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Denise Perrier (African American Female Entertainers in Vietnam) [4] Suzanne Pleshette; Mala Powers; Stefanie Powers; Charley Pride; Penelope Plummer; Quintessence 1970 (Clive and Stanley Romney, Sheryl Albiston, Jack McDonald, Ruth Sorensen) The Rajahs; The Ralph Kimbrough and Dee Steele Show (1969) Martha Raye; Debbie Reynolds
The FTA Show, the overseas part of which the film documents, was created as a response to Bob Hope's patriotic and pro-war USO tour. [5]The Bob Hope show was becoming less and less of a hit with G.I.s and by 1970 both The New York Times and The Washington Post were taking note of U.S. troop "disillusionment with Hope's humor and prowar message".
The FTA Show (or FTA Tour or Free The Army tour), a play on the common troop expression "Fuck The Army" (which in turn was a play on the army slogan "Fun, Travel and Adventure"), was a 1971 anti-Vietnam War road show for GIs designed as a response to Bob Hope's patriotic and pro-war USO (United Service Organizations) tour.
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an English born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network radio, television, and USO Tours.
He remembered a "Bob Hope Follies" USO show, which included actress Ann-Margret, Miss America, football star Rosey Grier, and others. According to Kerry biographer Douglas Brinkley, "When the Swift finally made it back to the My Tho River, the crew confronted the heartbreaking sight of a huge Navy landing craft ferrying the troops back.
Hope continued to act, in addition to stand-up comedy USO performances for American military personnel that were stationed overseas. Hope's last starring role in a theatrical feature film was the 1972 comedy Cancel My Reservation; his final starring role in a film was the 1986 made-for-television movie A Masterpiece of Murder). He retired in 1998.
The following is a list of Bob Hope television specials.Hope made his television debut on the inaugural broadcast of Los Angeles station KTLA in January 1947 and appeared on various television shows, particularly Christmas specials and various entertainment specials for the U.S. Armed Forces.
USS Midway (CVB/CVA/CV-41) is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class. Commissioned eight days after the end of World War II, Midway was the largest warship in the world until 1955, as well as the first U.S. aircraft carrier too big to transit the Panama Canal .