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THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Bob and Dolores Hope, the British born entertainer and his wife, were surprised by Michael Aspel at the CBS Studios in Los Angeles, California, having been led to believe they were there to appear on a chat show.

In a career spanning more than seventy years Bob has appeared in over seventy films, hosted the Academy Awards nineteen times, appeared in many stage productions and television roles, and is the author of fourteen books. He is celebrated for his long involvement with the United Service Organisations shows entertaining active duty American military personnel - with 57 worldwide tours between 1941 and 1991.

Dolores spent her early years working as a model and nightclub singer in New York. She married Bob in 1934, and spent over 50 years accompanying him on his USO tours.

Bob Hope was a subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions – previously surprised by Eamonn Andrews in November 1970 at Thames Television's Euston Road Studios.

programme details...

• Edition No: 937
• Subject No: second timer / 913
• Broadcast date: Wed 27 Dec 1995
• Broadcast time: 7.20-8.00pm
• Recorded: Mon 28 Aug 1995
• Venue: CBS Studios, Hollywood
• Series: 36
• Edition: 17
• Code name: Road

on the guest list...

• Linda - daughter
• Kelly - son
• Andrew - grandson
• Phyllis Diller
• Billy Catizone
• Milton Berle
• Jane Russell
• Sid Caesar
• Janis Paige
• Carroll Baker
• Barney McNulty
• Rosemary Clooney
• Gen William Westmoreland
Filmed tributes:
• Tony Bennett
• Brian Conley
• Andy Williams
• Arnold Palmer
• Bob Monkhouse
• Lew Grade
• President Gerald Ford

related appearances...

Both:
• Alice Faye - Dec 1984

Bob Hope only:
• Joe Brannelly - Jan 1956
• David Frost - Jan 1972
• Eamonn Andrews - May 1974
• Ted Ray - Feb 1975
• Ray Milland - Nov 1975
• Louis Mountbatten - Apr 1977
• Bob Monkhouse - Feb 1982
• Diana Dors - Oct 1982
• Jimmy Tarbuck - Apr 1983
• John Mills - Oct 1983
• Henry Cotton - Feb 1986
• Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson - Nov 1986
• Bill Ward - Dec 1986
• Dudley Moore - Mar 1987
• Mickey Rooney - Oct 1988
• Zsa Zsa Gabor - Nov 1989
• Douglas Fairbanks Jr - Dec 1989
• Brian Conley - Nov 1995
• Bob Monkhouse - Apr 2003

production team...

• Researcher: Sue Green
• Writer: Roy Bottomley
• Director: Brian Klein
• Associate Producer: John Graham
• Executive Producer: Peter Estall
• Producer: Malcolm Morris

• names above in bold indicate subjects of This Is Your Life

Bob Hope

first tribute

A Double Life

two's company

The Glamorous Life

Hollywood in the spotlight

Life Second Time Around

surprised again!

Family Life

keeping it in the family

Extended Life

the special editions

A Life Remembered

tributes to the original presenter

How To Deceive Your Husband

TV Times takes a light-hearted look at keeping a secret

My Life in Their Hands

The Mirror interviews Michael Aspel

Bob Monkhouse

Screenshots of Bob and Dolores Hope This Is Your Life