Full Coverage: Bob Hope: Reflecting on the Hollywood icon
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To the boomer generation, seeing Bob Hope on TV or in the movies was like spending time with cranky relatives.
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Bob Hope was a consummate entertainer — a pioneering comedian who navigated an ever-changing media landscape, endured for decades and still found time to entertain thousands of troops in far-flung locales.
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By the time Bob Hope died in 2003 at age 100, he had conquered vaudeville, Broadway, recordings, concerts, radio, films and TV, where he remained a welcome presence into his 90s.
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This article was originally published July 29, 2003.
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In 1991, Times staff writer Susan King interviewed Bob Hope about his career.
