Another face we'll see in Scheinfeld's documentary is someone who knows the performer best of all: Linda Hope, the eldest daughter of Bob and Delores Hope. Bob, he said, was very pleasant and easy to get on with not at all on stage., He loved to tell a story to priests who visited, sometimes for retreats Dolores hosted, about a big Catholic event he attended where the priest who was introducing him told eight jokes. Father Groeschel recalled that Bob got up, looked at the crowd, as if warming up to tell his own set of jokes, and said, Let us pray., That, said Father Groeschel, is real Bob Hope!, In the midst of the mirth, Father Groeschel emphasized, he was extremely respectful to a priest. youngest of his four adopted children; and Samuel Boyd McCullagh Jr., Photograph caption dated April 4, 1964 reads, "Nora Hope, 17, Toluca Lake."; See images #00084146 through #00084150, #00084154 and 00117789 for all photos in this series. After the death of her bartender father, Jack DeFina, in 1925, her younger sister, Mildred (1911-2014), and she were raised in the Bronx by their mother, Theresa DeFina (18901977), who worked as a saleslady in a drygoods store. He was also known for his decades of overseas USO tours to entertain U.S. troops . But he was ultimately saved by his mother, who, a singer herself, encouraged her young sons theatrical talent early on. "He really left us with a smile on his face and no really last words," his daughter told a press conference amid an outpouring of grief over the death of an American icon. And we thank you so much for that and for all of your interest in him. Bob HOPE (1903-2003) THIS IS YOUR LIFE - Bob Hope, actor, comedian and entertainer, was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Thames Television's Euston Road Studios, having been led to believe he was there for an interview with Eamonn for the Tonight programme. Click Here to try 4 Free Trial Issues of Time!