William Holden Videos : 1980 "Around the World With the Troops" Part 9 William Holden

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1980 "Around the World With the Troops" Part 9 William Holden

In 1980, documentary producers Andrew Salt and Malcolm Leo who had received an Emmy for their marvelous work bringing back the "Ed Sullivan Show," undertook to chronicle Bob Hope's career entertaining the troops overseas. What resulted was a six-hour retrospective which aired on consecutive weekends -- three hours each! These segments, divided into two parts, make up the entire special -- sans, of course, the commercials. You can read all about the how Hope worked with his guests and his writers and what happened behind-the- scenes of these classic Bob Hope video clips by reading my book "THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the- Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers." Says "laugh-In's" Gary Owens: "The Laugh Makers is the book we've all been waiting for. It's jam-packed with stories, anecdotes and un- retouched photos from a fondly remembered past, recalling often hilarious, sometimes heartwarming, and always touching tales of legendary stars, near- legendary stars and one or two complete failures — which happens in show business. You can look it up in your Funk & Wagnalls." To get your copy, just click on this Amazon link: www.amazon.com m_cr_mts_prod_img Or this Barnes & Noble link: search.barnesandnoble.com Makers/Robert-L-Mills/e/9781593933234/ Or, if you'd prefer the KINDLE e-version for $2.99, click here: www.amazon.com

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