Event is Live
Presented by New-York Historical Society
So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II
Virtual Presentation
Thursday, April 29, 2021
5 PM
Online
Bob Hope and Frances Langford, 1942; courtesy of the Bob and Dolores Hope Foundation Collection, World Golf Hall of Fame and Museum https://www.nyhistory.org/sites/default/files/press/hr/8%20So%20Ready%20for%20Laughter%20-%20Bob%20Hope%20and%20Frances%20Langford.jpg
A legendary entertainer, Bob Hope’s work during World War II holds a special place in American history. Explore his contributions to the war effort in this virtual presentation of the So Ready for Laughter: Bob Hope and World War II exhibition. Dive into Hope’s early life and career, and see how his legacy still reverberates more than 70 years later.
Part of: Voices of Hope