Pepsodent Show, The - Volume 5 - Dizzy Dean & Kate Smith

The name Leslie Townes Hope is not the most familiar to us. Born in Eltham, London on May 29th, 1903 he and his family emigrated to the United States aboard the SS Philadelphia before moving to Cleveland, Ohio.

Although he entered showbusiness in the 1920s it was only in 1928 that he changed his name to the one and only Bob Hope.

Stints in Vaudeville and then Broadway were followed by his radio debut in 1932 and feature films in 1938.

1938 was a banner year for Bob Hope as it was also the deb...