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The bride, Judith Coleman Richards, arrives under an umbrella for the ceremony on a rainy Saturday.
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Crowds gathered in the rain outside the church in Defiance, Ohio, to wish the couple well and catch a glimpse of celebrities.
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An out-of-focus photo shows comedian Bob Hope talking to newsmen present at his son's wedding.
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Judith Coleman Richards smiles at her wedding.
. Dame of St. Gregory with Star (one of a very select few women named Dame of St. Gregory with Star), Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, "Dolores Hope, Bob Hope's Widow, Dies at 102", "Dolores Hope renews singing career with 3rd album", "Hope Remembered as Patriot, Humanitarian", "Anthony J. The bride's father, in clerical attire, gave his blessing. Her resume has included such TV specials such as Bob Hope: The First 90 Years in 1993 and 100 Years of Hope and Humor in 2003. On May 28, 2003, President George W. Bush established the Bob Hope American Patriot Award. Eleanora Hope was born in 1930 in the United States of America. "He liked to make us laugh," says Linda. Features and Engagement Editor Corey McMaken is a Fort Wayne native and has been with The Journal Gazette since 2004. . His wife passed seven years later at the age of 102. Nora Avis Hope, 23, comedian Bob's raven-haired daughter and youngest of his four adopted children; and Samuel Boyd McCullagh Jr., 23, assistant director of admissions at the University of San Francisco; in a Roman Catholic ceremony in North Hollywood. [131] In August 2001 at age 98, he spent close to two weeks in a hospital recovering from pneumonia. New York: Doubleday. 'The garage is being cleaned out of things to prepare it, but it's not ready to be on the market yet,' she told the Los Angeles Daily News. What is known is that he married his vaudeville partner Grace Louise Troxell in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1933, but no divorce papers have been located, either. [12], Hope worked as a butcher's assistant and a lineman in his teens and early 20s. 34,140, 2023 NYP Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved 2. Dolores Hope, DC*SG (ne DeFina; May 27, 1909 September 19, 2011) was an American singer, entertainer, philanthropist, and wife/widow of American actor and comedian Bob Hope. he allowed as how he should have worn my suspenders. His career included being an attorney and lobbyist in Washington, D.C., before his death in 2004 at age 63. Eleanora Hopes mother Dolores Hope later joined Bobs vaudeville troupe and was performing with him at Loews Metropolitan Theater and that was how they meet. Bob Hope once credited the Emboyd Theatre in Fort Wayne for giving his career its start and helped raise money in 1978 for a campaign to save the venue now known as Embassy Theatre. 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Get all latest content delivered to your email a few times a month. Anthony Hope (adopted, d. 28-Jun-2004) Daughter: Linda Hope (adopted) Son: Kelly Hope (adopted) Daughter: Nora (adopted) High School: Fairmount High School, Cleveland, OH Dutch Treat Club 1971 Friars Club Hope and Byrne also had an act as Siamese twins; they sang and danced while wearing blackface until friends advised Hope he was funnier as himself. Most of his later movies failed to match the success of his 1940s efforts. Another, larger estate sale and auction will be held in March, offering more than just the knick-knacks that were on display this weekend. AsRichard Zoglinwrote in his 2014 biographyHope: Entertainer of the Century. Her birth name was Dolores L. DeFina but she adopted the name Dolores Reade on the advice of her agent. [65], During a short stint in 1960, Hope became a part owner of the Riverside International Raceway in Moreno Valley, California, along with Los Angeles Rams co-owner Fred Levy Jr. and oil tycoon Ed Pauley for $800,000 (adjusted to $6,951,567.57 in 2020). She was not the only adopted child of her parents, she had three other adopted siblings. Executive summary: Widow of Bob Hope. In 1992, Hope made a guest appearance as himself on the animated Fox series The Simpsons in the episode "Lisa the Beauty Queen" (season 4, episode 4). However, the footage and shows were owned by Hope's own production company, which made them very lucrative ventures for him, as outlined by writer Richard Zoglin in his 2014 biography Hope: Entertainer of the Century. Sept. 19, 2011 12 AM PT. Hope died in the California home in 2003 at the age of 100. Hope died late Sunday of pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake, with his family at his bedside, longtime publicist Ward Grant said Monday.The nation's most-honored comedian, Hope was a star in . : Theresa De Fina with Linda and Dolores Hope, : Sister Rebecca and Mrs. John L. Donnelly, : Providence High School's Mother Superior, : Goodwin Knight with Dolores and Bob Hope, : Bob and Dolores Hope with their children, : Mission Hills women set fashion luncheon, : Charity Luncheon Valley Hills B'nai B'rith Women. She died of natural causes at her home in Toluca Lake, California, on September 19, 2011. [139], Hope was awarded more than 2,000 honors and awards, including 54 honorary university doctorates. From the age of 12, he earned a few dollars performing comedy, dancing and singing along the Lunar Park area. [51] He performed his first USO show on May 6, 1941, at March Field in California,[52] and continued to travel and entertain troops for the rest of World War II, later during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the third phase of the Lebanon Civil War, the latter years of the IranIraq War, and the 199091 Persian Gulf War. 370988 01: Nora Somers, the only estranged daughter of actor Bob Hope, shops in Walnut Creek, CA near San Francisco June 4, 2000. Dolores received numerous honors during her lifetime. Hope: What Happened To Bob Hope And Dolores Hopes Son? [5] He was the fifth of seven sons of an English father, William Henry Hope, a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and a Welsh mother, Avis (ne Townes), a light opera singer from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan,[6] who later worked as a cleaner. I don't know what it is, but I love it,' Bergen told KTLA. [96], Hope was briefly married to vaudeville partner Grace Louise Troxell (19121992), a secretary from Chicago, Illinois, who was the daughter of Edward and Mary (McGinnes) Troxell. [17] In a 1942 legal document, his legal name appears as Lester Townes Hope; it is unknown if this reflects a legal name change from Leslie. Dolores Hope was Traceys godmother at birth. What the executives didn't know was that Hope and Crosby had already worked together (on the vaudeville stage in 1932), and that working so easily in the "Road" pictures was just an extension of their old stage act. Do what you can. [5][6][7], Hope was an honorary board member of the humanitarian organization Wings of Hope. He was father to two of the Hope grandchildren, Miranda of Washington and Zachary of Santa Monica.On October 21, 2008, at 99, she was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in, after suffering a suspected stroke. [67] His 90th birthday television celebration in May 1993, Bob Hope: The First 90 Years, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Special. Hope began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. When he would go out in the morning to the studio, we had a breakfast room with glass windows all around, he would always do a little tap dance for us as he would leave and sing a tune and tap his way off to Paramount., He was absolutely charming and a little bit of a bad boy, she added, laughing. Sept. 19, 2011. contributor's website. In one version of the story, he named himself after racecar driver Bob Burman. The comic, originally featuring publicity stills of Hope on the cover, was entirely made up of fictional stories, eventually including fictitious relatives, a high school taught by movie monsters, and a superhero called Super-Hip. He said of the sale: 'It was like a pilgrimage. When do the clocks change in 2023? Preservationists and city officials halt demolition at the estate in Toluca Lake and scramble to get the . His grandfather lived to be just short of 100 so Dads goal was always to beat his grandpa. "He RE: Calisphere: Request high-resolution copy of item for Bob Hope embracing his daughter, Nora after her graduation from Providence High School in Burbank, Calif., 1964. Start where you are. The 87,000-square-foot estate also includes a pool and other structures. "[133] His remains were temporarily placed in a mausoleum vault before the construction of the Bob Hope Memorial Garden at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles, joined in 2011 by Dolores when she died four months after her 102nd birthday. Birthplace: Bronx, NY Location of death: Toluca Lake, CA Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, Mission. He performed hundreds of times per year. [125] His grandson Zach Hope told TV interviewer Soledad O'Brien that, when asked on his deathbed where he wanted to be buried, Hope is alleged to have told his wife, Dolores, "Surprise me. [57][58] A 1997 act of Congress signed by President Bill Clinton named Hope an "Honorary Veteran". His was not, it was so reality based and he worked really really hard.. It was like a Hollywood sneak preview night with real live drama substituting for the usual celluloid make-believe, as Anthony Jude Hope, 27-year-old son of the famed comedian, exchanged vows with Judith Coleman Richards in St. Mary's Catholic Church. He once remarked that President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave up golf for painting: "Fewer strokes, you know. Hope had seen Lamour performing as a nightclub singer in New York,[30] and invited her to work on his United Service Organizations (USO) tours of military facilities. Her mother Dolores was an American singer, entertainer, and philanthropist. See our terms of use for more tips. But he never forgot Louise and quietly sent her money in her later years. . Bob Hope's eldest child, Linda Hope who worked with her father for many years says her dad made it to the ripe old age of 100 because of sheer willpower. Her mother Dolores Hope also lived up to 103 before she died. John J. Vogel, pastor of St. John's Church, Defiance. Learn more about the benefits of being The famed comedian himself had missed those parties because he was in San Diego speaking as his other son, William Kelly Francis Hope, graduated from Navy boot camp. Late in the summer of 2011, when Dolores was still "quite conscious," Father Groeschel stopped by to see her. While waiting for the processional to begin, Hope chatted casually with newsmen and in reference to the wedding, the first of his four children, quipped, There's nothing to it. He doffed his overcoat and checked sports hat and hitched at his trousers. Throwback Thursday appears in print the last week of the month. Comedian and actor Bob Hope died in 2003 at age 100. Bob Hope (with eyes closed) reunites with his family upon returning from his Vietnam USO tour on Dec. 30, 1965. She died of natural causes at her home inToluca Lake like her husband, on September 19, 2011. This story has been shared 112,039 times. [31] Hope and Lamour were lifelong friends, and she remains the actress most associated with his film career although he made movies with dozens of leading ladies, including Katharine Hepburn, Paulette Goddard, Hedy Lamarr, Lucille Ball, Rosemary Clooney, Jane Russell, and Elke Sommer. 95,469, This story has been shared 50,901 times. Bob Hope died in 2003, seven years after his conversion to Catholicism. [98], Dolores had been one of Hope's co-stars on Broadway in Roberta. In a hard-hitting critical Biography of his life, Groucho Marx son Arthur asserted that Bob Hope made love to more beautiful women in his lifetime than Errol Flynn. 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