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This is Bob Hope

Scheinfeld, John, (screenwriter,, television producer,, television director.). Harding, Dave, (television producer.). Crystal, Billy, (voice actor.). Crew Neck Productions, (production company.). American Masters Pictures, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (publisher.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (film distibutor.).

During his eight-decade career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment: Vaudeville, Broadway, movies, radio, television, popular song and personal appearances, including hosting the Academy Awards a record 19 times and his annual USO Christmas military tours. Includes film, television, and radio clips; readings of excerpts from Hope's writings; and interviews with prominent entertainment industry figures, family members, and Hope's writers.

DVD  - 2017
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  • ISBN: 9781531703202
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Director's cut, Widescreen.
  • Publisher [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2017]
  • Distributor [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally broadcast in 2017 as an episode of the PBS television series: American masters.
Wide screen.
Special features: Monologue misfires; Bob's writers; Korea; A letter from Bob; Learning from the best; The boat show line; One night in Nebraska; You didn't say "no" to Bob Hope.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Editor, Peter S. Lynch, II ; director of photography, Stan Taylor ; music, Mark Leggett.
Participant or Performer Note:
Voice (excerpts from Bob Hope's writings), Billy Crystal.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TVPG.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; stereo.
Language Note:
In English; with optional English subtiles.

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