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Author:

Zoglin, Richard.

Title:

Hope [sound recording] : entertainer of the century / Richard Zoglin.

Format:

[sound recording] :

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publisher:

Brilliance Audio,

Copyright Date:

p2014

Description:

15 sound discs (17 hr., 56 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Hope, Bob,--1903-2003.
Comedians--United States--Biography.
Audiobooks.

Other Authors:

Hillgartner, Malcolm. nrt

Notes:

Title from web page. Read by Malcolm Hillgartner. Compact discs. Duration: 17:56:00.

Contents:

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

Summary:

Born in 1903, and until his death in 2003, Bob Hope was the only entertainer to achieve top-rated success in every major mass-entertainment medium, from vaudeville to television. He virtually invented modern stand-up comedy. He helped redefine what it means to be a star. Richard Zoglin shows there is still much to be learned about this public figure, who, unlike many Hollywood stars, truly loved being famous, appreciated its responsibilities, and handled celebrity with extraordinary grace.

Series:

BrillianceAudio on compact disc

ISBN:

1491586265
9781491586266
1491586249
9781491586242

OCLC:

(OCoLC)891142773

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)