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Remembering Bob Hope

Aired July 28, 2003 - 15:28   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: In life, he made us laugh so hard, we cried. In death, we cry for the man who made us laugh. With a tear and a smile, we're remembering Bob Hope this hour.
Our Frank Buckley outside the Hope estate in Toluca Lake, California -- Frank.

FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey there, Kyra.

Bob Hope being remembered from everyone from government leaders to entertainment figures to the man and woman on the street: President Bush, for example, calling Bob Hope today a great citizen and a good man; Jackie Mason, the great comedian, calling Bob Hope a genius. And then there are the people who are just coming by the neighborhood here in Toluca Lake who are perhaps representative of the people around America today, each taking a moment to remember Bob Hope in their own way, some coming here to the neighborhood with flowers. There was a military veteran who came with a flag to say thanks and to pay respects to Bob Hope for his years of entertaining the troops.

This morning, at the Television Academy, Linda Hope, who is Bob Hope's daughter, described her dad as a man who was -- quote -- "full of fun," as she put it. She also set the scene last night, as he passed away here at his home.

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LINDA HOPE, BOB HOPE'S DAUGHTER: ... Dad had an amazing send- off. All of the family was together with him and he died very peacefully last night, just about 9:30. And I don't think you could have asked for a more peaceful, beautiful death. And I think all the good vibes that he put out during his lifetime came back to take him up.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BUCKLEY: You know Bob Hope hadn't appeared much in public recently but he had the great respect of people in the entertainment community here in southern California.

Among them, a person who we saw just standing here in front of the house, quietly paying his respects, it turned out it was a sitcom actor by the name of Anthony Russell who's also a stand-up comic. He's on a show called "Life With Bonnie." We asked him why he was here. Here's what he had to say.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANTHONY RUSSELL, ACTOR: He gave us more than anybody I could ever imagine in this business. He gave more. He was a great, great American. What he did for the servicemen and their morale, all these years. I mean, it's unbelievable, you know.

And he's the funniest man I ever knew, you know. Funniest man I ever knew. His movies, you know a lot of people don't know how funny he was. Of course they know, but, I mean they don't realize -- they talk about his quick wit and stand-up. But in his movies, he was hysterical, hysterical. I don't think I've ever seen anybody more funny in a movie than Bob Hope.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BUCKLEY: And he appeared in many of them. He starred in 50 different films and had cameos in 15 different films.

The burial for Bob Hope is going to be private. There will be a public tribute for Bob Hope at the Television Academy on August 27.

Meanwhile, Kyra, the family is asking that if people want to send flowers, they'd prefer donations to the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Frank Buckley there in front of the Hope household. Thank you so much.

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Aired July 28, 2003 - 15:28   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: In life, he made us laugh so hard, we cried. In death, we cry for the man who made us laugh. With a tear and a smile, we're remembering Bob Hope this hour.
Our Frank Buckley outside the Hope estate in Toluca Lake, California -- Frank.

FRANK BUCKLEY, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Hey there, Kyra.

Bob Hope being remembered from everyone from government leaders to entertainment figures to the man and woman on the street: President Bush, for example, calling Bob Hope today a great citizen and a good man; Jackie Mason, the great comedian, calling Bob Hope a genius. And then there are the people who are just coming by the neighborhood here in Toluca Lake who are perhaps representative of the people around America today, each taking a moment to remember Bob Hope in their own way, some coming here to the neighborhood with flowers. There was a military veteran who came with a flag to say thanks and to pay respects to Bob Hope for his years of entertaining the troops.

This morning, at the Television Academy, Linda Hope, who is Bob Hope's daughter, described her dad as a man who was -- quote -- "full of fun," as she put it. She also set the scene last night, as he passed away here at his home.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

LINDA HOPE, BOB HOPE'S DAUGHTER: ... Dad had an amazing send- off. All of the family was together with him and he died very peacefully last night, just about 9:30. And I don't think you could have asked for a more peaceful, beautiful death. And I think all the good vibes that he put out during his lifetime came back to take him up.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BUCKLEY: You know Bob Hope hadn't appeared much in public recently but he had the great respect of people in the entertainment community here in southern California.

Among them, a person who we saw just standing here in front of the house, quietly paying his respects, it turned out it was a sitcom actor by the name of Anthony Russell who's also a stand-up comic. He's on a show called "Life With Bonnie." We asked him why he was here. Here's what he had to say.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ANTHONY RUSSELL, ACTOR: He gave us more than anybody I could ever imagine in this business. He gave more. He was a great, great American. What he did for the servicemen and their morale, all these years. I mean, it's unbelievable, you know.

And he's the funniest man I ever knew, you know. Funniest man I ever knew. His movies, you know a lot of people don't know how funny he was. Of course they know, but, I mean they don't realize -- they talk about his quick wit and stand-up. But in his movies, he was hysterical, hysterical. I don't think I've ever seen anybody more funny in a movie than Bob Hope.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

BUCKLEY: And he appeared in many of them. He starred in 50 different films and had cameos in 15 different films.

The burial for Bob Hope is going to be private. There will be a public tribute for Bob Hope at the Television Academy on August 27.

Meanwhile, Kyra, the family is asking that if people want to send flowers, they'd prefer donations to the Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation -- Kyra.

PHILLIPS: Frank Buckley there in front of the Hope household. Thank you so much.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com