Bob Hope’s letters to American troops during WWII chronicled in book: It 'affected his entire life’
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The beloved Hollywood star received up to 38,000 letters a week.
Earlier this year, Martha Bolton, a family friend who once wrote jokes for Hope, as well as his daughter Linda Hope, teamed up to write "Dear Bob: Bob Hope’s Wartime Correspondence with the G.I.s of World War II," which chronicles personal letters, postcards, packages and more sent back and forth among the comic and the troops. "I found it very moving to re-read these letters again," Linda told Fox News. "… I was reminded of the scope of dad's involvement with the men and women he entertained, here at home and abroad. It reinforced the reality of how those relationships really affected his entire life." Fox News spoke to Bolton about bringing the book to life and Hope’s great love for our servicemen and women.More Related News