haines lived openly as a homosexual man, and from 1926 lived with Jimmy Shields, whom he had met during the production of a film. 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). He appeared in successes such as Sally, Irene and Mary (1926 with newcomers Joan Crawford and Constance Bennett), West Point (1927 also with Crawford), and scored his biggest personal success with Show People (1928), opposite Marion Davies. In the 1950s he was named honorary mayor of Palm Springs, California. He was cultivated as a romantic leading man, and his combination of good looks and flair for comedy won him many fans. Bush.

By 1925 he was MGM's most important male star, and his films were very profitable for the studio. Eisenhower to George W. After winning a talent contest he moved to Hollywood where he played bit parts for several years until MGM Studios began casting him in more prominent roles. He also golfed with nearly every President of the United States from Dwight D. Born in Staunton, Virginia, Haines left his home while in his teens and moved to New York City. 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. William Haines (January 2, 1900 - December 26, 1973) was a US film actor who was one of the most successful film stars of the silent era. Hope is mostly remembered for his passion of golf, and even played in a few PGA tour events.

He boxed professionally, was a pool hustler, watched football and even owned part of the Cleveland Indians and the Los Angeles Rams. Hope was also renowned for his passion for sports. Hope's USO career spanned six decades, during which he headlined approximately 60 tours. 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.

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). On May 6, 1941 at California's March Field, Hope performed his first USO show. The next year, he did a show for free. 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.

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.". 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. and from there his movie career accelerated quickly. Hope starred in several one-reel comedies for Warner Bros.

In his 1938 film The Big Broadcast Of 1938, he introduced the song that became his trademark: Thanks for the Memories. 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 married his second wife, reportedly on February 19, 1934, Dolores DeFina, a Bronx-born nightclub singer professionally known as Dolores Reade. 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.

George in Bristol before moving to Cleveland, Ohio in 1907. He became a United States citizen in 1908. The family lived in Weston-super-Mare, Whitehall and St. His English father, William Henry Hope, was a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer. Hope was born in Eltham, London, as fifth of seven sons.

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. 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.