Martha Bolton - Dear Bob...

Martha Bolton - Dear Bob... - Martha Bolton was the first woman staff writer for Bob Hope, helping to write his television specials, personal appearances, and military shows for approximately fifteen years. She is an Emmy-nominated writer and author of eighty-eight books of humor and inspiration. She has received nominations for a Dove Award, WGA Award, and a Gold- en Scroll Merit Award for Fiction.

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​Martha informs us on how she and co-author Linda Hope (Bob's daughter) have collected personal letters, postcards, packages, and more sent back and forth among Hope and the troops and their loved ones back home, what drove Bob to do that, his legacy and more.

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Haiku
He gave the troops hope
Bob HOPE - Nomen est omen
Others, take the torch!
 
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