Johnny Carson despised Bob Hope as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show due to their rivalry. Despite his feelings, Carson ...

The comedian Bob ... show on the road to bases around the world, boosting the morale of servicemen from World War II to the Gulf War. Born in Eltham, south-east London as Leslie Townes Hope ...

By this time he had adopted the stage name Bob, ditching his agents' choice of 'Hope, Les'. But Hope had to struggle to reach the pinnacle of show business. On his way up, he toiled by turns as a ...