So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope
Recommended
This event is in the past
Every day, through August 18
Oregon Historical Society
Southwest Portland (Portland)
This is an in-person event
$0 - $10
The following description comes from the event organizer.
Bob Hope elicited laughs across all media: through radio waves, on stage, and on the screen, in both television and film. But none of them mattered more than the humor he injected into American camps across the globe during World War II as the Allies struggled to save the world for democracy. Using multimedia elements and captivating storytelling — including objects, films, rare photographs, and an interactive display — So Ready for Laughter: The Legacy of Bob Hope highlights how Hope helped lift the human spirit during one of the darkest times in American history.