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| Born | 29 May 1903 Eltham, London |
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| Died | 27 July 2003 | Age 100 California |
Entertainment
Bob Hope 1903
Comedian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. Hope appeared in over 70 films.
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope was born at 44 Craigton Road, Eltham, a suburb of South London, England, on 29 May 1903.
London England 1903
His father William Henry Hope was English and a stonemason from Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, and his Welsh mother, Avis Townes, was a light opera singer from Barry. They married in April 1891 and lived at 12 Greenwood Street, Barry Wales. Then moving to Bristol and London.
