Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

6 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2002

When the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt exempted Bob Hope from military service because of the need for entertainers. So began Bob's lifelong career entertaining U.S. troops at home and abroad. When the USO (United Service Organizations) was formed, Bob Hope was the perfect person to be its headliner, bringing "a bit of home" to front lines and military hospitals around the world.

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

6 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 2002

Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO

When the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt exempted Bob Hope from military service because of the need for entertainers. So began Bob's lifelong career entertaining U.S. troops at home and abroad. When the USO (United Service Organizations) was formed, Bob Hope was the perfect person to be its headliner, bringing "a bit of home" to front lines and military hospitals around the world.

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Original title	Entertaining the Troops: Bob Hope & the USO
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Jerry Colonna

as Self (archive footage)

Phyllis Diller

as Self

Richard Grudens

as Self

Bob Hope

as Self (archive footage)

Frances Langford

as Self (archive footage)

Tony Romano

as Self (archive footage)