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- Birth nameDolores DeFina
- Dolores Hope was born on May 27, 1909 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Soup for Nuts (1934), There Were Times, Dear (1985) and The Christophers (1952). She was married to Bob Hope. She died on September 19, 2011 in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseBob Hope(February 19, 1934 - July 27, 2003) (his death, 4 children)
- ParentsTheresa Cecelia KellyJohn Thomas "Jack' DeFina
- RelativesMildred Frances DeFina (Malatesta)(Sibling)
- Was friends with Maria von Trapp.
- Her and Bob's son Anthony died in 2004 at age 63. Mrs. Hope is survived by two daughters, Linda Hope, a television producer, of Toluca Lake, and Nora Hope; another son, William, of Oakland, California; three grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
- On one of Bob Hope's Christmas tours during the Vietnam War, she sang "Silent Night" to the troops, and brought many to tears, so her husband promptly sent her back home to the United States.
- She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on May 1, 1997.
- Became a centenarian on May 27, 2009 and her birthday was featured on Today (1952) (called "The Today Show").
- [Interview, 1982] My father died when I was very young, and there was just my mother, my sister, and me. Were we a needy family? I always like what General Eisenhower said: 'We were poor and didn't know it.'
- All they (Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz) wanted was a great home and a family. That's all they wanted.
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