Lester Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-born American comedian, actor, musician, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours. He appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, starring in 54, including a series of seven Road to ... musical comedy films with Bing Crosby as his partner. He reached his 100th birthday 59 days before he died in 2003. No. 1 on The New York Times Nonfiction best seller list for 9 weeks, from the issue of July 9, 1944. Wiki link