Bob Hope, Bing Crosby retrospectives in the spotlight
Bing Crosby, left, and Bob Hope film "The Road To Hong Kong" by director Norman Panama at Shepperton Studios in London on Aug. 2, 1961. Credit: Getty Images
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby had enormously successful individual careers, but the comedian and the crooner are forever linked by their series of seven "Road" movies from 1940 to 1962. Two scheduled events put them back in the spotlight individually.
"Bob Hope: Thanks for the Memory," a free presentation at Long Beach Library, covers Hope's long career from the vaudeville circuit in the 1920s through his TV specials that aired until the late 1990s. The presentation includes clips from his movies, TV shows and annual USO tours to support the troops. The program is scheduled for next Saturday at 2 p.m. Call 516-432-7200.
And as part of its long-running "American Masters" series, PBS is presenting "Bing Crosby Rediscovered," a documentary that features never-before-seen footage from the Crosby family archives. The WNET/13 show airs Dec. 2 at 8 p.m.
