Hope: Entertainer of the Century

by Richard Zoglin

Book Overview

"Revelatory...fascinating" ( The New York Times ): The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, featuring exclusive and extensive reporting that makes the persuasive case that he was the most important entertainer of the twentieth century. With his topical jokes and his all-American, brash-but-cowardly screen character, Bob Hope was the only entertainer to achieve top-rated success in every major mass-entertainment medium of the century, from vaudeville...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439140278
• ISBN13: 9781439140277
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 565 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.5"