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CELEBRATED. BOB HOPE,
legendary
funnyman of stage and screen; his 100th birthday; in Los Angeles.
British-born Hope, who began his career in vaudeville, has acted in more
than 50 movies, anchored scores of TV shows and entertained millions of
American troops posted overseas. In the U.S., Hope's becoming a
centenarian will be commemorated over an entire year with exhibitions,
stage performances and TV and movie specials. Ahead of his May 29
birthday, the comedian was reported to have quipped, "I'm so old,
they've canceled my blood type."
