Dear Bob ... : Bob Hope's wartime correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II / written and compiled by Martha Bolton with Linda Hope.
Record details
- ISBN: 1496832655
- ISBN: 9781496832658
- Physical Description: xv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Jackson, Mississippi : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | An extraordinary collection of posts to and from the "G.I.s' best friend" and incomparable entertainer. |
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Subject: | Hope, Bob, 1903-2003 > Correspondence. Soldiers > United States > Correspondence. Entertainers > United States > Correspondence. World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American. |
Genre: | Personal correspondence. Personal narratives. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Windham Free Library - Windham Center.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Windham Free Library - Windham Center | 940.54 BOL (Text) | 33760146534987 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
Dear Bob... : Bob Hope's Wartime Correspondence with the G. I. s of World War II
Martha Bolton was the first woman staff writer for Bob Hope, helping to write his television shows, personal appearances, and military shows for approximately fifteen years. She is an Emmy-nominated writer and author of eighty-eight books of humor and inspiration. She has received nominations for a Dove Award, WGA Award, and a Golden Scroll Merit Award for Fiction. Linda Hope is the eldest daughter of Bob and Dolores Hope. She is the producer of the Emmy Award?winning TV special Bob Hope: The First 90 Years. She also wrote My Life in Jokes , a collection of jokes honoring her father?s one hundredth birthday. Linda produced his TV shows for over twenty years, ran Hope Enterprises, and has spent the last two decades perpetuating her father?s legacy.