DOLORES (MRS. BOB) HOPE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 08/04/1981 - HFSID 270227
Price: $120.00
DOLORES HOPE
Dolores Hope sends a typed letter to Phyllis Diller.
Typed Letter Signed: "Dolores", 1 page, 7¼x10½. No place,
1981 August 4. On sheet imprinted "Mrs. Bob Hope" to comedienne and
actress Phyllis Diller, Los Angeles, California. Begins: "Dearest
Phyllis". In full: "All of your gifts and cards are such a
delight! I will wear my pretty new scarf with only nice thoughts of you. If you
like the contemporary castle so much, why don't you come to see us in Toluca
Lake sometime???? And....when the weather gets nice in the desert, plan
to spend some days with us there. Hope to see you soon. Love and
prayers". DOLORES HOPE, born Dolores Reade (1909-2011), had a
successful career as a nightclub singer, but she is best known for being Mrs.
Bob Hope. The couple was married from February 19, 1934 until his death on
July 27, 2003 and had four adopted children. From 1942, Dolores accompanied
her husband on his trips to entertain troops around the world, including an
appearance in Vietnam in 1966; in 1991, she was the only female allowed to
perform for the troops in Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm.
Dolores appeared on 18 of her husband's TV specials, from Happy Birthday,
Bob in 1978 to Bob Hope at 100 (2003), and she was also seen on an
episode of The Jack Benny Program (1958) as well as two airings of The
Christophers (1953, 1955). Well known for her philanthropic works,
Dolores has worked tirelessly for the Eisenhower Medical Center and she
has contributed greatly to other charities, most notably those of the Roman
Catholic Church. She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame in May 1997. Comedienne PHYLLIS DILLER (1917-2012), known for her outrageous appearance, zany outfits, distinctive
laugh and a stand-up act that featured frequent references to her fictional
husband, "Fang", and zingers about her sex appeal and numerous plastic
surgeries, got her big break in March 1955 (at age 37), when she debuted at
San Francisco's Purple Onion club. A subsequent appearance on The Tonight
Show hosted by Jack Paar launched her national career, which got a big
boost after Bob Hope saw Diller in a Washington, D.C. club. A favorite of the
comedian, Diller would appear in three of Hope's films and 23 of his TV
specials. Diller, who recorded her first comedy record album in 1959, took
her groundbreaking "funny hausfrau" act to nightclubs and television variety
shows and specials and she also appeared on the big screen. Her feature film
credits include Splendor in the Grass (1961), The Fat Spy (1966),
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966), The Sunshine Boys (1975)
and The Silence of the Hams (1994), and she provided the voice of the
Queen in A Bug's Life (1998). By 2000, the comedienne, who had trained as
a concert pianist before her marriage (1939-1965) to Sherwood Anderson Diller,
had appeared as a piano soloist with 100 symphony orchestras across the
U.S. Despite retiring from nightclub/stage tours in May 2002 at the age of 84,
Diller continued to make films (Motorcross Kids, 2004; Forget About
It, 2005) and occasionally appear on TV programs, including two episodes of
7th Heaven (2002, 2003) and a guest shot on The Wayne Brady Show
(2004). Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. Fine
condition.
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