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Article: The Road to Heaven; Bob Hope,actor and comedian,dies at 100.(News)
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- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2003
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Byline: Anita Singh
TRIBUTES poured in yesterday for comic legend Bob Hope, who has died aged 100. The British-born star passed away from pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake,California, last night.
Hope, who celebrated his centenary in May,died with his family at his bedside.
US President George Bush led the tributes to the much-lovedentertainer, saying America had lost a ``great citizen''.
``Bob Hope made us laugh and he lifted our spirits. Bob Hope served out nation when he went to battlefields to entertain thousands of troops from different generations,'' he said.
``We extend our prayers to his family as we mourn the loss ...