Article: THE LOTHARIO OF LAUGHTER; No one delivered a one-liner like him. Bob Hope, the boy from Eltham, became a close friend of the powerful, made a [pounds sterling]400m fortune - but he never lost his appetite for young lovers...

Byline: GLENYS ROBERTS

COMIC genius, raging lothario and multimillionaire - Bob Hope who died yesterday, eight weeks after his 100th birthday, remained an American legend right to the last. His career endured throughout the 20th century.

With his deadpan looks, his odd ski-jump nose and brilliant comic timing, Hope conquered every showbiz medium - Broadway musicals, films, radio and TV.

He won four Academy Awards, the Order of the British Empire, Congressional Gold Medal, French Legion of Honour and was given more than 50 honorary degrees.

He was a long-time master of ceremonies at the Oscar awards, a judge of the Miss World contests ...

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