This is Bob Hope--

Resource Information

The work This is Bob Hope-- represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

This is Bob Hope--

Statement of responsibility

a production of Crew Neck Productions and American Masters Pictures ; written, produced and directed by John Scheinfeld ; produced by Dave Harding [and three others]

Title variation

• Bob Hope
• American masters

Contributor

• American Masters Pictures
• PBS Distribution (Firm)
• Scheinfeld, John.
• Allen, Woody, 1935-
• Harding, Dave.
• Crew Neck Productions
• Cho, Margaret.
• Crystal, Billy.
• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
• Cavett, Dick.

Distributor

• PBS Distribution (Firm)

Interviewee

• Allen, Woody, 1935-
• Cho, Margaret.
• Cavett, Dick.

Production company

• American Masters Pictures
• Crew Neck Productions

Publisher

• Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Screenwriter

• Scheinfeld, John.

Television director

• Scheinfeld, John.

Television producer

• Scheinfeld, John.
• Harding, Dave.

Voice actor

• Crystal, Billy.

Subject

• Comedians -- United States -- Biography
• Documentary television programs
• Entertainers -- United States -- Biography
• Historical television programs
• Singers -- United States -- Biography
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Nonfiction television programs
• Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
• Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
• Biographical television programs
• Actors -- United States -- Biography

Genre

• Nonfiction television programs
• Biography
• Historical television programs
• Biographical television programs
• Documentary television programs
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• eng
• eng

Summary

During his eight-decade career, Bob Hope was the only performer to achieve top-rated success in every form of mass entertainment: Vaudeville, Broadway, movies, radio, television, popular song and personal appearances, including hosting the Academy Awards a record 19 times and his annual USO Christmas military tours. Includes film, television, and radio clips; readings of excerpts from Hope's writings; and interviews with prominent entertainment industry figures, family members, and Hope's writers

Member of

• American masters (Television program), This is Bob Hope
• American masters (Television program)

Cataloging source

CaOWLBI

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Editor, Peter S. Lynch, II ; director of photography, Stan Taylor ; music, Mark Leggett

Dewey number

• 792.702/8092
• B

Intended audience

E

Language note

• Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
• In English; with optional English subtiles

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PerformerNote

Voice (excerpts from Bob Hope's writings), Billy Crystal

Runtime

114

Series statement

American masters

Target audience

general

Technique

live action