Bob Hope Auction

Nearly 800 items of Bob Hope history will be sold at a mid-October charity auction in Los Angeles commissioned by the family of the famed comedian. Hope died in 2003 at age 100.

The auction will be televised live and online by the Auction Network, allowing viewers worldwide to participate in real time.

"Dad was a pack rat," daughter Linda Hope told The Associated Press. "He loved to collect things. Even when he wasn't conscious of collecting, people would give him things. They would be brought home, listed, photographed and placed in storage. There are 11,000 items in his memorabilia collection."



"A lot of the things will go to the Library of Congress," Linda explained in a lounge where her father gave many an interview over lunch, including to this reporter. "Most of the paper goods will be going there, scripts and photographs and other things that Dad donated before he died. The Library isn't interested in three-dimensional items."

The sale will benefit charities and causes that were important to Hope.
The items will then be shown at a press event in London, followed by a 10-day display at Newbridge Silverware's Museum of Style Icons in County Kildare, Ireland, one of Hope's favorite countries to visit. The collection will be displayed online and proxy bids taken beginning Sept. 1 at http://www.juliensauctions.com.
Items up for auction include;

• A pair of red-and-white golf shoes marked "Made for Bob Hope."

• A golf bag jammed with clubs given to Hope by various pros.

• A huge golf cap the size of a large pizza.

• A cap signed by President Ford and some golf pros.

• A letter from then-actors Ronald and Nancy Reagan, thanking Hope for appearing on a March of Dimes event and congratulating him on winning the Jonas Salk humanitarian award.

• A letter from Bette Davis during World War II thanking Hope for entertaining GIs at the Hollywood USO.

• A large sign for Hope's parking space at NBC in nearby Burbank.


• A set of small knives and forks once belonging to Queen Elizabeth II, which yes, Hope bought at a charity auction.

• A large metal suitcase with signs of where it had been.

• A desk plaque that reads: "Bob Hope. Thanks for the Memories."

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