Entertaining The Troops: American Entertainers In World War II MP4 DVD
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Bob Hope With Help From His Colleagues Tell The Story Of Hollywood's Domestic And International Entertainment Initiatives Of America's Troops During The Second World War! Includes First-Hand Accounts By Bob Himself, Dorothy Lamour, Mel Blanc, Maxene Andrews Of The Andrews Sisters, Frances Langford, Patty Thomas, And Guitarist Tony Romano; Public Venues Such As The Stagedoor Canteen, Featuring Dinah Shore, Lana Turner, Deanna Durbin, Marlena Dietrich, Xavier Cugat, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Ginny Simms, Eddie Cantor, Heddy Lamarr, Red Skelton, And Jimmy Durante; Radio Shows Such As Mail Call, Hosted By Don Wilson, Featuring Dorothy Lamour, Cass Daley, Abbott And Costello; The Command Perforance Radio Show, Featuring Bob Hope, The Andrews Sisters And Frances Langford; United Service Organizations (USO) Shows, Both Domestic And Abroad, Featuring Marlena Dietrich, Irving Berlin, Bob Hope, Patty Thomas, Tony Romano, Frances Langford, Jerry Colonna, Jack Benny, Carole Landis, Martha Tilton, Larry Adler, June Bruner, Danny Kaye, Edward G. Robinson, Gary Cooper And Bert Lahr; The Jubilee Radio Show, Showcasing African American Entertainers Such As Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, And Lena Horne; The G.I. Jive Radio Show With G.I. Jill; Pin Up Girls, Featuring Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Dorothy Lamour, Patty Thomas And Carole Landis; Film Flashbacks Featuring George Raft, Timmy Rogers, James Stewart, Joe Louis, Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Glenn Miller, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Big Crosby, Abbott And Costello, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Edward Arnold, Irene Dunn, Roland Coleman, Hedy Lamarr, Greer Garson, Fred Astaire, Harpo Marx, Bugs. Porky, Elmer, Kay Kyser, Jerry Colonna, Lucille Ball, Louis Armstrong, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Frank Sinatra, And William Bendix; And A Bob Hope Troupe Reunion, With Bob Trading Many War Stories With His Fellow Comrades-In-Harms: His Close Friend Frances Langford, Dancer Patty Thomas And Guitarist Tony Romano In The Shade Of Hope's North Hollywood Patio On A Lovely Spring Day -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! (Color/Black & White, 1988, 1 Hour 28 Minutes.)
The Entertainment Industry During World War II: Hollywood: On December 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II. It was a big year for the country because they had to arrange for the results of the war. The main focus that the US wanted to make on films was their own historical phenomena and a spread of US culture. The war films made focused mostly on the "desperate affirmation" and the "societal tensions". Many films main focus was about the war; they wanted to make sure that they explain the objectives. The US war films were good and bad, many of them showed the different lives of the people during the war. The importance of these films and as studies have mentioned, is the influence behind these films. Furthermore, war films showed a lot of information about the war and the life of their families just like the film Since You Went Away. When the US government noticed the content of the feature films they became more interested in the political and social significance messages in the film. This shows how Hollywood wanted to raise two important production of films together with war films. With the growth of the film industry came the growth of the influence of Hollywood celebrities. Hollywood stars appeared in advertisements and toured the country to encourage citizens to purchase war bonds to support their country in the war.
The USO Shows Of Bob Hope: -- While aboard RMS Queen Mary when World War II began in September 1939, Hope volunteered to perform a special show for the passengers, during which he sang "Thanks for the Memory" with rewritten lyrics. He performed his first USO show on May 6, 1941, at March Field in California, and continued to travel and entertain troops for the rest of World War II, later during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the third phase of the Lebanon Civil War, the latter years of the Iran-Iraq War, and the Persian Gulf War. His USO career lasted a half-century during which he headlined 57 times. He had a deep respect for the men and women who served in the armed forces, and this was reflected in his willingness to go anywhere to entertain them. However, during the highly controversial Vietnam War, Hope had trouble convincing some performers to join him on tour, but he was accompanied on at least one USO tour by Ann-Margret. Anti-war sentiment was high, and his pro-troop stance made him a target of criticism from some quarters. Some shows were drowned out by boos; others were listened to in silence. The tours were funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Hope's television sponsors, and by NBC, the network that broadcast the television specials created after each tour from footage shot on location. However, the footage and shows were owned by Hope's own production company, which made them very lucrative ventures for him, as outlined by writer Richard Zoglin in his 2014 biography Hope: Entertainer of the Century. Hope sometimes recruited his own family members for USO travel. His wife, Dolores, sang from atop an armored vehicle during the Desert Storm tour, and granddaughter Miranda appeared alongside him on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean. Of Hope's USO shows in World War II, novelist John Steinbeck, who then was working as a war correspondent, wrote in 1943: When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list. This man drives himself and is driven. It is impossible to see how he can do so much, can cover so much ground, can work so hard, and can be so effective. He works month after month at a pace that would kill most people. Along with his best friend Bing Crosby, Hope was offered a commission in the United States Navy as lieutenant commander during World War II, but FDR intervened, believing it would be better for troop morale if they kept doing what they were doing by playing for all branches of military service. For his service to his nation through the USO, he was awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1968, the first entertainer to receive the award. A 1997 act of Congress signed by President Bill Clinton named Hope an "Honorary Veteran". He remarked, "I've been given many awards in my lifetime, but to be numbered among the men and women I admire most is the greatest honor I have ever received."
Bob Hope With Help From His Colleagues Tell The Story Of Hollywood's Domestic And International Entertainment Initiatives Of America's Troops During The Second World War! Includes First-Hand Accounts By Bob Himself, Dorothy Lamour, Mel Blanc, Maxene Andrews Of The Andrews Sisters, Frances Langford, Patty Thomas, And Guitarist Tony Romano; Public Venues Such As The Stagedoor Canteen, Featuring Dinah Shore, Lana Turner, Deanna Durbin, Marlena Dietrich, Xavier Cugat, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Ginny Simms, Eddie Cantor, Heddy Lamarr, Red Skelton, And Jimmy Durante; Radio Shows Such As Mail Call, Hosted By Don Wilson, Featuring Dorothy Lamour, Cass Daley, Abbott And Costello; The Command Perforance Radio Show, Featuring Bob Hope, The Andrews Sisters And Frances Langford; United Service Organizations (USO) Shows, Both Domestic And Abroad, Featuring Marlena Dietrich, Irving Berlin, Bob Hope, Patty Thomas, Tony Romano, Frances Langford, Jerry Colonna, Jack Benny, Carole Landis, Martha Tilton, Larry Adler, June Bruner, Danny Kaye, Edward G. Robinson, Gary Cooper And Bert Lahr; The Jubilee Radio Show, Showcasing African American Entertainers Such As Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, And Lena Horne; The G.I. Jive Radio Show With G.I. Jill; Pin Up Girls, Featuring Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Dorothy Lamour, Patty Thomas And Carole Landis; Film Flashbacks Featuring George Raft, Timmy Rogers, James Stewart, Joe Louis, Clark Gable, Mickey Rooney, Glenn Miller, Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Big Crosby, Abbott And Costello, Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, Edward Arnold, Irene Dunn, Roland Coleman, Hedy Lamarr, Greer Garson, Fred Astaire, Harpo Marx, Bugs. Porky, Elmer, Kay Kyser, Jerry Colonna, Lucille Ball, Louis Armstrong, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Frank Sinatra, And William Bendix; And A Bob Hope Troupe Reunion, With Bob Trading Many War Stories With His Fellow Comrades-In-Harms: His Close Friend Frances Langford, Dancer Patty Thomas And Guitarist Tony Romano In The Shade Of Hope's North Hollywood Patio On A Lovely Spring Day -- All Presented In The Highest DVD Quality MPG Video Format Of 9.1 MBPS As An MP4 Video Download Or Archival Quality All Regions Format DVD! (Color/Black & White, 1988, 1 Hour 28 Minutes.)
The Entertainment Industry During World War II: Hollywood: On December 8, 1941, the United States entered World War II. It was a big year for the country because they had to arrange for the results of the war. The main focus that the US wanted to make on films was their own historical phenomena and a spread of US culture. The war films made focused mostly on the "desperate affirmation" and the "societal tensions". Many films main focus was about the war; they wanted to make sure that they explain the objectives. The US war films were good and bad, many of them showed the different lives of the people during the war. The importance of these films and as studies have mentioned, is the influence behind these films. Furthermore, war films showed a lot of information about the war and the life of their families just like the film Since You Went Away. When the US government noticed the content of the feature films they became more interested in the political and social significance messages in the film. This shows how Hollywood wanted to raise two important production of films together with war films. With the growth of the film industry came the growth of the influence of Hollywood celebrities. Hollywood stars appeared in advertisements and toured the country to encourage citizens to purchase war bonds to support their country in the war.
The USO Shows Of Bob Hope: -- While aboard RMS Queen Mary when World War II began in September 1939, Hope volunteered to perform a special show for the passengers, during which he sang "Thanks for the Memory" with rewritten lyrics. He performed his first USO show on May 6, 1941, at March Field in California, and continued to travel and entertain troops for the rest of World War II, later during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the third phase of the Lebanon Civil War, the latter years of the Iran-Iraq War, and the Persian Gulf War. His USO career lasted a half-century during which he headlined 57 times. He had a deep respect for the men and women who served in the armed forces, and this was reflected in his willingness to go anywhere to entertain them. However, during the highly controversial Vietnam War, Hope had trouble convincing some performers to join him on tour, but he was accompanied on at least one USO tour by Ann-Margret. Anti-war sentiment was high, and his pro-troop stance made him a target of criticism from some quarters. Some shows were drowned out by boos; others were listened to in silence. The tours were funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Hope's television sponsors, and by NBC, the network that broadcast the television specials created after each tour from footage shot on location. However, the footage and shows were owned by Hope's own production company, which made them very lucrative ventures for him, as outlined by writer Richard Zoglin in his 2014 biography Hope: Entertainer of the Century. Hope sometimes recruited his own family members for USO travel. His wife, Dolores, sang from atop an armored vehicle during the Desert Storm tour, and granddaughter Miranda appeared alongside him on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean. Of Hope's USO shows in World War II, novelist John Steinbeck, who then was working as a war correspondent, wrote in 1943: When the time for recognition of service to the nation in wartime comes to be considered, Bob Hope should be high on the list. This man drives himself and is driven. It is impossible to see how he can do so much, can cover so much ground, can work so hard, and can be so effective. He works month after month at a pace that would kill most people. Along with his best friend Bing Crosby, Hope was offered a commission in the United States Navy as lieutenant commander during World War II, but FDR intervened, believing it would be better for troop morale if they kept doing what they were doing by playing for all branches of military service. For his service to his nation through the USO, he was awarded the Sylvanus Thayer Award by the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1968, the first entertainer to receive the award. A 1997 act of Congress signed by President Bill Clinton named Hope an "Honorary Veteran". He remarked, "I've been given many awards in my lifetime, but to be numbered among the men and women I admire most is the greatest honor I have ever received."