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             Bob Hope was one among the many vaudeville performers working in the 1920's. Hope was an immigrant who saw a vaudeville career as one of the few ways to succeed as a foreigner in America. Bob Hope practiced the arts he learned in vaudeville and perpetuated variety entertainment traditions in stage musical comedy, motion pictures, radio, television and live performances he made around the world to support the American armed forces.
             Bob Hope started his career in 1914 when he entered a Charlie Chaplin imitator contest. He entered into vaudeville in the 1920's with his first tours as half of a two man dancing team. The act appeared in small time vaudeville houses where tickets were ten cents and the performances were continuous. Within five years Bob Hope was in big time playing in the expensive houses where only the most popular acts were played. In 1924 Bob Hope began to go on tour performing in vaudeville houses all over the world.
             When Hope found out that he had a knack as masters of ceremonies, he split his act and was booked as an M.C. at the Stratford Theater in Chicago. Hope was responsible for entertaining the audience between scenes or acts by telling jokes, introducing performers, and assuring that the entertainment did not stop even if delays occurred backstage. Hope was such as success that his booking was extended from two weeks to six months.
             Bob Hope conquered the radio medium at nearly the same time as he found success in motion pictures. Hope was featured regularly in several radio series throughout the 1930's. His success in the film the big broadcast of 1938 brought him to NBC's The Pepsodent Show which aired for over ten years as the highest-rated program on radio during WWII. Much of Bob Hope's success on radio can be attributed to the hard work that the writers and Hope himself put into each broadcast. Hope was one of the only Radio and film stars to make a transition to television.


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... people of Jamaica together and show them that there was still hope for a better life. The people of Jamaica had seemed to have lost all hope and Marley was there to help them rediscover themselves and rejoice in their religion. Bob Marley was a very religious person and liked to use his ... 156) In this exert from Catch a Fire, Timothy White talks about how the police target reggae singers who incorporate religious and political beliefs in their music. Bob Marley is a prime example of this statement. . His music helped his people of Jamaica get through life. His music gave the people of ...

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2. The Life of Bob Marley

... to the most violent of places, and his legacy did end with his death. Bob Marley's music continues to touch the hearts and souls of millions of people worldwide and deliver a message of hope to all. His music openly discuses the cultural and political issues at the time and ... provides talking points to tackle the difficult subjects present in Jamaica in the 60s and 70s when political violence and racial discrimination were huge problems for Jamaicans. Bob Marley was fit ... residents of Kingston and was home many other reggae musicians. (Sec 1, bio.com). This community of poor Jamaica...

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3. What about Bob Summary

... personality signs of being assertive. In the very beginning of the movie he is always positive with Bob telling him that there is always hope for him to get better. He is also assertive because he not only tries to help Bob, but he gives him ways to try and help himself. Such as how to feel or what ... to do to make him feel better. Throughout the rest of the movie, Dr. Martin becomes aggressive towards Bob. When Bob continues to ... to where Dr. Marvin's vacation home is. The reason Dr. Marvin hates this so much is because when Good Morning America finally comes to interview him they se...

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4. Life and Legacy of Bob Marley

... , Marley's success became so worldwide that Rastafarian was becoming more accepted. Marley listeners that were not even from Jamaica converted to Rastafarian. "Bob Marley has inspired and influenced several generations of reggae artists" (Cheyney). Marley paved the road for reggae musicians that many current artists can ... learned to value life when he was growing up in Trenchtown and this influenced his philosophy on life. (Salewicz 142). One major influence on Bob Marley was his use of ganja (also known as marijuana). Marley used marijuana "for spiritual and enlightenment purposes" (S...

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5. Bob Marley

... she was really never there for him. I feel that was a very brave and respectable thing to do. Bob was a great father. "Everyday Bob had his children picked up and driven to Hope Road. Stevie, Ziggy and Cedella would arrive around two and stay until 6 or seven o"clock, spending ... time with their father and watching him play soccer." By the late 1960s, Bob had formed a new band. The Wailers. "The Wailers consisted of Rita ... slower type of reggae. The group soon had a number of hits, including "Soul Rebel," "400 Years," and "Small Axe." After having these few hits Bob discovered Rastaf...

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6. Bob marley and his influence on the world

... the people of poverty stricken Jamaica as well as many Africans. He was a symbol of freedom for all that faced oppression and racial distress. Bob was born on February sixth 1945, in Nine Mile, Jamaica. Nine Mile is a small hamlet located in the rolling hills of tropical Jamaica (Nine ... clinic for anyone who had enough ambition.(Corvette, 128) The band soon changed their name to The Wailers and began to record for their first album. Bob released his first single, One Cup of Coffee, at the age of sixteen. The name The Wailers represented more than just a style of singing. ... with told...

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7. Bob Marley

... this song whose message is that everyone should be treated equal and we should stand together as the human race and fight for these rights. Bob Marley stresses that the people who are experiencing discrimination must let their voices of injustice be heard and there is no better time than the ... during tragedies and catastrophic events and that God is also here to help with everyday problems and causes as. Negrete 9 My personal opinion strongly supports Bob Marley's opinion. My personal belief is deeply rooted in Catholicism and I too believe that nothing is possible without God in your ...

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8. A man who needs no introductio

... world for both civilians and soldiers alike. When times got tough in America, we could always count on Bob Hope and his troupe to help bring us around. When our troops were in harms way and feeling down, Bob would be on his way to the front lines to cheer them up. He has been there from the ... , or through the microphone to huddled masses of soldiers who desperately sought an escape to the everyday horrors of war, Bob Hope was there to do his duty to the country he loved. The year was 1932 and Bob Hope was just a speck on the entertainment map, so to speak. He, like so many others, was g...

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9. A Man Who Needs No Introduction

... world for both civilians and soldiers alike. When times got tough in America, we could always count on Bob Hope and his troupe to help bring us around. When our troops were in harms way and feeling down, Bob would be on his way to the front lines to cheer them up. He has been there from the ... , or through the microphone to huddled masses of soldiers who desperately sought an escape to the everyday horrors of war, Bob Hope was there to do his duty to the country he loved. The year was 1932 and Bob Hope was just a speck on the entertainment map, so to speak. He, like so many others, was g...

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  • Grade Level: High School

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