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jason Smith
Sep 19, 2011, 4:54:02 PM9/19/11
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Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue Club
in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
it was “love at first song,” and they were married for nearly 70 years
until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
Though she accompanied her husband on many of his USO trips to
entertain the troops -- usually closing the show with a touching
rendition of “Silent Night” -- she put her singing career on hold to
be at his side and to raise their children. But at age 83, she
recorded several albums and performed with Rosemary Clooney in New
York at Rainbow and Stars for several weeks.
Hope made her last visit to the servicemen and servicewomen during
Operation Desert Storm, performing “White Christmas” from the back of
a truck in the middle of the Saudi desert. She was 84 at the time.
The Hopes moved to California in the late 1930 so that Bob could
pursue his film and radio careers. They built a home in Toluca Lake,
where she lived until her death, and were longtime members of the
Lakeside Golf Club, where she was runner-up to the women’s club
champion for several years. In 2008, she was honored by the Ladies
Professional Golf Association with its Patty Berg Award for her
contributions to women's golf, and she and her husband served as hosts
of the PGA's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament in the desert
for years.
In the late 1960s, the Hopes donated 80 acres of land for the
Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., which opened in
1971. Dolores was founding president of the hospital and involved in
the building and decor of the hospital. From 1968-76, she served as
president of its board and since 1977 was its chairman, becoming
chairman emeritus in the ’90s.
The Hopes adopted four children, and Dolores became an advocate for
adoption, serving on the board of Holy Family Adoption Services in Los
Angeles. She was a Catholic and a proud member of St. Charles Borromeo
Church in North Hollywood, where she gave much time and financial help
over the years to various parish causes including the building of the
Lady of Hope chapel and the Holy Family Social Service Center.
Throughout her life, she was devoted to Catholic causes, especially
those benefiting the poor.
Survivors include her children Linda Hope of Toluca Lake and William
Kelly Hope of Oakland, Calif.; her grandchildren Zachary Hope, Miranda
Hope and Andrew Hope Lande; and great-grandson Kai Smith. The Hopes'
eldest son Anthony died in 2004 at age 63.
Services will be private, with burial next to her husband at the Bob
Hope Memorial Garden in the San Fernando Mission in Mission Hills,
Calif.
Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue Club
in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
it was “love at first song,” and they were married for nearly 70 years
until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
Though she accompanied her husband on many of his USO trips to
entertain the troops -- usually closing the show with a touching
rendition of “Silent Night” -- she put her singing career on hold to
be at his side and to raise their children. But at age 83, she
recorded several albums and performed with Rosemary Clooney in New
York at Rainbow and Stars for several weeks.
Hope made her last visit to the servicemen and servicewomen during
Operation Desert Storm, performing “White Christmas” from the back of
a truck in the middle of the Saudi desert. She was 84 at the time.
The Hopes moved to California in the late 1930 so that Bob could
pursue his film and radio careers. They built a home in Toluca Lake,
where she lived until her death, and were longtime members of the
Lakeside Golf Club, where she was runner-up to the women’s club
champion for several years. In 2008, she was honored by the Ladies
Professional Golf Association with its Patty Berg Award for her
contributions to women's golf, and she and her husband served as hosts
of the PGA's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic golf tournament in the desert
for years.
In the late 1960s, the Hopes donated 80 acres of land for the
Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, Calif., which opened in
1971. Dolores was founding president of the hospital and involved in
the building and decor of the hospital. From 1968-76, she served as
president of its board and since 1977 was its chairman, becoming
chairman emeritus in the ’90s.
The Hopes adopted four children, and Dolores became an advocate for
adoption, serving on the board of Holy Family Adoption Services in Los
Angeles. She was a Catholic and a proud member of St. Charles Borromeo
Church in North Hollywood, where she gave much time and financial help
over the years to various parish causes including the building of the
Lady of Hope chapel and the Holy Family Social Service Center.
Throughout her life, she was devoted to Catholic causes, especially
those benefiting the poor.
Survivors include her children Linda Hope of Toluca Lake and William
Kelly Hope of Oakland, Calif.; her grandchildren Zachary Hope, Miranda
Hope and Andrew Hope Lande; and great-grandson Kai Smith. The Hopes'
eldest son Anthony died in 2004 at age 63.
Services will be private, with burial next to her husband at the Bob
Hope Memorial Garden in the San Fernando Mission in Mission Hills,
Calif.
Sanford Manley
Sep 19, 2011, 5:51:45 PM9/19/11
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What's up?
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Sanford
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BobF
Sep 19, 2011, 6:45:03 PM9/19/11
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:51:45 -0400, "Sanford Manley"
<ans...@gmail.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>jason Smith wrote:
>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dolores-hope-bob-hope-237283
>>
>> Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
>>
>> The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
>> Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
>> late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
>> her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
>>
>> Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue Club
>> in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
>> introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
>> it was “love at first song,” and they were married for nearly 70 years
>> until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
>>
<SNIP SNIP SNIP>
>
>Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
>What's up?
Actually, it's the articles from people.com and Hollywood.com that
differ. And the Hollywood.com article mentioned her birthplace in the
second paragraph. So what's up with not snipping the rest of the
article?
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Sanford Manley
Sep 19, 2011, 7:29:15 PM9/19/11
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BobF wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:51:45 -0400, "Sanford Manley"
> <ans...@gmail.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>jason Smith wrote:
>>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dolores-hope-bob-hope-237283
>>>
>>> Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
>>>
>>> The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
>>> Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
>>> late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
>>> her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
>>>
>>> Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue
>>> Club in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
>>> introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
>>> it was "love at first song," and they were married for nearly 70
>>> years until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
>>>
> <SNIP SNIP SNIP>
>>
>>Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
>>What's up?
>
> Actually, it's the articles from people.com and Hollywood.com that
> differ. And the Hollywood.com article mentioned her birthplace in the
> second paragraph. So what's up with not snipping the rest of the
> article?
Because it draws out the Netcops.
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:51:45 -0400, "Sanford Manley"
> <ans...@gmail.com> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>>jason Smith wrote:
>>> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dolores-hope-bob-hope-237283
>>>
>>> Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
>>>
>>> The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
>>> Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
>>> late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
>>> her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
>>>
>>> Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue
>>> Club in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
>>> introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
>>> it was "love at first song," and they were married for nearly 70
>>> years until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
>>>
> <SNIP SNIP SNIP>
>>
>>Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
>>What's up?
>
> Actually, it's the articles from people.com and Hollywood.com that
> differ. And the Hollywood.com article mentioned her birthplace in the
> second paragraph. So what's up with not snipping the rest of the
> article?
--
Sanford
I'm no Fred Flintstone, but I'm gonna make your bed-rock!
BobF
Sep 19, 2011, 8:10:59 PM9/19/11
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On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:29:15 -0400, "Sanford Manley"
Rick B.
Sep 19, 2011, 8:52:03 PM9/19/11
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"Sanford Manley" <ans...@gmail.com> wrote in news:j58dhk$ds0$1@dont-
email.me:
email.me:
> Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> What's up?
The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
AndrewJ
Sep 19, 2011, 11:07:26 PM9/19/11
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On Sep 19, 4:54 pm, jason Smith <jsnsmith...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dolores-hope-bob-hope-237283
>
> Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
>
> The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
> Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
> late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
> her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
>
> Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue Club
> in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
> introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
> it was “love at first song,” and they were married for nearly 70 > years until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
How many other centenarian celebrities had spouses who *also* lived to
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dolores-hope-bob-hope-237283
>
> Dolores Hope, Wife of Bob Hope, Dies at 102
>
> The singer and the comedian were married for nearly 70 years.
> Dolores DeFina Hope, a singer, philanthropist and the wife of the
> late, legendary comedian Bob Hope, died Monday of natural causes at
> her Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles. She was 102.
>
> Born in Harlem on May 27, 1909, Dolores was singing at the Vogue Club
> in Manhattan under the stage name Dolores Reade when she was
> introduced to Hope, then a rising Broadway star. As he described it,
> it was “love at first song,” and they were married for nearly 70 > years until his death in July 2003 at age 100.
100?
R H Draney
Sep 19, 2011, 11:28:53 PM9/19/11
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Rick B. filted:
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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.
Brad Ferguson
Sep 19, 2011, 11:39:54 PM9/19/11
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In article <Xns9F65D445E...@130.133.4.11>, Rick B.
<deep...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
<deep...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
And Bob Hope's wife's in a hole in the ground.
Charlene
Sep 19, 2011, 11:38:53 PM9/19/11
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On Sep 19, 7:52 pm, "Rick B." <deepst...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
> "Sanford Manley" <ansa...@gmail.com> wrote innews:j58dhk$ds0$1@dont-
wd47
> "Sanford Manley" <ansa...@gmail.com> wrote innews:j58dhk$ds0$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
> > Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> > What's up?
>
> The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
And Delores will be in a hole in the ground?
>
> > Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> > What's up?
>
> The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
wd47
Charlene
Sep 19, 2011, 11:40:23 PM9/19/11
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On Sep 19, 10:39 pm, Brad Ferguson <thirt...@frXOXed.net> wrote:
> In article <Xns9F65D445E8D65080021...@130.133.4.11>, Rick B.
>
> <deepst...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
> > "Sanford Manley" <ansa...@gmail.com> wrote innews:j58dhk$ds0$1@dont-
> > email.me:
>
> > > Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> > > What's up?
>
> > The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
>
> And Bob Hope's wife's in a hole in the ground.
> In article <Xns9F65D445E8D65080021...@130.133.4.11>, Rick B.
>
> <deepst...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
> > "Sanford Manley" <ansa...@gmail.com> wrote innews:j58dhk$ds0$1@dont-
> > email.me:
>
> > > Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> > > What's up?
>
> > The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
>
> And Bob Hope's wife's in a hole in the ground.
BASTARD
wd47
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Sep 20, 2011, 3:48:32 PM9/20/11
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On Sep 19, 8:39 pm, Brad Ferguson <thirt...@frXOXed.net> wrote:
> In article <Xns9F65D445E8D65080021...@130.133.4.11>, Rick B.
>
> <deepst...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
> > "Sanford Manley" <ansa...@gmail.com> wrote innews:j58dhk$ds0$1@dont-
> In article <Xns9F65D445E8D65080021...@130.133.4.11>, Rick B.
>
> <deepst...@sprynet.com.aq> wrote:
> > email.me:
>
> > > Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> > > What's up?
>
> > The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
>
> And Bob Hope's wife's in a hole in the ground.
Thanks for the Diet Coke all over the keyboard.
>
> > > Pat Peeve's post said she was born in the Bronx. Yours says Harlem.
> > > What's up?
>
> > The Bronx is up, and the Battery's down.
>
> And Bob Hope's wife's in a hole in the ground.
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