What Happened To Anthony J. Hope, Bob Hope And Dolores Hope’s Son?

Anthony J. Hope is the son of Bob Hope and Dolores Hope. Anthony’s father Bob was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, and dancer while his mother Dolores was an American singer, entertainer, and philanthropist.

Anthony J. Hope: Bio Summary

Anthony J. Hope was born on 1 July 1940. Details of his biological parents are unknown but he was adopted by Bob Hope and Dolores Hope. William Kelly Francis Hope, Eleanora Hope, and Linda Hope were also adopted by his adoptive parents Bob Hope and Dolores Hope.

Bob Hope and Dolores Hope were also the legal guardians of Tracey, the youngest daughter of famous New York City bar owner Bernard “Toots” Shor and his wife, Marion “Baby” Shor. There isn’t much information about the formative years of Anthony J. Hope but he grew up in a Los Angeles suburb but was born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

Anthony J. Hope’s parents Bob Hope and Dolores Hope were married for 69 years, which at the time was the longest Hollywood marriage on record. The couple lived in Manhattan before relocating to 10346 Moorpark Street in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Bob Hope and Dolores Hope’s marriage was doubted because there was no record of their marriage. Their wedding ceremony reportedly took place on February 19, 1934, in Erie, Pennsylvania but no wedding photos were found. However, Bob Hope was a womanizer and continued to have extramarital affairs throughout his marriage. His infidelities are a part of the plot of the 2020 film Misbehaviour.

Anthony J. Hope is a well-educated person. He graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He later attended Georgetown University and Harvard Law School. He became director of business affairs at Twentieth Century Fox. He ventured into politics and was a Washington attorney and lobbyist.

Anthony J. Hope served in several government positions, most notably as head of the National Indian Gaming Commission. He entered into the California Congressional race to fill the seat vacated by Representative Bobbi Fiedler, a Republican.

He lost in the primary to the mayor of Simi Valley, Elton Gallegly, who won in the general election. Anthony served in several federal roles, according to sources.

President Gerald R. Ford appointed Anthony J. Hope to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. President Jimmy Carter named Anthony to the Government Management Improvement Council and President Ronald Reagan appointed him to the Grace Commission, which was formed to find waste and fraud in the federal government.

The first President George Bush appointed Anthony as chairman of the gaming commission, which oversees the gambling enterprises of American Indian tribes. He was confirmed in 1990 and served through five years of the Clinton administration.

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Anthony J. Hope has worked for years in Washington, where he was a partner with the Touche Ross & Company accounting firm. He had worked at 20th Century Fox studios as director of business affairs before moving to Washington. He also served in the Air Force. He also had a home in Hilton Head, S.C.

What Happened To Anthony J. Hope?

Anthony J. Hope died on June 28, 2004, at a hospital near his home in Washington. He was 63 years old when he died. He died nearly a year after the death of his father, Bob Hope, who died on July 27, 2003, of pneumonia at his home in Toluca Lake, California two months after his 100th birthday.

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The cause of Anthony J. Hope’s death is still unknown. He left behind his beautiful wife of 12 years, Paula Nickey Hope and his son, Zachary Hope of Santa Monica, and his daughter, Miranda Hope of Washington. His mother Dolores Hope also died on September 19, 2011, in Toluca Lake, California, U.S. when she was 102 years old. She died of natural causes.