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Bob Hope
KBE
,
KC*SG
,
KSS
(born
Leslie Townes Hope
, Mey 29, 1903 ? Julie 27, 2003) wis an American comedian,
vaudevillian
, actor, sangster, dancer, athlete,
centenarian
an author. Wi a career spannin nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in
ower 70 featur films an short films
, includin a series o "
Road
" movies. In addeetion tae hostin the
Academy Awairds
19 times (
mair nor ony ither host
), he appeared in mony stage productions an telly roles an wis the author o 14 beuks. The sang "
Thanks for the Memory
" is widely regairdit as Hope's seegnatur tune.
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At the time o his birth, Eltham wis still part o Kent, nae Lunnon