Hope was born in the Eltham district of southeast London. He arrived in the United States with his family at the age of four, and grew up near Cleveland, Ohio. He became a boxer in the 1910s but moved into show business in the early 1920s, initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit before acting on Broadway. He began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934. Hope retired from public life in 1999 and died in 2003, at 100.
hope was born in the eltham district of southeast london he arrived in the united states with his family at the age of four and grew up near cleveland ohio he became a boxer in the 1910s but moved into show business in the early 1920s initially as a comedian and dancer on the vaudeville circuit before acting on broadway he began appearing on radio and in films starting in 1934 hope retired from public life in 1999 and died in 2003 at 100