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Bob Hope Audio Gallery
 In more than 30 locations throughout "Bob Hope: Shanks for the Memory," guests can hear a selection of audio clips from and about Bob Hope. From Hope himself recounting stories from his life to his family and friends paying tribute to the man he was and his influence in the sport of golf, guests will feel a personal connection to the man being honored.
Below is a sampling of what guests can hear:
| Nicklaus |
The Bob Hope Show would always be familiar because the format hardly changed from that 1952 season to his final show 40 years later - the old successful vaudeville formula -- an opening monologue, followed by musical performances and skits with the stars who were guests on the show, and the signature "Thanks for the Memory." Hope helped make sports stars like Jack Nicklaus and Sam Snead, household names.
Listen to what Jack Nicklaus has to say about Hope's influence on the game. |
Pepsodent |
Each edition of The Pepsodent Show was a mini vaudeville show and included a monologue by Hope, exchanges and skits with his regular cast and guest stars, a girl singer, a concluding skit, and a special lyric of "Thanks for the Memory." Although it was Bob Hope's opening rapid-fire monologue which rooted the weekly show run every Tuesday on NBC, his comic sidekick, Jerry Colonna, was also a popular attraction on the show.
Listen to the two comedians exchange quick-witted jokes during one of the early radio shows |
Dolores & Bob |
Hope, who could afford to hire a chauffeur for his Pierce Arrow, owned a Scottish terrier named Huck and lived at 65 Central Park West.
"From 1930 until 1937 I lived at 65 Central Park West, while I was on Broadway, and belonged to Green Meadow, up in Westchester. I played all the courses in the New York area...by the time I went out to Hollywood in 1937, I was a fairly decent player. I don't know how you'd describe my swing at the time, but to some it looked a little like a polo player without the horse." (from Hope's book, Confessions of a Hooker)
Hope was starring in the Broadway show Roberta when he had a chance meeting with a beautiful young singer named Dolores Reade.
Listen to what the future Mrs. Bob Hope had to say about meeting the man she knew would later be her husband. |
D-Day |
In May 1944, Hope and his trusted compatriots Jerry Colonna, Tony Romano and Frances Langford had decided they would depart for the war zones in the South Pacific in July and August. Before he left, he did his final radio broadcast of the season on June 6 - D-Day.
Hope delivered a very different type of monologue to the American people that night.
Listen to an excerpt from that broadcast. |
Ben Crenshaw |
Bob got advice from a number of Hall of Fame members over the years and he played a lot of golf with them, other celebrities and even U.S. Presidents.
"Whenever I went to entertain the troops, I always brought along my clubs." Hope and his radio sidekick Jerry Colonna traveled around the world together with other stars and celebrities entertaining the troops.
Listen to what World Golf Hall of Fame member Ben Crenshaw had to say about Bob Hope. |
Tom Kite |
A number of Hall of Fame members have won the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, including Tom Kite, who won in 1993. Each member has special memories of what it was like to be in the company of and play with Bob Hope.
Listen to what Tom Kite has to say about Bob's impact on the game. |
Paper Moon |
When Bob Hope heard a young singer named Dolores Reade sing "It's Only a Paper Moon" during a chance meeting, he knew it was "love at first song." After marrying in 1934, the two shared a love of golf throughout the 69 years of their marriage, the longest in Hollywood history.
Listen to Dolores Hope sing the song that won him over. |
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