Monday, March 12, 2012

Bob Hope-Affairs

 

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In 1949, Hope was in Dallas on a publicity tour for his radio show, he met starlet Barbara Payton. Shortly thereafter, Hope set Payton up in a luxury apartment in Hollywood. The arrangement soured as Hope was not able to satisfy Payton’s definition of generosity and her insatiable need for attention. Hope paid her off to end the affair quietly. Payton later revealed the affair with a tell-all printed in July 1956 in “Confidential”. "Hope was...at times a mean-spirited individual with the ability to respond with a ruthless vengeance when sufficiently provoked." His advisors counseled him to ignore the “Confidential” expose in order to avoid further publicity. "Barbara's ...revelations caused a minor ripple...and then quickly sank without causing any appreciable damage to Bob Hope's legendary career."

 

According to Arthur Marx's Hope biography, “The Secret Life of Bob Hope”, Hope's subsequent long-term affair with actress Marilyn Maxwell was so open that the Hollywood community routinely referred to her as "Mrs. Bob Hope."

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