The English-born Hope and his family emigrated to the USA in 1907. Raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Hope drifted... (Learn more)
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Bob Hope’s Milestones
| Began performing in vaudeville | |
| Raised in Cleveland, Ohio | |
| 1907 | Immigrated to USA aged four |
| 1914 | Won contest as Chaplin imitator (date approximate) |
| 1927 | Appeared in the stage production of "Sidewalks of New York" |
| 1933 | Broadway acting debut in "Roberta" |
| 1938 | Film acting debut in "The Big Broadcast of 1938"; sang (with Shirley Ross) what was to become his signature song, "Thanks for the Memory"; became host of NBC Radio's "The Pepsodent Show"--Hope's NBC radio show would last until the 1950s in one form or another |
| 1940 | First "Road" film teaming him with Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, "Road to Singapore" |
| 1941 | Began entertaining US troops at March Field in Riverside, California, in May |
| 1942 | Made first trip with USO, visting army bases in England, North Africa and Sicily |
| 1947 | Cut the ribbon on the first Los Angeles TV broadcast--at KTLA |
| 1948 | Initiated first of numerous Christmas shows for armed forces personnel abroad |
| 1950 | Hosted "Star Spangled Revue" |
| 1953 | NBC broadcast first of Hope's annual Christmas specials |
| 1962 | Made last "Road" film, "Road to Hong Kong" |
| 1963 - 1967 | Hosted "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"; appearing often in the anthological offerings |
| 1971 | Applied for visa to Hanoi to negotiate release of US prisoners |
| 1993 | Awarded his fourth star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| 1995 | String of annual NBC Christmas shows broken |
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