But a biography in 1994 by Groucho Marx's son Arthur shattered the illusion. The Secret Life of Bob Hope suggested he was an insatiable womaniser who had a string of mistresses over many years.

On Sunday nights, my father was glued to the radio when Drew Pearson and the news came on and he hung on to every word coming out of the radio regarding Israel as the new Jewish state founded on the b ...

Bob Newhart, Johnny Carson. I liked people who appeared normal but said funny things, as opposed to putting on costumes. I enjoyed the Marx Brothers movies, but I liked Groucho because he was the ...