![]() Hope, whose career spanned vaudeville, radio, film and television, traveled overseas to entertain U.S. Gray Davis saluted Hope for his many years of entertaining U.S. In London, Buckingham Palace said Queen Elizabeth II sent Hope a private birthday card.Ĭalifornia Gov. In Washington, President Bush marked the occasion by establishing the Bob Hope American Patriot Award, which may be granted annually to any civilian "who has demonstrated extraordinary love of country and devotion to the personnel of the United States Armed Forces, in the form of true patriotism." In Hollywood, the fabled intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street was renamed Bob Hope Square. It's cherished," the son said as Hope's staff sorted through more than 2,000 letters and post cards and thousands more e-mails. ![]() "He can't believe that this is happening and that he's made it to his Big 100," son Kelly Hope said Thursday as the family gathered at Hope's estate in Toluca Lake. Thousands of people the world over, from presidents and kings to common folk, took time to thank Bob Hope for nearly a century of memories on the enduring entertainer's 100th birthday.
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